2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represents the University of Houston during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars are led by sixth-year head coach Kelvin Sampson as members of the American Athletic Conference. This is the second season that the team plays its home games at the Fertitta Center.

2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball
Diamond Head Classic champions
AAC regular season co-champions
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 22
2019–20 record23–8 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFertitta Center
2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Cincinnati135 .722  2010  .667
No. 22 Houston135 .722  238  .742
Tulsa135 .722  2110  .677
Wichita State117 .611  238  .742
UConn108 .556  1912  .613
Memphis108 .556  2110  .677
SMU99 .500  1911  .633
UCF711 .389  1614  .533
South Florida711 .389  1417  .452
Temple612 .333  1417  .452
East Carolina513 .278  1120  .355
Tulane414 .222  1218  .400
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 AAC Tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

Houston finished the 2018–19 regular season 29–2, including an AAC-best 16–2 record in conference play. They were the runner-up in the American Athletic Conference Tournament, falling 69–57 to Cincinnati in the final. The Cougars earned the #3 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament, where they went 2–1, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen before falling 62–58 to Kentucky. Houston's final overall season record of 33–4 set a program record for wins.

Shortly after the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, Kelvin Sampson agreed to a six-season contract to remain Head Coach at Houston.[1]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Landon Goesling2G6'2"175Graduate StudentBakersfield, CAGraduated
Armoni Brooks3G6'3"195JuniorRound Rock, TXPlay professionally
Corey Davis Jr.5G6'1"190SeniorLafayette, LAGraduated
Neil VanBeck15G6'4"200FreshmanHouston, TXWalk-on; left team
Breaon Brady24F6'8"260SeniorAkron, OHGraduated
Galen Robinson Jr.25G6'1"190SeniorHouston, TXGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Cameron Tyson5G6'2"200SophomoreBothell, WATransferred from Idaho. Under NCAA transfer rules, Tyson has to sit out the 2019–20 season. Tyson will have three years of remaining eligibility.[2]
Quentin Grimes24G6'5"205SophomoreThe Woodlands, TXTransferred from Kansas. Grimes was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.[3]

Recruiting class of 2020

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on October 14, 2019, with the Cougars tied for first place with the Memphis Tigers. However, the Cougars received more 1st place votes in the poll.[4]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
T-1Houston113 (7)
T-1Memphis113 (4)
3Cincinnati94 (1)
4Wichita State88
5USF79
6UConn75
7Temple72
8SMU47
9UCF40
10Tulsa36
11East Carolina20
12Tulane15

Roster

2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Marcus Sasser 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrRed Oak High School Red Oak, TX
C 1 Chris Harris Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS SrSan Jacinto JC Houston, TX
G 2 Caleb Mills 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS FrT. C. Roberson High School Arden, NC
G 3 DeJon Jarreau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrUMass New Orleans, LA
F 4 Justin Gorham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrTowson Baltimore, MD
G 5 Cameron Tyson  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoIdaho Bothell, WA
G 11 Nate Hinton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoGaston Day School Gastonia, NC
F 13 J'Wan Roberts  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrShoemaker High School Saint Thomas, VI
F 23 Cedrick Alley Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoKlein Forest High School Houston, TX
G 24 Quentin Grimes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoKansas The Woodlands, TX
C 30 Caleb Broodo (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SoDow High School Midland, MI
F 35 Fabian White Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrAtascocita High School Atascocita, TX
F/C 55 Brison Gresham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrUMass New Orleans, LA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 9, 2019*
5:00 pm
Angelo State W 106–42  0–0
 18  Hinton  13  Hinton  5  Sasser  Fertitta Center (5,205)
Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Alabama State W 84–56  1–0
 14  Sasser  8  Hinton  4  Tied  Fertitta Center (6,430)
Houston, TX
November 15, 2019*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
BYU L 71–72  1–1
 17  Mills  7  Hinton  2  Tied  Fertitta Center (7,035)
Houston, TX
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, Facebook
at Rice
Rivalry
W 97–89  2–1
 32  Grimes  12  White  5  Grimes  Tudor Fieldhouse (2,513)
Houston, TX
November 22, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N
at No. 11 Oregon L 66–78  2–2
 21  Mills  8  Gresham  4  Grimes  Matthew Knight Arena (8,095)
Eugene, OR
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Houston Baptist W 112–73  3–2
 24  Hinton  15  Hinton  6  Jarreau  Fertitta Center (5,862)
Houston, TX
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Texas State W 68–60  4–2
 21  Grimes  12  Harris Jr.  3  Grimes  Fertitta Center (6,461)
Houston, TX
December 8, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPNU
at South Carolina
American/SEC Alliance
W 76–56  5–2
 24  Grimes  11  Hinton  4  Jarreau  Colonial Life Arena (11,164)
Columbia, SC
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UT Arlington W 71–63  6–2
 25  Hinton  10  Hinton  6  Jarreau  Fertitta Center (6,657)
Houston, TX
December 15, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN
Oklahoma State L 55–61  6–3
 23  Mills  9  Hinton  2  White  Fertitta Center (7,035)
Houston, TX
December 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UTEP
Diamond Head Classic non-bracket game
W 77–57  7–3
 17  Tied  12  Gresham  9  Jarreau  Fertitta Center (6,470)
Houston, TX
December 22, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Portland
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals
W 81–56  8–3
 18  Grimes  10  Hinton  6  Grimes  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Georgia Tech
Diamond Head Classic semifinals
W 70–59  9–3
 26  Grimes  12  White Jr.  3  Mills  Stan Sheriff Center (5,585)
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 21 Washington
Diamond Head Classic final
W 75–71  10–3
 19  Tied  8  Hinton  6  Grimes  Stan Sheriff Center (6,356)
Honolulu, HI
AAC regular season
January 3, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
UCF W 78–63  11–3
(1–0)
 20  Hinton  16  Hinton  4  Tied  Fertitta Center (7,035)
Houston, TX
January 7, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Temple W 78–74  12–3
(2–0)
 23  Mills  13  Hinton  5  Tied  Liacouras Center (4,366)
Philadelphia, PA
January 11, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at Tulsa L 61–63  12–4
(2–1)
 22  Mills  10  Hinton  3  Hinton  Reynolds Center (3,725)
Tulsa, OK
January 15, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
SMU
Rivalry
W 71–62  13–4
(3–1)
 17  White Jr.  10  White Jr.  3  Grimes  Fertitta Center (6,584)
Houston, TX
January 18, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 16 Wichita State W 65–54  14–4
(4–1)
 14  White Jr.  10  Jarreau  6  Jarreau  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 23, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 UConn W 63–59  15–4
(5–1)
 20  Mills  11  Jarreau  8  Jarreau  Fertitta Center (7,035)
Houston, TX
January 26, 2020
1:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 25 South Florida W 68–49  16–4
(6–1)
 12  Jarreau  8  Harris Jr.  6  Jarreau  Fertitta Center (6,364)
Houston, TX
January 29, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 21 at East Carolina W 69–59  17–4
(7–1)
 18  Mills  10  Harris Jr.  6  Mills  Williams Arena (4,406)
Greenville, NC
February 1, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 21 at Cincinnati L 62–64  17–5
(7–2)
 17  Sasser  8  Hinton  6  Jarreau  Fifth Third Arena (12,189)
Cincinnati, OH
February 6, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 25 Tulane W 75–62  18–5
(8–2)
 18  Mills  12  Hinton  7  Hinton  Fertitta Center (6,430)
Houston, TX
February 9, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25 Wichita State W 76–43  19–5
(9–2)
 14  Grimes  9  Hinton  5  Grimes  Fertitta Center (7,135)
Houston, TX
February 12, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 20 at South Florida W 62–58  20–5
(10–2)
 22  Grimes  7  Harris Jr.  5  Tied  Yuengling Center (4,548)
Tampa, FL
February 15, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 20 at SMU
Rivalry
L 72–73 OT 20–6
(10–3)
 26  Sasser  10  Harris Jr.  4  Hinton  Moody Coliseum (5,534)
Dallas, TX
February 19, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU
No. 22 Tulsa W 76–43  21–6
(11–3)
 27  Mills  7  White Jr.  6  Jarreau  Fertitta Center (6,732)
Houston, TX
February 22, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 22 at Memphis L 59–60  21–7
(11–4)
 21  Mills  12  Hinton  3  Tied  FedExForum (17,735)
Memphis, TN
March 1, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN
No. 25 Cincinnati W 68–55  22–7
(12–4)
 21  Sasser  11  Harris Jr.  4  Jarreau  Fertitta Center (7,096)
Houston, TX
March 5, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 21 at UConn L 71–77  22–8
(12–5)
 24  Grimes  6  Tied  6  Sasser  Gampel Pavilion (10,167)
Storrs, CT
March 8, 2020
11:00 am, CBS
No. 21 Memphis W 64–57  23–8
(13–5)
 18  White Jr.  14  White Jr.  3  Tied  Fertitta Center (7,129)
Houston, TX
AAC Tournament
March 13, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPNU
(2) No. 22 vs. (7) SMU / (10) Temple
Quarterfinals
Cancelled Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
1.^ Cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 25 21 25 20 22 25 21 22-T 22 
Coaches RV RV* NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV RV 24 20 25 19 22 RV 21 24 23

*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll

Awards and honors

All-AAC Second Team

  • Nate Hinton
  • Caleb Mills

All Freshman Team

  • Caleb Mills

Player of the Week

Rookie of the Week

  • Week 6: Caleb Mills
  • Week 12: Caleb Mills
  • Week 17: Marcus Sasser

Source[5][6][7]

References

  1. "Sampson signs long-term deal with Houston". ESPN.com.
  2. "Cameron Tyson to Join Houston". uhcougars.com.
  3. "Houston lands top transfer Grimes from Kansas". ESPN.com.
  4. "Houston, Memphis Tabbed 2019-20 American Men's Basketball Preseason Favorites". American Athletic Conference. October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  5. "American Men's Basketball Release" (PDF). American Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  6. "American Athletic Conference Announces All-Conference, All-Freshman Teams". theamerican.org. 2020-03-10. Retrieved 2020-03-10.
  7. "American Athletic Conference Announces Individual Awards". theamerican.org. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
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