It’s heartbreak again for Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars. Another trip to the championship game. Another painful ending. The last time the Cougars made it this far, Hakeem Olajuwon was ...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — All Kelvin Sampson could do was stand there, hands on hips with a blank look on his face, as the ball bounced loose and Houston’s latest chance at a national title bounced ...

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.

Houston's Kelvin Sampson was close to his 1st national title. It slipped away painfully vs. Florida By AARON BEARD, AP Basketball WriterUpdatedApril 8, 2025 10:28 p.m.

By his third season, Sampson had the Cougars back in March Madness. They won 33 games in his fourth, then two years later had the Cougars back in the Final Four in 2021 — the program’s first since ...

All Kelvin Sampson could do was stand there, hands on hips with a blank look on his face, as the ball bounced loose and Houston’s latest chance at a national title bounced away, too.