The Houston Cougars gained the Huge 12 common season championship in its first 12 months within the convention. Houston entered the NCAA Event because the No. 1 seed within the south area, however had two rotational gamers sidelined as a consequence of harm. The harm bug struck once more within the Candy 16 when star level guard and All-American Jamal Shead turned his ankle late within the first half vs. Duke Candy 16. Shead’s “grade 4 sprain,” based on Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson, occurred with 6:38 remaining within the first half. Shead by no means returned to motion, and with out its greatest participant Houston fell to the No. 4 seed Blue Devils 54-51.
Houston’s 2023-24 season ended with a 32-5 total document and a 15-3 mark within the Huge 12.
The eye now turns to the 2024-25 season and what Houston and Coach Sampson’s projected roster will appear like. Who can be again, what assist can be on the way in which, and what nonetheless must be addressed for subsequent season?