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A five-year show-cause penalty against Sampson from his time at Oklahoma and Indiana has come back and benefited the Cougars, as the program plays for its first national championship against No. 1 Fl...
From USA TODAY
Shortly after Monday night’s championship game ends, the winning coach will receive a trophy from NCAA president Charlie Baker, who will have spent much of his day monitoring a courtroom hearing in S...
From Austin American-Statesman
"This isn't the middle of January against Sasquatch State," Sampson told Wolfson during the first half encounter on the sidelines.
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Kelvin Sampson calls Houston's ending 'incomprehensible'
Houston squandered a 12-point lead in the second-half and finished the national title game with four consecutive turnovers in losing to Florida on Monday night.
How did Kelvin Sampson end up at Houston? Cougars' head coach career, revisited
How did Kelvin Sampson become the Houston men's basketball coach? A look back at the NCAA sanctions that helped lead Sampson to the Cougars:
The Houston Cougars already know who will replace Kelvin Sampson when he retires
Sampson, 70, has been coaching since 1979 and has found so much success recently with the Cougars by building Houston into a national powerhouse. However, with a potential national title looming it's very possible that Sampson could opt to retire with a win Monday night.
Kelvin Sampson's old-school Houston program is a reminder of a disappearing era
If Houston wins this title as college sports become professionalized, it’ll be remembered as relic of days when culture mattered more than contracts.
Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson, a North Carolina native, looks to cement legacy with NCAA championship
As the pinnacle of the college basketball season tips off in the NCAA championship game on Monday night, one of the leaders of the final two teams originally resided from southeastern North Carolina.
Kelvin Sampson left NC and never came back, but still represents the best of the state
Kelvin Sampson’s career has taken him elsewhere, all the way to Monday night’s NCAA national title game with Houston, but he’s never far from his Lumbee roots, or upbringing in Robeson County.
Kelvin Sampson seriously said March Madness isn't like playing "Sasquatch State"
San Antonio, TX, USA; Houston Cougars head coach Kelvin Sampson reacts against the Florida Gators in the first half in the national championship game of the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament at the Alamodome.
Things you may not know about UH Coogs Coach Kelvin Sampson
If Houston beats Florida tonight, Sampson, 69, will become the oldest NCAA coach to win a national championship.
Houston’s Kelvin Sampson was close to his 1st national title. It slipped away painfully vs. Florida
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. It wasn’t quite enough
Houston's Kelvin Sampson on failed final play in NCAA championship loss to Florida: 'At the end, you've gotta get a shot'
"We have a set where it's a stack or gate... We thought if we get Emanuel to shot fake and get downhill... he probably should've shot faked that." — Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson on the final play of the National Championship Game vs. Florida pic.twitter.com/KJx91Tzu1p
For Kelvin Sampson, a journey comes up one shot short
A shot. That’s all Sampson ever wanted more than four decades ago, when as a young nobody coaching his first teams at Montana State, he’d come to the Final Four
Florida basketball vs Houston: Todd Golden, Kelvin Sampson coaching matchup in NCAA final
There's a 30-year age gap between Florida coach Todd Golden and Houston coach Kelvin Sampson. Here's a breakdown of their records ahead of the NCAA final.
Coach says playing in Big 12 helped Houston: ‘Yeah, I brought up the Kansas game’
Kelvin Sampson, who will coach Houston in Monday night’s NCAA title game, reminded the media the Cougars went 19-1 in the Big 12 Conference this season.
Kelvin Sampson Sends Clear Message About Cooper Flagg After Stunning Final Four Win
The Houston Cougars trailed by 14 with just over eight minutes left, and by nine with only two minutes remaining, but somehow they found a way to pull off an
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