2018–19 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 AAC Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Houston Cougars men's basketball
2018–19 Houston Cougars men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (5th season)
Assistant coach	Alvin Brooks
Assistant coach	Kellen Sampson
Assistant coach	Quannas White
Home arena	H&PE Arena; Fertitta Center

The 2018–19 Houston Cougars men's basketball team will represent the University of Houston during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars will be led by fifth-year head coach Kelvin Sampson as members of the American Athletic Conference. They will play their home games at Fertitta Center which will reopen on December 1, 2018 after a $40 million upgrade. All other early season, non-conference games will be played at H&PE Arena while construction on Fertitta Center will be completed.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2017–18 season 27–8, 14–4 in AAC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the AAC Tournament, they defeated UCF and Wichita State before losing to Cincinnati in the championship game. The Cougars received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West region. They defeated San Diego State in the First Round before losing to eventual National Runner-up Michigan in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mike Adewunmi	2	G	6'4"	210	Freshman	Mansfield, TX	Transferred to McLennan CC
Wes VanBeck	12	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Houston, TX	Walk-on; graduated
Nura Zanna	13	F	6'6"	240	RS Senior	Kaduna, Nigeria	Graduated
Devin Davis	15	F	6'6"	225	RS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Gabe Grant	20	F	6'4"	220	Junior	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Buffalo
Valentine Sangoyomi	31	C	6'8"	240	RS Junior	Lagos, Nigeria	Graduate transferred
Rob Gray	32	G	6'1"	185	RS Senior	Forest City, NC	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Landon Goesling	2	G	6'2"	175	Graduate Student	Bakersfield, CA	Transferred from St. Edward's. Will be eligible to play since Goesling graduated from St. Edward's.
Justin Gorham	4	F	6'7"	230	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Transferred from Towson. Under NCAA transfer rules, Smith will have to sit out the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
DeJon Jarreau	13	F	6'5"	182	RS Sophomore	New Orleans, LA	Junior college transferred from Howard College
Brison Gresham	55	F/C	6'9"	210	RS Sophomore	New Orleans, LA	Junior college transferred from Howard College

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nate Hinton #24 SF	Gastonia, NC	Gaston Day School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sep 18, 2017
Nate Hinton #24 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR Rivals: NR ESPN: NR
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "Houston Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18. "2018 Houston Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.

Roster

2018–19 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	1	Chris Harris Jr.	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS Jr	San Jacinto High School	Houston, Texas
G	2	Landon Goesling	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	GS	St. Edward's	Bakersfield, California
G	3	Armoni Brooks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	McNeil High School	Round Rock, Texas
F	4	Justin Gorham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Towson	Baltimore, Maryland
G	5	Corey Davis Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	San Jacinto College	Lafayette, Louisiana
G	11	Nate Hinton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Gaston Day School	Gastonia, North Carolina
G	13	DeJon Jarreau	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Howard College	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	15	Neil VanBeck (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Westside High School	Houston, Texas
F	23	Cedrick Alley Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Klein Forest High School	Houston, Texas
F	24	Breaon Brady	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	Saddleback College	Akron, Ohio
G	25	Galen Robinson Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Westbury Christian School	Houston, Texas
C	30	Caleb Broodo (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Dow High School	Midland, Michigan
F	35	Fabian White Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Atascocita High School	Atascocita, Texas
F/C	55	Brison Gresham	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Howard College	New Orleans, Louisiana

Head coach

Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke)

Assistant coach(es)

Alvin Brooks (Lamar)
Kellen Sampson (Oklahoma)
Quannas White (Oklahoma)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	Dallas Baptist	–	–	–	H&PE Arena Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2018* TBA	Alabama A&M Men Against Breast Cancer Cup	–	–	–	H&PE Arena Houston, TX
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm	Rice Men Against Breast Cancer Cup	–	–	–	H&PE Arena Houston, TX
Nov 19, 2018* 7:00 pm	Northwestern State Men Against Breast Cancer Cup	–	–	–	H&PE Arena Houston, TX
Nov 24, 2018* TBA	at BYU Men Against Breast Cancer Cup	–	–	–	Marriott Center Provo, UT
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm	Texas–Rio Grande Valley	–	–	–	H&PE Arena Houston, TX
Dec 1, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	Oregon	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm	Lamar	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Dec 8, 2018* 3:00 pm, FSOK	at Oklahoma State	–	–	–	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
Dec 12, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPN2	LSU	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPNU	Saint Louis	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Dec 20, 2018* 7:00 pm	Utah State	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Dec 23, 2018* TBA	Coppin State	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Dec 29, 2018* TBA	NJIT	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
AAC regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Tulsa	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Jan 6, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNews	Memphis	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Jan 9, 2019 6:30 pm, ESPNews	at Temple	–	–	–	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
Jan 12, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	Wichita State	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Jan 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3	at SMU	–	–	–	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at South Florida	–	–	–	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
Jan 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	East Carolina	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Jan 27, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNews	at Tulsa	–	–	–	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Jan 31, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	Temple	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Feb 7, 2019 6:00 pm, CBSSN	at UCF	–	–	–	CFE Arena Orlando, FL
Feb 10, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN	Cincinnati	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2	at Connecticut	–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
Feb 17, 2019 1:00 pm, CBSSN	at Tulane	–	–	–	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
Feb 23, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	South Florida	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Feb 27, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at East Carolina	–	–	–	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
Mar 2, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU	UCF	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Mar 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	SMU	–	–	–	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Mar 10, 2019 11:00 am, CBS	at Cincinnati	–	–	–	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
AAC Tournament
March 14–17, 2019	vs.	–	–	–	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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																				Not released
Coaches

References

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Houston Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Hofheinz Pavilion/Fertitta Center (1969–present) Health and Physical Education Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Rice
Culture & lore	History Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston
People	Head coaches Retired numbers
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 1999–00 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
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Connecticut	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Houston	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Memphis	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
SMU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
South Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Temple	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulane	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCF	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 AAC Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll