Английская Википедия:2020–21 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NCAA team season Шаблон:2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings The 2020–21 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by seventh-year head coach Kelvin Sampson as members of the American Athletic Conference. It was the third season that the team played its home games at the Fertitta Center. They won their first ever AAC tournament to clinch an auto-bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were selected as a #2 seed in the Midwest Region. The team advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 1984. They eventually lost to Baylor in the Final Four who went on to become the national champions that season.

Previous season

Houston finished the 2019–20 regular season 23–8, 13–5 in AAC play, finishing tied for first place and winning a share of the regular season title. They entered as the No. 2 seed in the AAC tournament, which was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Chris Harris Jr.	1	C	6'10"	255	Шаблон:Sort	Houston, TX	Graduated
Nate Hinton	11	G	6'5"	210	Шаблон:Sort	Gastonia, NC	Play professionally
Cedrick Alley Jr.	23	F	6'6"	225	Шаблон:Sort	Houston, TX	Transferred to UTSA

Incoming Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Reggie Chaney	F	Шаблон:Sort	225	Шаблон:Sort	Tulsa, OK	Transferred from Arkansas. Chaney was granted a waiver for immediate eligibility. Initially had two years of remaining eligibility, but automatically received a third year after the NCAA ruled that the 2020–21 season would not be counted against the eligibility of any basketball player.

2020 recruiting class

Houston also added preferred walk-on Ryan Elvin, a 6'0" point guard from Cedar Ridge High School in Round Rock, Texas.

Preseason

AAC preseason media poll

On October 28, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards

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Coaches Poll
1	Houston	99 (9)
2	Memphis	90 (2)
3	SMU	80
4	Cincinnati	77
5	South Florida	61
6	Tulsa	50
7	Wichita State	44
8	UCF	37
9	East Carolina	34
10	Temple	18
11	Tulane	15

Preseason Awards

• AAC Preseason Player of the Year - Caleb Mills
• All-AAC First Team - Caleb Mills

Roster

• May 27, 2020 – Fabian White Jr. suffered a torn ACL, leading him to sit out before returning for the February 18th game.
• January 5, 2021 – Caleb Mills entered the transfer portal. Mills would eventually transfer to Florida State.

Schedule and results

COVID-19 impact

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Cougars' schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played either with minimal fans or without fans in attendance and just essential personnel.

• The Cougars began a home-and-home series with LSU and Alabama beginning in the 2020–2021. Both were eventually postponed due to the pandemic.
• Houston added a game vs. Our Lady of the Lake on February 6.
• The game @ Cincinnati originally scheduled for February 21 was moved to Houston.
• Houston added a game vs. Western Kentucky on February 25.
• The game @ Memphis originally scheduled for March 7 was moved to Houston, after COVID-related issues with Memphis forced the first scheduled matchup between the teams scheduled for February 14 to be postponed.

Schedule

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Rankings

Шаблон:See also Шаблон:Ranking movements *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll

Awards and honors

All-American

• Quentin Grimes – AP (3rd), USBWA (3rd), NABC (3rd), SN (3rd)

John McLendon Award

• Kelvin Sampson

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Awards

• Player of the Year: Quentin Grimes
• Defensive Player of the Year: DeJon Jarreau
• Most Improved Player: Justin Gorham

All-AAC First Team

• Quentin Grimes

All-AAC Second Team

• DeJon Jarreau
• Justin Gorham
• Marcus Sasser

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