Before head coach Kelvin Sampson took over the Houston Cougars basketball program in 2014, Sampson was a part of three different NBA franchises over the span of ...

University of Houston fans cheered and celebrated March 22 in Wichita, Kan., as Kelvin Sampson's Cougars defeated Gonzaga to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. That ...

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson speaks during a news conference at the Final Four of the NCAA college basketball tournament, Sunday, April 6, 2025, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) ...

How did Kelvin Sampson end up at Houston? Following success stints with Montana Tech, Washington State and Oklahoma, Sampson's career was on an upward trajectory, and he ended up replacing Mike ...

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson, one of college basketball's top coaches, heads into the national championship game at the Alamodome in San Antonio sitting on career win No. 799.

For head coach Kelvin Sampson, it was a Sweet Sixth that helped him get into coaching. "I wanted to be Thurgood Marshall," Sampson admitted to ABC13's Adam Winkler during a wide-ranging 1-on-1 ...

Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars on Monday came ever so close to winning a national championship. Despite emotions running high, the runner-up coach was both gracious and grateful in defeat.

Houston men's basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson came oh-so-close to claiming the elusive first title of his illustrious 32-year (and counting) career. ESPN's win probability tracker him as high ...

SAN ANTONIO — It took years for Kelvin Sampson to turn Houston into one of the NCAA's top programs once again, built on defense, toughness and rebounding. It wasn't quite enough to secure the ...

Kelvin Sampson is taking over as Houston's new basketball coach, vowing that NCAA compliance will be his staff's highest priority. Sampson committed numerous NCAA violations regarding ...

Houston Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson had an amazing quote during a first half interview of the NCAA men's national championship game on Monday. When asked why his team had a slow start on ...