2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball
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Conference American Athletic Conference
2019–20 record 0–0 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach Kelvin Sampson (6th year)
Assistant coach Alvin Brooks
Assistant coach Kellen Sampson
Assistant coach Quannas White
Home arena Fertitta Center
Seasons
« 2018–19 2020–21 »
2019–20 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   –
† 2020 AAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented 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. They play their home games at Fertitta Center.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2018–19 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.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Landon Goesling 2 G 6'2" 170 GS Senior Bakersfield, CA Graduated
Armoni Brooks 3 G 6'3" 195 Junior Round Rock, TX Declare for 2019 NBA draft
Corey Davis Jr. 5 G 6'1" 190 Senior Lafayette, LA Graduated
Neil VanBeck 15 G 6'4" 200 Freshman Houston, TX Walk-on; left the due to personal reasons
Breaon Brady 24 F 6'8" 260 Senior Akron, OH Graduated
Galen Robinson 25 G 6'1" 190 Senior Houston, TX Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Tyson Cameron 5 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Bothell, WA Idaho
Quentin Grimes 12 G 6'5" 210 Sophomore The Woodlands, TX Kansas

2019 recruiting class

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Caleb Mills
SG		 Arden, NC Asheville Christian Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 5, 2018 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
J'Wan Roberts
PF		 Killeen, TX Shoemaker High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 2, 2018 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Marcus Sasser
SG		 Red Oak, TX Red Oak High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 23, 2018 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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.

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2020 recruiting class

Roster

2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G 0 Marcus Sasser 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Red Oak Red Oak, Texas
C 1 Chris Harris Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr San Jacinto JC Houston, Texas
G 2 Caleb Mills 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Fr T. C. Roberson Arden, North Carolina
G 3 DeJon Jarreau 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr UMass New Orleans, Louisiana
F 4 Justin Gorham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Towson Baltimore, Maryland
G 5 Tyson Cameron Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Idaho Bothell, Washington
G 11 Nate Hinton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Gaston Day School Gastonia, North Carolina
F 13 J'Wan Robertws 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Shoemaker Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
F 23 Cedrick Alley Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Klein Forest High School Houston, Texas
G 24 Quentin Grimes Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Kansas The Woodlands, TX
C 30 Caleb Broodo (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So Dow High School Midland, Michigan
F 35 Fabian White Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Atascocita High School Atascocita, Texas
F/C 55 Brison Gresham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr UMass New Orleans, Louisiana
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*
 Angelo State   
  –      –      –    Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2019*
 Alabama State   
  –      –      –    Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
November 15, 2019*
 BYU   
  –      –      –    Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
November 19, 2019*
 at Rice
Rivalry		   
  –      –      –    Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
November 22, 2019*
 at Oregon   
  –      –      –    Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
November 26, 2019*
 Houston Baptist   
  –      –      –    Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
December 4, 2019*
 Texas State   
  –      –      –    Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
December 8, 2019*
 at South Carolina   
  –      –      –    Colonial Life Arena 
Columbia, SC
December 11, 2019*
 UT Arlington   
  –      –      –    Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
December 15, 2019*
 Oklahoma State   
  –      –      –    Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
December 19, 2019*
 UTEP
Diamond Head Classic campus site game		   
  –      –      –    Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
December 22, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPNU		 vs. Portland
Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals		   
  –      –      –    Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 23, 2019*
3:30 pm/6:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2		 vs. Georgia Tech/Boise State
Diamond Head Classic		   
  –      –      –    Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 25, 2019*
 vs. 
Diamond Head Classic		   
  –      –      –    Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
AAC regular season

  
  –      –      –     
 
AAC Tournament
March 12–15, 2020
 vs.    
  –      –      –    Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings

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Main article: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 19 Final 
AP Not released 
Coaches


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