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@jonesmedia_ent
via
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.
Jump 90 seconds into the show b/c my mic was off.
#Big12
hoops,
#Coogs
,
#UNLV
, etc.
On
@YouTube
(w/ time stamps):
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Jamal Shead is at tonight's Rockets - Blazers game. On the front row.
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Kelvin Sampson: "A lot of times people lie to a kid: 'You're a good shooter. Keep shooting.'
'No, you're not. Don't.'
'Well, you're hurting his confidence.'
"I don't want to build a bad shooter's confidence up."
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Gary Clark: "but, when it comes down to winning, I do the things that a team needs. I don't always score. I will never complain about scoring or shots; but, you'll see me getting steals, rebounds, blocking shots Getting other guys opportunities to score. All I'm about is winning"
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Memphis Tigers' Head Coach Penny Hardaway on the play of his freshmen vs
@UHCougarMBK
: "...They haven't played against a team this tough and that plays this hard. I mean we played Tennessee...And, Texas Tech and those teams. But, Houston just plays with a different energy..."
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Final: Texas Southern 72, Baylor 69. TSU trailed 55-38 with 13:57 left in the 2nd half. Baylor's first loss to a SWAC school (56-1).
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Mike D'Antoni about Gary Clark: "He's got character. He's got heart. And, then, tonight, they were telling me there's no way he's playing tonight because he's hurt. And, then, I walk to Gary and he says 'Yeah, I'm playing.' So, that's the kind of kid he is."
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Mike D'Antoni: "I think Gary Clark is a player. He's a player. Defense. Rebounding. Smart. Right position. Shoots the ball. He's a player."
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Together again. My mom passed away a few minutes ago.
My mom on the right, her mom in the middle, my mom's sister on the left. They helped me be the person I am today.
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Kelvin Sampson: "We're the University of Houston. This is a damn good school. We live in a damn good city; and, we're a damn good basketball program. And, we should never ever, ever, ever THINK that we should take a backseat to anybody."
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TCU Head Coach Jamie Dixon on Big 12's adding BYU, Cincinnati, UCF, and Houston: "We certainly got 4 great programs in basketball and football."
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Tilman Fertitta: "My family is committed to two things: a championship for the Houston
#Rockets
and a championship for the Houston Cougars (
@UHCougarMBK
) in the future."
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Armoni Brooks had 9 points while shooting 3-of-5 from 3-point range in the first half; he now has 44 3FGM this season, marking the most by any player through the first 17 games of a career; the previous record was 43 by Portland's Damian Lillard in 2012-13.
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Ausar Thompson and Marcus Sasser with Pistons' Head Coach Monty Williams and GM Troy Weaver.
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Galen Robinson Jr on next year's
@UHCougarMBK
team: "Their ceiling is way higher than ours. I know they're going to do great things next year and for years to come." He also says Coach Sampson will "definitely be leading the charge."
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ESPN's Kevin Connors, LaPhonso Ellis and Seth Greenberg discuss
@UHCougarMBK
.
@SethOnHoops
: "Houston is the Villanova of The American Conference. It's built on culture, identity, and buy in. Whatever Kelvin Sampson is selling, those guus are buying."
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Coach Kelvin Sampson on the start time for UH vs Iowa State changing from 6 pm CT to 8 pm CT:
"I think moving it to 8 o'clock helps the fans; and, if it helps the fans, it's a good thing."
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Gerald Green said he loves how Stephen Silas holds everyone accountable
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Final: Texas Southern (
@TXSOTigers
,
@TSUMensHoops
) 89, 18th-ranked Oregon 84. Trayvon Reed: 23 pts (9/9 fgs and 5/5 fts) led the Tigers. John Jones scored 20 off the bench. Oregon freshman Bol Bol scored 32 points.
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Rockets' record at end of 2021 calendar year: 10-26.
Rockets' record at end of 2022 calendar year: 10-26.
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Kelvin Sampson: "When you can defend and rebound and take care of the ball, you have a chance to be in every game you play. And, that's the way we roll around here."
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Houston Cougars Men's Basketball has official visits (including 1 this weekend) with 5 of the top 60 Class of 2025 players in the country.
Times have definitely changed.
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My mom has been in ICU at St. Joseph hospital since Thursday morning with an infection. If you're a prayerful person, please pray for her. Thanks very much.
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Kelvin Sampson: "...When I talk about our (
@UHCOUGARMBK
) program, we're going to keep getting better, better, and better. We're not going anywhere."
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.
@CoachSampsonUH
: "...I think the guy that's been our most consistent leader, at the end of the day, has been Nate Hinton. Because of Nate's sincerity with work, he's a lot like Galen. He learned from Galen. Galen was a tremendous teacher that way for him."
#ncaaM
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Inside College Sports' crew on CBS Sports Network discusses UH's win over SMU and Kelvin Sampson's 600th win.
@GaryParrishCBS
: "He's a tremendous college basketball coach; and, it should be no surprise to anybody he's got Houston (
@UHCougarMBK
) nationally relevant again."
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DeJon Jarreau: "We're in the Final Four with one of the best coaches ever. Love my teammates. We're here."
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Geno and Tamika Catchings...4th gold medal for Tamika. 6th straight Olympic gold medal for
#USAWBNT
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Coach Kelvin Sampson: "Like everybody else, we'll pick up some kids from the transfer portal."
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Since
@UHCougarMBK
ranks 318th in size (out of 351 D1 schools) but 9th in rebounding margin, tv announcer said Coogs "pound for pound, inch for inch this might be the greatest rebounding team ever in NCAA history."
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Kelvin Sampson: "Please believe me when I say this: this is the best job I've ever had."
He's proud of the way Kellen and Lauren have grown and what they've accomplished at UH to help UH become a successful basketball program.
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Coach Kelvin Sampson: "I told those guys how appreciative I was to their commitment to team."
"28-4. Cutting down 2 nets. Midwest Region champs. Final Four. That's a heckuva season."
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Part of my interview with
@Gary11_Clark
after the
#Rockets
routed the Shanghai Sharks, I asked him about
@GoBearcatsMBB
. "...The guys talk highly about Coach Brannen..."
#AmericanHoops
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Live on The Chop Shop (
@ChopShopHTX
) Shadow Creek HS's Ramon Walker (
@ramonwalker04
), 6'6 wing, announced he has decided to attend
@UHCougarMBK
.
(Another
@guyvlewisaward
finalist.)
Class of 2021
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NCAA Women's Final Four pumped nearly $22 million into Columbus economy. Bravo,
@BruceCbusSports
,
@Columbus_Sports
.
#ncaaW
via
@columbusbiz1st
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.
@MattressMack
announces Gallery Furniture is doing another million NIL deal with the
@UHCougarMBK
players for the 2023-24 season.
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Gary Clark (
@Gary11_Clark
) previews Sunday's game between
@GoBearcatsMBB
and
@UHCougarMBK
: "For the last couple of years, I feel like us and Houston is just one of those games that it's going to come down to who's going to rebound the ball and who's going to stay disciplined..."
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.
@UHCougarMBK
's Kelvin Sampson Named CBS Sports National Coach of the Year - 'This is the fifth National Coach of the Year Award that Sampson has received during his career.'
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After Tuesday night's
@ForeverCoogsTBT
win, Rob Gray said there's a chance the Round of 8 game could be held at Fertitta Center.
Rob: "If we can get 3,4, 5-thousand in there, that is a game-changer."
Coach Lawrence Paye: "IF the game is here, we need the whole city to come out"
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Kelvin Sampson: "...IF we got him (Ramon) back, it would be a welcome sight..."
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.
@g_robinson1
: "At first, we weren't big enough. Now, y'all want to come back. We don't want y'all anyway. We (
@UHCougarMBK
) just worked to get to this point. It wasn't given to us. It was earned; and, when you earn it, it just means that much more."
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ESPN2's Kevin Brown: "It's hard to think in here when this crowd gets going." Coogs on 13-3 run to cut deficit to 53-48.
#CoogsVsLSU
#FertittaCenter
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The latest Power Rankings from
@MattNorlander
lists
@UHCougarMBK
at number 10: 'This is one of the best defensive teams in college basketball and is capable of making the Final Four... Galen Robinson and Corey Davis might be the best on-ball defensive backcourt in America.'
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Cincinnati Head Coach Mick Cronin: "They're (
@UHCougarMBK
) the best team that we've played (this season). They put pressure on you for 40 minutes. They can beat you all 3 ways. They can beat you w/ offense; they can beat you w/ defense; and, they can beat you w/ rebounding."
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Kelvin Sampson: "To the fans, we do it for you. We do it for the University of Houston. We do it for the city of Houston. Go Coogs."
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Marcus Sasser says teammate Taze Moore is the most athletic guy he's seen. Marcus adds this year's
@UHCougarMBK
team is more athletic and could be a better defensive team.
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James Harden says the job
@UHCougarMBK
's Kelvin Sampson has done at UH is an "Unbelievable job. Unbelievable. He's got guys that compete at a high level. They play fast. They're fun to watch. The atmosphere there was amazing..."
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19 pts (7/11 fgs including 5 threes), 6 rebs, and 6 asts for Cedrick Alley Jr. - BYUTV's player of the game after
@UHCougarMBK
's 76-62 win over BYU: "...We executed perfectly and we came out with the win today..."
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Josh Carlton, Corey Davis, Quentin Grimes, Nate Hinton, DeJon Jarreau, Galen Robinson, Marcus Sasser, Fabian White inside Fertitta Center tonight for the
@UHCougarMBK
Red and White scrimmage.
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That double-overtime thriller between
@UHCougarMBK
and
@GoShockersMBB
is the epitome of "you hate to see someone lose the game". The players gave it EVERYTHING they had. Salute to both squads.
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Tilman Fertitta: "My family is committed to two things: a championship for the Houston
#Rockets
and a championship for the Houston Cougars (
@UHCougarMBK
)."
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Gary Clark has 6 boards, 3 blocks and 2 steals w/3:27 remaining; the last Rockets rookie to post those numbers in a single game was Yao Ming (6 rebounds, 5 blocks, 2 steals) vs. Boston on 1/13/03.
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Kansas Head Coach Bill Self:
"It (the Big 12) got better when Houston came in it."
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Kelvin Sampson: "We have great fan support. It is a lot of fun for our kids to walk up the tunnel; run out on the floor; hear the fight song; hear the band going crazy; everybody cheering; full arena. That's why you call a homecourt advantage."
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Quentin Grimes says DeJon Jarreau is the heart and soul of the team.
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.
@CoachHugheyUH
w/ movie reference about
@UHCougarWBB
's being picked 3rd in
@American_WBB
Preseason Poll: "We're not going to fall for the banana in the tailpipe. We're not going to do that...We're not going to ease up w/ what we do...We have much bigger goals than being third."
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Kelvin Sampson describes SMU's Kendric Davis: "...He's just dynamic. Not many point guards can get 10 assists and 20 points in a game. A lot of them can get either or; but, he's good enough to do both. His impact on that team the only word I can think of is dynamic. He's good..."
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Coach Kelvin Sampson: "I don't care about rankings. I care about fit. Fit is important to me."
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Texas Longhorns Head Coach Rodney Terry: "You gotta be built for it. If we were going to still stay in this league with these guys (Houston), we'd have to build to having that physicality - you know what I mean - and things of that nature."
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.
@UHCougarMBK
's Kelvin Sampson (
@CoachSampsonUH
) discusses the October 19 (FREE) Coaches Clinic: "It's our way of giving back to the coaches. We don't charge for our clinic...I love how these high school coaches and AAU coaches support our program."
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Here's my tiny comment regarding the dumpster fire currently being seen on ESPN: UH men's basketball goes for 12-0 Sunday afternoon. 3 pm.
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.
@UHCougarMBK
's Nate Hinton (
@thatup_coming11
): "Shout out to all the fans...I love the fans. I love the support that they've been giving us. Keep supporting us; and, we're going to keep working hard in practice..."
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Kelvin Sampson: "I think the reason this team is good is because we have good team leadership and high character kids."
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When Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark had season-ending surgeries, not many people thought this conversation would even be contemplated. CBS Sports' Inside College Basketball discusses if
@UHCougarMBK
is being overlooked as a title contender:
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Willie Fritz, Houston Cougars head football coach, discusses how many more signees he hopes to have today and in the near future.
#Big12
#gocoogs
#collegefootball
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.
@UHCougarMBK
makes it official and announces the signings of Emanuel Sharp and Terrance Arceneaux to NLIs.
Both are 4-star recruits.
Earlier today, Houston announced 5-star Jarace Walker signed his NLI.
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Locker room comments from Cedric Lath,
@UHCougarMBK
redshirt-freshman big man, after Houston's first-round win over Longwood.
Ced has only played basketball for 5 years. He's listening (to) and learning (from) his teammates and coaches.
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Brison Gresham is minutes away from a return trip to the NCAA Tournament. This time, as a member of
@TSUMensHoops
.
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To the folks (media included) who spew "Houston hasn't beaten an NCAA Tournament team":
Before the season, how many of those folks would have said Butler, Oregon, and Virginia would not be in the NCAA Tournament? Plus, Ok State can't go to the Tourney. Houston beat ALL OF THEM.
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DeJon Jarreau: "Just believing what our coaches tell us because they're usually right."
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Christian Wood: "We're not playing together."
"Just the ball movement."
"I'd like to be more involved in the offense down the stretch."
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Kelvin Sampson: "For this team to be 28-3 and going to the Final Four is one of the greatest accomplishments I've been around."
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.
@g_robinson1
, winner of the 2015
@GuyVLewisAward
, says, proudly, he still has the medallion: "Still hanging up. Still got that. Come on now. Come on now. Come on now. Still got that. Ain't no dust on it. It's still pristine condition. Pristine."
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Coogs' signee Caleb Mills is w/ the team. He graduated high school in December & has enrolled at UH. He'll play this fall. CKS: "But, I can safely say Caleb is the best offensive player I've recruited since I've been here of kids coming into the program."
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Kelvin Sampson: "when you've got a starting 5 and you bring Caleb and Tramon off the bench, that means you have a starting 7."
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#Rockets
@DanuelHouseJr
: "I saw a vision in my head of where I want to be; and, I knew how much hard work it was gonna take...Instead of going out and hanging with my friends, I texted them, 'look if you want to hang out with me, I'm at the gym..." -- h/t
@joeagleason
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Kelvin Sampson: "...Our graduation rate is high because of the kind of kids that we recruit..."
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Last night, my mom fell out of her wheelchair. I left the UH - Aggies game to take care of her. I'll be spending time with her awhile rather than covering hoops.
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If Quentin Grimes is picked in the first round of the 2021
#NBADraft
, he will be
@UHCougarMBK
's first 1st-round pick since Greg "Cadillac" Anderson in 1987.
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J'Wan Roberts, Jarace Walker, Tramon Mark, Marcus Sasser and Jamal Shead talk with the media
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President Khator acknowledges UH cannot rely on the same 10-15 donors to support
@UHCougars
.
As we've said on "Let's Rage Coogs", President Khator said there are 6 million people in Houston which need to be reached to support the Coogs.
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James Harden's three-point dagger caps
#Rockets
102-97 win over the Utah Jazz. He finished with 47 points. 4 straight wins for the Rockets. Read his lips - Harden says, "We're back! We're f#&$ing back!"
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Venue change:
The men's basketball exhibition game between the Houston Cougars and the Texas A&M Aggies will take place at Fertitta Center instead of TSU's H&PE Arena.
Same date, October 27.
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John Williams, Big 12 VP - Men's Basketball: "What we're looking at is a (Big 12) preseason tipoff where some of our teams that only play each other once in the Conference will match up."
"The first week in November is where we're looking right now."
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Welcome to 10-year old Jace Abarca - the newest member of
@UHCougarMBK
. Team IMPACT and
@laurenEsampson
helped make this happen.
Jace is battling lupus and a kidney disorder. He lives with his parents, Yaneth and James, and has three siblings.
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Armoni Brooks has 6 points with two 3-pointers made w/6:43 left in the first half; he now has 56 threes made in 20 games played; no other player had more than 48 threes made through the first 20 games played of a career in NBA history.
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