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2024–25 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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2024–25Houston Cougars men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Runner-up Big 12 tournament champions Big 12 regular season champions
National Championship Game, L 63–65 vs.Florida
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
Record	35–5 (19–1 Big 12)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (11th season)
Associate head coach	Quannas White
Assistant coaches	K.C. Beard Hollis Price Kellen Sampson
Home arena	Fertitta Center
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The Alamodome after Houston's win over Duke in the 2025 Final Four in San Antonio — TheAlamodome after Houston's 70–67 win overDuke in the2025 Final Four inSan Antonio.

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2Houston †	19	–	1	.950	35	–	5	.875
No. 8Texas Tech	15	–	5	.750	28	–	9	.757
No. 15Arizona	14	–	6	.700	24	–	13	.649
No. 13BYU	14	–	6	.700	26	–	10	.722
No. 17Iowa State	13	–	7	.650	25	–	10	.714
Kansas	11	–	9	.550	21	–	13	.618
Baylor	10	–	10	.500	20	–	15	.571
West Virginia	10	–	10	.500	19	–	13	.594
TCU	9	–	11	.450	16	–	16	.500
Kansas State	9	–	11	.450	16	–	17	.485
Utah	8	–	12	.400	16	–	17	.485
Oklahoma State	7	–	13	.350	17	–	18	.486
Cincinnati	7	–	13	.350	19	–	16	.543
UCF	7	–	13	.350	20	–	17	.541
Arizona State	4	–	16	.200	13	–	20	.394
Colorado	3	–	17	.150	14	–	21	.400

†2025 Big 12 tournament winner Rankings fromAP poll

The2024–25 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented theUniversity of Houston in the2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by 11th-year head coachKelvin Sampson. The team played their home games at theFertitta Center as second-year members of theBig 12 Conference.

With a win overCincinnati on March 1, 2025, the Cougars clinched their second straight outright Big 12 regular season conference championship.^[1]

As the No. 1 seed in the2025 Big 12 men's basketball tournament, held atT-Mobile Center inKansas City, Missouri, Houston received a bye to the quarterfinals. There, they defeatedColorado, 77–68, to advance to the semifinals, where they would defeatBYU, 74–54, to advance to the championship game, where they would secure a 72–64 victory overArizona to claim their first tournament title.

As the tournament champion, Houston received an automatic bid to the2025 NCAA tournament,also as the No. 1 seed. They were seeded in theMidwest region. There, they defeatedSIU Edwardsville, 78–40, in the First round,Gonzaga, 81–76, in the Second round,Purdue, 62–60, in the Sweet Sixteen, andTennessee, 69–50, in the Elite Eight to advance to their first Final Four since 2021. In the Final Four, they overcame a 14-point deficit to defeatDuke, 70–67, to advance to their firstnational championship since1984. In thechampionship game, despite leading for nearly the entire game – the same thing Duke did to them in the Final Four – Houston ultimately lost toFlorida, 65–63, denying them their first national title.^[2]

Previous season

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TheCougars finished the2023–24 season 28–3, 15–3 inBig 12 play to win the regular season championship in their first year in the conference. They defeatedTCU andTexas Tech to advance to theBig 12 tournament championship game where they lost toIowa State.^[3] They received an at-large bid to theNCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the South Regional. They defeatedLongwood in the First Round andTexas A&M in overtime in the Second Round to advance to their fifth consecutive Sweet Sixteen. There they were defeated byDuke after losing starting point guard,Jamal Shead, to an ankle sprain during the game.^[4]

Offseason

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Departing players

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Houston Departing Players
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jamal Shead	1	G	6'1"	200	Senior	Manor, TX	Graduated/declared for the2024 NBA draft; selected 45th overall by theSacramento Kings
Damian Dunn	11	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Kinston, NC	Graduated; transferred toPittsburgh
Ryan Elvin	20	G	6'1"	170	Senior	Round Rock, TX	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

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Houston Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Milos Uzan	7	G	6'4"	193	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Oklahoma

2024 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mercy Miller CG	Sherman Oaks, CA	Notre Dame High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 30, 2021
Mercy Miller CG	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: (85)
Chase McCarty SF	Huntsville, AL	IMG Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 13, 2023
Chase McCarty SF	Recruit ratings:Rivals: 247Sports: (82)
Overall recruit ranking: 247Sports: 45
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals. RetrievedJune 16, 2024.

Preseason

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Big 12 Preseason Poll

	Big 12 Coaches	Points
1.	Kansas	215(9)
2.	Houston	211(5)
3.	Iowa State	194(1)
4.	Baylor	185
5.	Arizona	179(1)
6.	Cincinnati	140
7.	Texas Tech	135
8.	Kansas State	133
9.	BYU	116
10.	TCU	90
11.	UCF	83
12.	Arizona State	64
13.	West Virginia	62
14.	Oklahoma State	46
15.	Colorado	37
16.	Utah	30
Reference:^[5](#) first-place votes

Pre-Season All-Big 12 Team

First Team

Player	School
Caleb Love	Arizona
LJ Cryer	Houston
J’Wan Roberts	Houston
Tamin Lipsey	Iowa State
Hunter Dickinson†	Kansas
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[5]

Second Team

Player	School
Norchad Omier	Baylor
Jeremy Roach	Baylor
Keshon Gilbert	Iowa State
Dajuan Harris Jr.	Kansas
Coleman Hawkins	Kansas State
† denotes unanimous selection Reference:^[5]

Player of the Year:Hunter Dickinson, Kansas
Co-Newcomer of the Year:Jeremy Roach, Baylor &Coleman Hawkins, Kansas State
Freshman of the Year:V. J. Edgecombe, Baylor

Roster

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2024–25 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Kordelius Jefferson	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	200lb(91 kg)	RS Fr	Martin HS	Arlington, TX
C	2	Cedric Lath	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	260lb(118 kg)	RS So	Balboa School	Abidjan, Ivory Coast
G	3	Ramon Walker Jr.	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	215lb(98 kg)	Sr	Shadow Creek HS	Pearland, TX
G	4	LJ Cryer	6ft 1in(1.85 m)	200lb(91 kg)	GS	Baylor	Katy, TX
F	5	Ja'Vier Francis	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	235lb(107 kg)	Sr	Montverde Academy	New Orleans, LA
G	7	Milos Uzan	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Jr	Oklahoma	Las Vegas, NV
G	8	Mylik Wilson	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	175lb(79 kg)	GS	Texas Tech	Rayville, LA
F	11	Joseph Tugler	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	230lb(104 kg)	So	Cypress Falls HS	Houston, TX
C	12	Jacob McFarland	6ft 11in(2.11 m)	215lb(98 kg)	RS Fr	Rancho Verde HS	Moreno Valley, CA
F	13	J'Wan Roberts	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	235lb(107 kg)	GS	Shoemaker HS	Saint Thomas, USVI
G	21	Emanuel Sharp	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	210lb(95 kg)	RS Jr	Bishop McLaughlin CHS	Tampa, FL
G	23	Terrance Arceneaux	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	205lb(93 kg)	RS So	Beaumont United HS	Beaumont, TX
F	24	Chase McCarty	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	220lb(100 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Huntsville, AL
G	25	Mercy Miller	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	200lb(91 kg)	Fr	Notre Dame HS	Sherman Oaks, CA

Head coach

Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W)Walk-on

Injured
Currentredshirt

Roster
Last update: September 2, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 4	No. 13 Texas A&M	W 79–64	−	18 – Cryer	9 – Tugler	4 – Wilson	Fertitta Center (5,981) Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 4	Jackson State	W 97–40	1–0	16 – Cryer	7 – Tied	10 – Uzan	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
November 9, 2024* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU	No. 4	vs. No. 11 Auburn The Battleground 2k24	L 69–74	1–1	13 – Tied	7 – Roberts	4 – Uzan	Toyota Center (6,901) Houston, TX
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 8	Louisiana	W 91–45	2–1	14 – Arceneaux	6 – Roberts	5 – Uzan	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 7	Hofstra	W 80–44	3–1	17 – Tugler	9 – Miller	6 – Uzan	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
November 26, 2024* 7:00 p.m., TBS	No. 6	vs. No. 9 Alabama Players Era Festival Impact Tournament	L 80–85 ^OT	3–2	30 – Cryer	8 – Tugler	2 – Tied	MGM Grand Garden Arena (7,602) Paradise, NV
November 27, 2024* 11:30 p.m., TBS	No. 6	vs. Notre Dame Players Era Festival Impact Tournament	W 65–54	4–2	17 – Sharp	8 – Roberts	9 – Uzan	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
November 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV	No. 6	vs. San Diego State Players Era Festival 3rd place game	L 70–73 ^OT	4–3	23 – Sharp	12 – Roberts	3 – Tied	MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
December 7, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 17	Butler Big East–Big 12 Battle	W 79–51	5–3	20 – Cryer	12 – Roberts	3 – Tied	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
December 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	Troy	W 62–42	6–3	22 – Cryer	9 – Roberts	5 – Uzan	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	Toledo	W 78–49	7–3	16 – Arceneaux	9 – Arceneaux	4 – Tied	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., CBSSN	No. 15	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 87–51	8–3	18 – Sharp	11 – Wilson	6 – Uzan	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
Big 12 regular season
December 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 14	at Oklahoma State	W 60–47	9–3 (1–0)	20 – Roberts	11 – Roberts	4 – Uzan	Gallagher-Iba Arena (7,365) Stillwater, OK
January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 14	BYU	W 86–55	10–3 (2–0)	18 – Sharp	6 – Tied	8 – Uzan	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
January 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 12	TCU	W 65–46	11–3 (3–0)	14 – Sharp	6 – Tugler	3 – Tied	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
January 11, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 12	at Kansas State	W 87–57	12–3 (4–0)	15 – Sharp	10 – Tugler	3 – Roberts	Bramlage Coliseum (8,332) Manhattan, KS
January 15, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 10	West Virginia	W 70–54	13–3 (5–0)	22 – Roberts	7 – Uzan	4 – Uzan	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
January 18, 2025 11:00 a.m., CBSSN	No. 10	at UCF	W 69–68	14–3 (6–0)	21 – Roberts	10 – Francis	5 – Uzan	Addition Financial Arena (9,014) Orlando, FL
January 22, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 7	Utah	W 70–36	15–3 (7–0)	14 – Uzan	7 – Wilson	5 – Uzan	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
January 25, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN	No. 7	at No. 12 Kansas	W 92–86 ^2OT	16–3 (8–0)	24 – Roberts	9 – Tied	9 – Uzan	Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 6	at West Virginia	W 63–49	17–3 (9–0)	17 – Cryer	7 – Tugler	3 – Tied	WVU Coliseum (12,083) Morgantown, WV
February 1, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 6	No. 22 Texas Tech	L 81–82 ^OT	17–4 (9–1)	22 – Cryer	8 – Tugler	3 – Roberts	Fertitta Center (7,324) Houston, TX
February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	Oklahoma State	W 72–63	18–4 (10–1)	18 – Cryer	10 – Roberts	6 – Arceneaux	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 5	at Colorado	W 69–59	19–4 (11–1)	20 – Roberts	10 – Tugler	3 – Tied	CU Events Center (7,485) Boulder, CO
February 10, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 6	Baylor	W 76–65	20–4 (12–1)	14 – Cryer	8 – Tugler	6 – Uzan	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 6	at No. 13 Arizona	W 62–58	21–4 (13–1)	19 – Uzan	7 – Francis	5 – Uzan	McKale Center (14,688) Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 5	at Arizona State	W 80–65	22–4 (14–1)	18 – Cryer	7 – Wilson	6 – Cryer	Desert Financial Arena (8,315) Tempe, AZ
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 5	No. 8 Iowa State College GameDay	W 68–59	23–4 (15–1)	28 – Cryer	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Fertitta Center (7,377) Houston, TX
February 24, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 4	at No. 10 Texas Tech	W 69–61	24–4 (16–1)	22 – Uzan	7 – Roberts	3 – Tied	United Supermarkets Arena (15,098) Lubbock, TX
March 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., CBS	No. 4	Cincinnati	W 73–64	25–4 (17–1)	20 – Cryer	6 – Francis	3 – Tugler	Fertitta Center (7,035) Houston, TX
March 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	Kansas	W 65–59	26–4 (18–1)	22 – Cryer	8 – Tugler	6 – Wilson	Fertitta Center (7,231) Houston, TX
March 8, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 3	at Baylor	W 65–61	27–4 (19–1)	23 – Cryer	10 – Roberts	3 – Uzan	Foster Pavilion (7,500) Waco, TX
Big 12 tournament
March 13, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1)No. 2	vs. (16) Colorado Quarterfinals	W 77–68	28–4	19 – Sharp	9 – Tugler	2 – Wilson	T-Mobile Center (15,366) Kansas City, MO
March 14, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	(1)No. 2	vs. (4) No. 17 BYU Semifinals	W 74–54	29–4	26 – Sharp	13 – Wilson	5 – Uzan	T-Mobile Center (13,946) Kansas City, MO
March 15, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN	(1)No. 2	vs. (3) Arizona Championship	W 72–64	30–4	25 – Uzan	7 – Tied	4 – Uzan	T-Mobile Center (13,768) Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2025* 1:00 p.m., TBS	(1 MW)No. 2	vs. (16 MW) SIU Edwardsville First Round	W 78–40	31–4	16 – Uzan	9 – Wilson	4 – Cryer	Intrust Bank Arena (14,355) Wichita, KS
March 22, 2025* 7:45 p.m., TNT	(1 MW)No. 2	vs. (8 MW) No. 24 Gonzaga Second Round	W 81–76	32–4	30 – Cryer	11 – Tugler	8 – Uzan	Intrust Bank Arena (14,168) Wichita, KS
March 28, 2025* 9:09 p.m., TBS	(1 MW)No. 2	vs. (4 MW) No. 22 Purdue Sweet Sixteen	W 62–60	33–4	22 – Uzan	12 – Roberts	6 – Uzan	Lucas Oil Stadium (28,968) Indianapolis, IN
March 30, 2025* 1:20 p.m., CBS	(1 MW)No. 2	vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Tennessee Elite Eight	W 69–50	34–4	17 – Cryer	9 – Tugler	4 – Tied	Lucas Oil Stadium (18,567) Indianapolis, IN
April 5, 2025 7:49 p.m., CBS	(1 MW)No. 2	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke Final Four	W 70–67	35–4	26 – Cryer	12 – Roberts	5 – Roberts	Alamodome (68,252) San Antonio, TX
April 7, 2025 7:50 p.m., CBS	(1 MW)No. 2	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Florida National Championship	L 63–65	35–5	19 – Cryer	8 – Roberts	2 – Cryer	Alamodome (66,602) San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. E=East region. W=West region. All times are inCentral Time.

Source^[6]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	4(4)	8	7	6	17	15	15	15	14	12	10	7	6	5	6	5	4	3	2(5)	2(6)	2
Coaches	4(4)	10	8	7	18	13	12	12	14	11	8	5	5	5	6	5	4	3	2(2)	2(2)	2

References

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^"No. 4 Houston clinches Big 12 regular-season title with 73-64 win over Cincinnati".lonestarlive. Associated Press. March 2, 2025. RetrievedMarch 4, 2025.
^FOX 26 Digital (April 7, 2025)."Houston Cougars lose national title, fall to Florida".FOX 26 Houston. RetrievedJuly 22, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^"#1/1 Men's Hoops Falls to #7/8 Iowa State in Big 12 Title Game".uhcougars.com. March 16, 2024. RetrievedJune 16, 2024.
^"#2/2 (1) Men's Hoops Falls to Duke in Sweet 16".uhcougars.com. March 29, 2024. RetrievedJune 16, 2024.
^^a ^b ^c"Kansas Selected As Big 12 Men's Basketball Preseason Favorite, KU's Dickinson Named Preseason Player of the Year".Big12sports.com. Big 12 Conference. October 10, 2024.
^"2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule".uhcougars.com. RetrievedJune 16, 2024.

v t e Houston Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Fertitta Center (1969–2017; 2018–present) Health and Physical Education Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Rice SMU
Culture & lore	Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
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