Houston Cougars

Duke collapses in Final Four

April 6, 2025 Shawn Krest

SAN ANTONIO — The Duke Blue Devils suffered a stunning collapse in the national semifinal, losing to Houston, 70-67. “We were all in on bringing banner number six back to Cameron,” said Sion James. “It […]

Sampson’s rebuilt culture helping elevate Houston in title chase

April 4, 2025 Ryan Henkel

While North Carolina has one team representing the state in the Final Four, there’s another NC connection opposing them in Houston men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson. The NC native is preparing for his third Final […]

Which Duke shows up in Sweet 16?

March 28, 2024 Shawn Krest

Duke basketball in recent weeks has been like spring weather in North Carolina. If you don’t like what you see, just wait a little while. During the second half of the ACC schedule through the […]

Can Duke light fire in NCAAs?

March 21, 2024 Shawn Krest

When Duke took the floor for its ACC Tournament matchup with NC State, freshman guard Jared McCain had a large bandage over one eye. During pregame warmups, he had been doing a dribbling drill with […]

College Basketball Roundup: Appleby leads Wake over Irish

February 26, 2023 The Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM — Tyree Appleby scored 21 points with six assists and four steals and Wake Forest pulled away from cold-shooting Notre Dame in the second half to earn a 63-56 win on Saturday night. The […]

College Basketball Roundup: Bacot sets mark, UNC rolls past The Citadel

December 13, 2022 The Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL — Armando Bacot had 11 rebounds, reaching double digits for a program-record 62nd time, and scored 14 points as UNC rolled by The Citadel 100-67 on Tuesday night. Bacot passed Billy Cunningham for […]

Tune throws for 435 yards, Houston rolls past ECU

November 19, 2022 The Associated Press

GREENVILLE — Clayton Tune completed 32 of 44 passes for 435 yards and four touchdowns — two to Matthew Golden — and Houston scored the first 28 points as the Cougars beat East Carolina 42-3 […]

Big 12 invites BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston to join

September 10, 2021 The Associated Press

The Big 12 extended membership invitations Friday to BYU, UCF, Cincinnati and Houston to join the Power Five league that will be losing Oklahoma and Texas to the Southeastern Conference. The eight continuing members of […]

Baylor’s dominance, Gonzaga’s miracle set up title game

April 3, 2021 The Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Baylor seemed to lose some of its defensive mojo during a three-week COVID-19 pause. The rotations, not as sharp. The closeouts, not quite as close. The Bears have their groove back and it […]

Even without court storming, upset of Houston has ECU buzzing

February 4, 2021 Brett Friedlander

East Carolina’s 82-73 upset of No. 5 Houston on Wednesday sent shockwaves through the college basketball world. Longtime Pirates supporter and Greenville broadcaster Henry Hinton can only imagine the impact the school’s first-ever win against […]