2020–21 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll; 2021 AAC Tournament

Houston Cougars men's basketball
2020–21 Houston Cougars men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Alvin Brooks; Kellen Sampson; Quannas White;
Home arena	Fertitta Center

The 2020–21 Houston Cougars men's basketball team will represent the University of Houston during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars are led by seventh-year head coach Kelvin Sampson as members of the American Athletic Conference. This is the third season that the team plays its home games at the Fertitta Center.

Previous season

Houston finished the 2019–20 regular season 23–8, 13–5 in AAC play, finishing tied for first place and winning a share of the regular season title. They entered as the No. 2 seed in the AAC Tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Chris Harris Jr.	1	C	6'10"	255	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Nate Hinton	11	G	6'5"	210	Sophomore	Gastonia, NC	Declared for NBA Draft[1]
Cedrick Alley Jr.	23	F	6'6"	225	RS Sophomore	Houston, TX	Transferred to UTSA[2]

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Reggie Chaney	F	6'8"	225	Junior	Tulsa, OK	Transferred from Arkansas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Chaney will have to sit out for the 2020–21 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[3]

Recruiting class of 2020

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tramon Mark PG	Dickinson, TX	Dickinson High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 17, 2019
Tramon Mark PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83
Jamal Shead PG	Manor, TX	Manor High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 27, 2019
Jamal Shead PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Kiyron Powell C	Evansville, IN	Benjamin Bosse High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 6, 2019
Kiyron Powell C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 27
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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.

Houston will also add Preferred Walk-on Ryan Elvin a 6'0" PG from Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock, Texas.[4]

Roster

2020–21 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Marcus Sasser	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Red Oak High School	Red Oak, TX
G	1	Jamal Shead	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Manor High School	Manor, TX
G	2	Caleb Mills	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	T. C. Roberson High School	Arden, NC
G	3	DeJon Jarreau	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	UMass	New Orleans, LA
F	4	Justin Gorham	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Towson	Baltimore, MD
G	5	Cameron Tyson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Idaho	Bothell, WA
G	12	Tramon Mark	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Dickinson High School	Dickinson, TX
F	13	J'Wan Roberts	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Shoemaker High School	Saint Thomas, VI
G	20	Ryan Elvin (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Fr	Cedar Ridge High School	Round Rock, TX
G	24	Quentin Grimes	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Kansas	The Woodlands, TX
C	30	Caleb Broodo (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Dow High School	Midland, MI
F	32	Reggie Chaney	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Arkansas	Tulsa, OK
F	35	Fabian White Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Atascocita High School	Atascocita, TX
C	52	Kiyron Powell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Benjamin Bosse High School	Evansville, IN
F/C	55	Brison Gresham	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Sr	UMass	New Orleans, LA

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
Last update: June 25, 2020

May 27, 2020 - Fabian White Jr. suffers a torn ACL, leading him to sit out for the entire season.[5]

Schedule and results

The Cougars began a home-and-home series with LSU beginning in the 2020–2021 season in Houston.[6]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
TBD* TBD		Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 2020* TBD	LSU	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
November 19, 2020* TBD	vs. TBD Charleston Classic	TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 20, 2020* TBD	vs. TBD Charleston Classic	TD Arena Charleston, SC
November 22, 2020* TBD	vs. TBD Charleston Classic	TD Arena Charleston, SC
December 19, 2020* TBD	at Alabama	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
December 22, 2020* TBD	Coppin State	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
TBD* TBD	Rice Rivalry	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
TBD* TBD	South Carolina American/SEC Alliance	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
TBD* TBD	Louisiana	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
AAC regular season
	Cincinnati	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	at Cincinnati	Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
	East Carolina	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	at East Carolina	Williams Arena Greenville, NC
	at Memphis	FedEx Forum Memphis, TN
	Memphis	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	SMU Rivalry	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	at SMU Rivalry	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
	at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
	South Florida	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	at Temple	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
	Temple	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	at Tulane	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
	Tulane	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	Tulsa	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	at Tulsa	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
	at UCF	Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
	UCF	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
	Wichita State	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
AAC Tournament
TBD TBD	vs.	Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Awards and honors

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References

Duarte, Joseph (18 May 2020). "Nate Hinton plans to leave UH, play professionally". houstonchronicle.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
Duarte, Joseph [@Joseph_Duarte] (11 May 2020). "Houston forward Cedrick Alley Jr. plans to transfer to UTSA" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 May 2020 – via Twitter.
Duarte, Joesph (22 Jun 2020). "Reggie Chaney transferring to UH basketball from Arkansas". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 25 Jun 2020.
"2020 PG Ryan Elvin, New PWO Commit". coogfans.com. Coogfans. Retrieved 25 Jun 2020.
@Joseph_Duarte (27 May 2020). "Houston forward Fabian White Jr. has suffered a torn ACL, a source confirms" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 May 2020 – via Twitter.
Rothstein, Jon [@JonRothstein] (21 Apr 2020). "Sources: Houston and LSU will begin a home-and-home series next season at the Fertitta Center. Return game in Baton Rouge in 21-22" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 Apr 2020 – via Twitter.

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[1] Duarte, Joseph (18 May 2020). "Nate Hinton plans to leave UH, play professionally". houstonchronicle.com. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 19 May 2020.

[2] Duarte, Joseph [@Joseph_Duarte] (11 May 2020). "Houston forward Cedrick Alley Jr. plans to transfer to UTSA" (Tweet). Retrieved 11 May 2020 – via Twitter.

[3] Duarte, Joesph (22 Jun 2020). "Reggie Chaney transferring to UH basketball from Arkansas". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 25 Jun 2020.

[4] "2020 PG Ryan Elvin, New PWO Commit". coogfans.com. Coogfans. Retrieved 25 Jun 2020.

[5] @Joseph_Duarte (27 May 2020). "Houston forward Fabian White Jr. has suffered a torn ACL, a source confirms" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 May 2020 – via Twitter.

[6] Rothstein, Jon [@JonRothstein] (21 Apr 2020). "Sources: Houston and LSU will begin a home-and-home series next season at the Fertitta Center. Return game in Baton Rouge in 21-22" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 Apr 2020 – via Twitter.

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

2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Cincinnati	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	–

As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll 2021 AAC Tournament