Marcus Sasser named to AP All-American First Team
University of Houston guard Marcus Sasser has been named to the AP All-American first team. Sasser led the Cougars to a 31-3 record, AAC Regular Season and Tournament championship, and a number-1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Houston Cougars, TDECU announce new NIL deal
TDECU, Houston’s largest credit union, is announcing the creation of TDECU Assist, a new platform as a part of its first NIL agreement with student-athletes from the University of Houston. The Name Image Likeness agreements are with Jamal Shead, Ja’Vier Francis, Emanuel Sharp, Terrance Areceneaux and Ryan Elvin, from the Men’s Cougars Basketball Team, and Laila Blair, Brittney Onyeje, Tatyana Hill, and Taryn Johnson, from the Lady Cougars Basketball Team.
March Madness 2023: Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue named 1 seeds heading into tourney
This year’s March Madness frontrunners are anything but perfect, but the presence of these teams at the top of the bracket could make for precisely what the NCAA wants its tournament to be – a perfectly unpredictable mess.
UH Cougars, TSU Tigers both headed to NCAA Tournament
The University of Houston Cougars and Texas Southern Tigers will both be headed to the NCAA Tournament after this weekend's matchups.
Houston gets No. 1 seed in Midwest at expense of Kansas
Houston received the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region for the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night, the selection committee rewarding the Cougars at the expense of Kansas, which had been hoping its national title defense would include a stop just down the road from its campus in Lawrence.
Houston beats Memphis with buzzer beater, finishes regular season ranked #1
The Houston Cougars, the No. 1-ranked team in the country, and Memphis Tigers were deadlocked at 65 apiece in the final seconds of Sunday’s men’s basketball game when the former had a chance to avoid an upset with the ball in their hands.
Texas Tech Coach Mark Adams suspended following 'racially insensitive' comments
"Adams was encouraging the student-athlete to be more receptive to coaching and referenced Bible verses about workers, teachers, parents, and slaves serving their masters," officials at Texas Tech said in a statement.
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Cheerleader gets ejected after on-court altercation with college basketball player
Alabama A&M's Messiah Thompson would end up hitting a buzzer beater for the win minutes later.
Auburn student drains improbable 94-foot putt during Alabama game, wins new car
On a wild Saturday of college basketball, the most impressive moment may have happened during a stoppage of play.
New Mexico State men's basketball program suspended indefinitely after reports of hazing: chancellor
NMSU Chancellor Dan Arvizu said hazing is strictly against the school system's policy and it is "something that will not be tolerated."
Apparent Uber Eats delivery man stops college basketball game after walking on court to find customer
The Loyola Chicago Ramblers and Duquesne Dukes had their college basketball game stopped in its tracks after an Uber Eats delivery man walked on the court looking for his customer.
Chris Beard: Texas men's basketball head coach fired following domestic violence charge
Chris Beard was arrested on Dec. 12 for alleged assault, police said. He was later released after posting his $10,000 bond.
Mattress Mack places $1 million bet on Houston Cougars to win NCAA tournament
Mattress Mack bet $1 million on the Houston Cougars to win the NCAA tournament at 8-1. If he wins, he'll walk away $8 million richer along with a $30 million payout from Caesars Sportsbook from the 2022 World Series.
Houston falls to Alabama 75-61, first loss of the season
The Houston Cougars have dropped their first game of the season losing 71-56 to No. 8 ranked Alabama Saturday.
Houston Cougars basketball reach No. 1 in AP poll for first time since 1983
Nearly four decades after Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon took the Cougars to No. 1, the latest bunch led by Marcus Sasser and star freshman Jarace Walker took over the top spot in the AP Top 25 on Monday.
Houston Cougars basketball team signs 7-figure NIL deal with Mattress Mack
The number-two-ranked Houston Cougars basketball team has signed a seven-figure deal with Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale.
Kansas suspends head coach Bill Self 4 games in ongoing infractions case
The violations case against Kansas stems from a federal probe in 2017 that led to the conviction of shoe company executives, a middleman who worked with them and several assistant coaches.
Father rushes from coal mining job to attend game with son in touching photo
Michael McGuire didn’t have time to shower and wash away the coal dust before the game. That’s how important it was for him to be there.
Houston expected to host NCAA for fourth time in March 2023
Great news, sports fans: Houston will host the NCAA in March 2023 for the fourth time!