Английская Википедия:2018–19 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NCAA team season Шаблон:2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings The 2018–19 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Kelvin Sampson as members of the American Athletic Conference. Beginning December 1, 2018, they played their home games at Fertitta Center, which reopened after a $60 million upgrade. The Cougars played their first four non-conference home games at H&PE Arena while construction on Fertitta Center was completed.

Houston finished the 2018–19 regular 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.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2017–18 season 27–8, 14–4 in AAC play to finish in a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the AAC tournament, they defeated UCF and Wichita State before losing to Cincinnati in the championship game. The Cougars received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the West region. They defeated San Diego State in the First Round before losing to eventual National Runner-up Michigan in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Mike Adewunmi	2	G	6'4"	210	Freshman	Mansfield, TX	Transferred to McLennan CC
Wes VanBeck	12	G	6'3"	195	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated
Nura Zanna	13	F	6'6"	240	RS Senior	Kaduna, Nigeria	Graduated
Devin Davis	15	F	6'6"	225	RS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Gabe Grant	20	F	6'4"	220	Junior	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Buffalo
Valentine Sangoyomi	31	C	6'8"	240	RS Junior	Lagos, Nigeria	Transferred
Rob Gray	32	G	6'1"	185	RS Senior	Forest City, NC	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Landon Goesling	2	G	6'2"	175	Graduate Student	Bakersfield, CA	St. Edward's
Justin Gorham	4	F	6'7"	230	Junior	Baltimore, MD	Towson
DeJon Jarreau	13	G	6'5"	182	RS Sophomore	New Orleans, LA	Howard College
Brison Gresham	55	F/C	6'9"	210	RS Sophomore	New Orleans, LA	Howard College

Schedule and results

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