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“To you, to everybody in the college game, to the CBS family, my family, all the viewers, thank you for being my friend,” Jim Nantz said as he signed off for the final time as the voice of the NCAA Tournament. My story on Nantz's emotional Monday:.
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So this textbook hip drop tackle on the Texans first possession wasn’t called but Will Anderson gets called for roughing for breathing on Mahomes?? Make it make sense
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Texas had the most teams in the NCAA Tournament with six (Houston, Baylor, Texas Tech, Texas, TCU and Texas A&M) but after the first weekend only one remains - the Houston Cougars
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Source: @UHCougarMBK defeated @DukeMBB 61-50 in today’s not-so-secret scrimmage at Fertitta Center. First half was a full 20 minutes but second half was shortened to just 12 minutes.
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Each week Tank Dell looks more and more like a steal of a pick for the Texans.
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Kelvin Sampson ended his press conference like this:."We're not going anywhere. We'll be back".
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March 9, 2024 will be forever be known as the day Ryan Elvin torched Kansas
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The injury bug has not been kind to Houston during its past few NCAA Tournament runs. 2022: Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark miss NCAA Tournament.2023: Jamal Shead and Marcus Sasser hobbled throughout NCAA Tournament.2024: Terrance Arceneaux and JoJo Tugler miss NCAA Tournament and.
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Ramon Walker is the unsung hero of OT for Houston. Forced to come in due to Emanuel Sharp fouling out, Walker pulled down a grown man defensive rebound among multiple Texas A&M players which led to a Mylik Wilson layup. A minute later, Walker grabs a huge offensive rebound and.
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The illegal shift on Tank Dell was by far the most infuriating call from today’s Texans-Jaguars game. 1. It wasn’t an illegal shift. Tank was the only person in motion.2. They waited until after Tank caught the ball 70 yards down the field (10+ seconds after the ball was snapped).
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While @UHCougarMBK head coach Kelvin Sampson was talking with reporters outside the UH locker room, Auburn guard Zep Jasper walked by with a message for Sampson: . “Go win it all, coach!”.
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Jim Nantz called @UHCougarMBK’s first two NCAA Tournament games in Birmingham, Ala. Nantz will call the Cougars’ game against Miami in the Sweet 16 on Friday. If UH wins that, Nantz will be on the call for the Cougars’ Elite Eight game. Then Nantz will call his 32nd and final.
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Kelvin Sampson and Quannas White were pumped when they heard Marcus Sasser’s name called
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Kelvin Sampson said Greg Popovich left him a bottle of wine and a nice note yesterday when @UHCougarMBK went over to practice at the Spurs practice facility.
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Kelvin Sampson called Tramon Mark Houston’s best iso player so when Marcus Sasser and Jamal Shead went to the bench with four fouls, the UH head coach knew exactly whose hands the ball would be in. Mark answered the call:. “Tramon was ready for it”.
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Kelvin Sampson on Fabian White Jr., who spent the past five years at UH and played a key role in transforming the program to what it is today:."We need more role models like Fabian that loved this school. He loved this school and he loved this city".
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BREAKING: @UHCougarBB adds new weapon to its bullpen, RHP Kelvin Sampson (No.23) as the race for the AAC title heats up
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.@UHCougarMBK guard Tramon Mark, who scored a career-high 26 points in the Cougars win over Auburn, said he wouldn’t mind his nickname changing from T-Mark to T-March
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.@UHCougarMBK point guard Jamal Shead (@Thejshead) with some powerful words:."This goes way beyond basketball. We don't want to lose for each other. I don’t get this year back with Taze, with Josh, with Kyler, with Fabian. We just want to keep it going as long as we possibly can”.
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Overlooked stat for Houston’s win over Auburn: the Cougars went 18-for-18 from the free-throw line in the second half.
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.@UHCougarMBK head coach Kelvin Sampson on the season the Cougars had despite falling short of their ultimate goal:. “I’ll go to war with this bunch any day. (Going) 33-4 (after) losing four senior starters from last year’s team and to have the kind of year we had this year is.
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Source: @UHCougarMBK leads @DukeMBB 36-27 after one half of the not-so-secret scrimmage at Fertitta Center today.
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“I ain’t never been a champion,” Taze Moore said with a huge smile on his face while putting on his American Athletic Conference champion hat and shirt on
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Kelvin Sampson, followed by several members of the Spirit of Houston, is walking around campus with a megaphone reminding students that .@UHCougarMBK opens its season tomorrow night against Hofstra at 7 pm at Fertitta Center.
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Today is officially my last day at @TheDailyCougar. Thanks to all those who made my four years at The Cougar so special and helped me grow as a journalist. I’m proud of the stories I wrote and can’t express how much I appreciate those who took the time to read them. It’s hard to
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.@UHCougarFB Marcus Jones has been named winner of the 2021 Paul Hornung Award, given annually to the most versatile player in major college football. Jones is the first player in UH history as well as the first player from a Group of Five conference to win the Hornung Award.
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Forward Reggie Chaney is planning to return to Houston for the 2022-23 season, according to Kelvin Sampson.
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When Kelvin Sampson took over at Houston, the Cougars hadn’t had a 30-win season since 1983-84. With its win over Texas Tech, UH secured its third consecutive 30-win season and fourth overall under Sampson. Absolutely incredible the sustained success Sampson has built at UH.
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Houston just had as gritty of a win you’ll ever see. In arguably the toughest play for a visiting team to play in college basketball, the Cougars. 1. Erased a 6-point deficit in the final 90 seconds of regulation.2. Came back from being down six with 28 seconds in OT to force 2OT.
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Former @UHCougarMBK guard DeJon Jarreau drilled his first shot as a member of the Memphis Grizzlies, a 3, for his first career NBA points.
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.@UHCougarMBK head coach Kelvin Sampson said he doesn't feeling pressure being a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament:. "What happens if we lose? What are they going to do? Fire me? I've got a lifetime contract. I'm good".
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A picture of @UHCougarMBK head coach Kelvin Sampson was shown on the big screen at NRG Stadium during the last timeout, recognizing the 67-year-old for earning his 700th career win during the 2022-23 college basketball season
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Two full seasons on the @UHCougarMBK beat, countless memories. Thank you for everything Fertitta Center
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Though he doesn’t get much playing time, Ryan Elvin’s (@RyanElvin12) teammates have talked about how much work he puts in behind the scenes. Tonight, Elvin drained a 3 in the closing seconds of @UHCougarMBK blowout victory over Temple. Here’s Elvin’s reaction to hitting that shot
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Auburn hasn’t fared well against Houston in the postseason in recent years. 2021: @UHCougarFB beats Auburn in the Birmingham Bowl.2022: @UHCougarVB beats Auburn in the NCAA Tournament’s round of 32.2023: @UHCougarMBK beats Auburn in the NCAA Tournament’s round of 32.
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Kelvin Sampson on @UHCougarMBK emotions after falling to Villanova in the Elite Eight:."Teams that cry, care. There were a lot of tears in that locker room, coaches and players".
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With Texas Tech’s loss to Duke, @UHCougarMBK is the last team standing in the NCAA Tournament from Texas.
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SOURCE: @UHCougarMBK guard Marcus Sasser (groin) went through Sunday’s shootaround at full speed and is expected to play in the AAC Tournament championship game against Memphis.
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I truly believe @LMcCullers43 is going to have a big year and come up huge for the Astros next year. Just watch.
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Dana Holgorsen called the block in the back on Tank Dell’s punt return in the first quarter one of the worst calls he’s ever seen:. “I don’t care if I get fined”.
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Kelvin Sampson said incoming freshman Cedric Lath, a 6-foot-10-inch center, will graduate high school early and enroll at UH and join the @UHCougarMBK during the first week of January.
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Kelvin Sampson said @UHCougarMBK was supposed to play in an MTE against an SEC school and one other school but the SEC school backed out once they saw the Cougars were playing in it.
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Coaching seems to run in the blood of every Sampson family member. While Kellen Sampson took over for his dad after he was ejected, @laurenEsampson looked fully prepared to coach if need be
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Kelvin Sampson said forward Reggie Chaney and guards Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark are all 100 percent.
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North Carolina basketball loses to Iowa State. @UHCougarMBK could take over as No. 1 in the country with a win over Kent State on Saturday afternoon.
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.@UHCougarMBK point guard Jamal Shead, who is testing the NBA waters this offseason while maintaining his college eligibility, is excited about former Temple Owl Damian Dunn transferring to Houston
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.@UHCougarFB DL Logan Hall and CB’s Marcus Jones and Damarion Williams have received invitations to the 2022 NFL Combine.
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Bringing this video back one last time. You’ll be missed in OKC Steven
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Hakeem Olajuwon received a standing ovation when he was showed on the Fertitta Center big screen.
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Kelvin Sampson on his time at @UHCougarMBK during an interview with Julia Morales during tonight’s Astros game:.“I’ve been to some places but by far the most fun I’ve had, the best job I’ve had, the most thrilling turnaround that we’ve had has been here at Houston”.
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Wow. UH softball just knocked off No. 1 Texas for its highest ranked win in program history.
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BREAKING: Marcus Sasser is removing his name from the NBA Draft and returning to @UHCougarMBK for the 2022-23 season.
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Houston completes the upset over No. 19 SMU. Students are storming the field
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.@UHCougarMBK received a warm welcome home after defeating Illinois to advance to the Sweet 16
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Breaking: Former Baylor guard LJ Cryer is transferring to Houston.
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The fact that Houston has a better Big 12 record than Utah, the preseason favorite, more than halfway into conference play speaks to the job Willie Fritz has done with this program in year one.
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Marcus Sasser walks off the Fertitta Center floor one final time to a standing ovation
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.@UHCougarMBK point guard Jamal Shead said the game against Wisconsin last season, where he held onto the ball too long and failed to get off a potential game-winner, came to his mind in the final seconds of Houston’s win over Memphis.
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.@UHCougarFB WR Joseph Manjack IV on being at UH after transferring from USC:. “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else”.
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Kelvin Sampson said he’ll set @UHCougarMBK practice schedule on Saturday around the AAC Championship. Sampson said there is no way he will miss watching @UHCougarFB play for the conference title.
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Dana Holgorsen said he was told that former @UHCougarFB return specialist Marcus Jones will be the starting kickoff and pun returner for the New England Patriots.
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NRG Stadium was absolutely ROCKING today!! What an incredible afternoon!!
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By far the best crowd of the season here today at Fertitta Center I’ve ever seen
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Dana Holgorsen on the 2022 early signees for @UHCougarFB:.“It’s just an exciting time to be a Houston Cougar and the kids are feeling that.”.
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"Disappointed we lost but I'm not disappointed in anything else" - Kelvin Sampson.
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Despite the heartbreaking ending to the season, @UHCougarMBK guard Marcus Sasser said he has no regrets about choosing to come back to Houston for his senior season:. “It was an amazing run . I couldn't have asked for nothing better”.
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This is such a difficult shot but if you’ve followed @UHCougarMBK for the past few years then you expect Jamal Shead to make this 10 out of 10 times. Another clutch moment to add to the legendary career of the soon-to-be Big 12 Player of the Year.
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After getting outscored 54-0 in its first two Big 12 games of the season, Houston has won three of its next four conference games with victories over TCU, Utah and No. 17 Kansas State. Suddenly, a bowl game isn’t out of the realm of possibility for the Cougars.
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You can go ahead and just give Jamal Shead the Big 12 Player of the Year Award right now.
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You’ve got to feel for Jamal Shead. Returned for his senior year and has a fantastic season, leading Houston to its second consecutive No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and winning Big 12 Player of the Year and then misses the final 27 minutes of this year’s Sweet 16 with a.
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The CJ Stroud to Tank Dell combination is going to be so fun to watch over the years. Both players are electric.
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Houston guard Marcus Sasser was not wearing a boot when he was on the floor with his teammates during pregame warmups.
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Kelvin Sampson said his biggest takeaway from @UHCougarMBK win over North Florida is “why the hell Ryan Elvin isn’t playing more”.
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Former @UHCougarFB receiver Tank Dell (@Tankdell4) received an invite to the NFL Combine, per his Instagram
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WR Jake Herslow on his season:.“This season at Houston is the best year of my life”.
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Your 2021-22 American Athletic Conference regular season champions
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.@UHCougarMBK guard Kyler Edwards (@kyleredwards_) announced on his Instagram that he is declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility
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Kelvin Sampson has taken Houston to the Sweet 16 for the FIFTH consecutive NCAA Tournaments.
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What a gutsy win by Houston. An already thin bench became even thinner with Ja’Vier Francis in foul trouble, Jamal Shead playing through an apparent leg injury while having four fouls and J’Wan Roberts playing with one hand for the second half, and yet UH leaves Norman with a.
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