Kelvin Sampson's coaching reputation took hit after NCAA rule-breaking at two schools. But he has rebuilt his career and Houston basketball program.
Before Duke coach Jon Scheyer coached in his first official game after taking over for Mike Krzyzewski, he flew his team to Houston to play in a secret preseason scrimmage. Scheyer intentionally sought out Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars for his first career "game.
Coaches who saw the 2025 Final Four teams this season get into the nitty-gritty details of what makes them good and how to beat them.
Kelvin Sampson's Houston Cougars aren't taking a superstar to the Final Four. Instead, they have a superpower — and it has insulated them from transfermania.
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Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were emerging from exile. This week, they’re both coaching at the Final Four.
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The Duke Blue Devils face the Houston Cougars in the Final Four of the men’s NCAA Tournament at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
Van Chancellor, the former Comets coach and member of Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, says Kelvin Sampson should be a shoo-in for Hall.
Madness wager between a pro gambler and an artificial-intelligence site will be decided by the winner of the Duke-Houston game in the Final Four.