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2017–18 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 21
Record27–8 (14–4 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaH&PE Arena (temporary arena)
Seasons
2017–18 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Cincinnati † 16 – 2   .889 31 – 5   .861
No. 21 Houston 14 – 4   .778 27 – 8   .771
No. 16 Wichita State 14 – 4   .778 25 – 8   .758
Tulsa 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
Memphis 10 – 8   .556 21 – 13   .618
UCF 9 – 9   .500 19 – 13   .594
Temple 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
UConn 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
SMU 6 – 12   .333 17 – 16   .515
Tulane 5 – 13   .278 14 – 17   .452
East Carolina 4 – 14   .222 10 – 20   .333
South Florida 3 – 15   .167 10 – 22   .313
† 2018 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by fourth-year head coach Kelvin Sampson as members of the American Athletic Conference. Due to renovations to the Cougars home arena, Hofheinz Pavilion, they played their home games at the H&PE Arena on the campus of Texas Southern University.

The Cougars ended the season with a record of 27–8. They tied for second place in regular-season conference play with a record of 14–4. As the No. 3 seed in the AAC tournament, Houston advanced to the final game, losing 56–55 to the Cincinnati Bearcats. The Cougars earned a No. 6 seed in the West Regional of the NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the second round before falling to the Michigan Wolverines by a score of 64–63.

Previous season[edit]

The Cougars finished the 2016–17 season 21–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in third place. They lost to UConn in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament.[1] They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 2 seed and lost in the first round to Akron.[2]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Danrad Knowles 0 F 6'10" 200 RS Senior Nassau, Bahamas Graduated
Xavier Dupree 1 F 6'9" 210 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Morris Dunnigan 5 G 6'3" 195 Junior Joliet, IL Transferred
Bertrand Nkali 13 C 6'9" 235 RS Senior Bertoua, Cameroon Graduated
Damyean Dotson 21 G 6'5" 210 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Kyle Meyer 33 C 6'10" 230 RS Senior Atlanta, GA Graduated

Incoming Transfers[edit]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Corey Davis Jr. 5 G 6'2" 175 Junior Lafayette, LA Junior college transferred from San Jacinto College
Nura Zanna 13 F 6'7" 240 RS Senior Kaduna, Nigeria Transferred from LIU Brooklyn. Will be eligible to play since Zanna graduated from LIU Brooklyn.
Gabe Grant 20 F 6'6" 220 Junior Chicago, IL Junior college transferred from Three Rivers CC
Breaon Brady 24 F 6'8" 230 Junior Akron, OH Junior college transferred from Saddleback College

Class of 2017 signees[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Fabian White Jr.
#25 PF 		Humble, TX Atascocita High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 11, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Michael Adewunmi
SG 		Mansfield, TX Lake Ridge High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 1, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cedric Alley
PF 		Houston, TX Klein Forest High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Apr 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Class of 2018 signees[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Nate Hinton
#24 SF 		Gastonia, NC Gaston Day School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sep 18, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Antoine Davis
#43 SG 		Humble, TX Homeschool Christian Youth Association 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A Aug 16, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster[edit]

2017–18 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 1 Chris Harris Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS So San Jacinto High School Houston, Texas
G 2 Mike Adewunmi 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Lake Ridge High School Mansfield, Texas
G 3 Armoni Brooks 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So McNeil High School Round Rock, Texas
G 5 Corey Davis Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr San Jacinto College Lafayette, Louisiana
G 12 Wes VanBeck (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Westside High School Houston, Texas
F 13 Nura Zanna 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr LIU Brooklyn Kaduna, Nigeria
F 15 Devin Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Odessa College Indianapolis, Indiana
F 20 Gabe Grant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Three Rivers Community College Chicago, Illinois
F 23 Cedrick Alley Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Klein Forest High School Houston, Texas
F 24 Breaon Brady 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Saddleback College Akron, Ohio
G 25 Galen Robinson Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Westbury Christian School Houston, Texas
C 30 Caleb Broodo (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Dow High School Midland, Michigan
C 31 Valentine Sangoyomi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Northern Oklahoma College Lagos, Nigeria
G 32 Rob Gray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Howard College Forest City, North Carolina
F 35 Fabian White Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Atascocita High School Atascocita, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 21, 2017*
12:00 pm 		at Baylor
Hurricane Harvey Relief Exhibition 		W 81–78 
 25 – Gray   6 – White   11 – Gray  Ferrell Center (2,551)
Waco, TX
November 5, 2017*
3:00 pm 		Angelo State W 97–80 
 13 – Harris/Zanna   9 – White   5 – C. Davis/Gray  H&PE Arena 
Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		McNeese State W 81–53  1–0
  22 – Brooks   10 – Brady   5 – C. Davis/D. Davis/Robinson  H&PE Arena (3,241)
Houston, TX
November 17, 2017*
2:30 pm, FloHoops 		vs. Drexel
Paradise Jam quarterfinals 		L 80–84  1–1
  37 – Gray   9 – Zanna   5 – Robinson  Vines Center (1,022)
Lynchburg, VA
November 18, 2017*
11:00 am, FloHoops 		vs. Liberty
Paradise Jam 		W 68–66  2–1
  19 – Gray   11 – Brady   3 – Gray  Vines Center (815)
Lynchburg, VA
November 19, 2017*
1:30 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Wake Forest
Paradise Jam 		W 78–73  3–1
  23 – Gray   11 – Zanna   5 – Robinson  Vines Center (655)
Lynchburg, VA
November 25, 2017*
7:00 pm 		Incarnate Word W 97–58  4–1
  16 – Gray/VanBeck   12 – White   7 – C. Davis  H&PE Arena (2,724)
Houston, TX
November 29, 2017*
7:00 pm 		New Orleans W 75–66  5–1
  23 – Gray   6 – D. Davis/White   8 – Gray  H&PE Arena (2,586)
Houston, TX
December 2, 2017*
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		Arkansas W 91–65  6–1
  28 – D. Davis   10 – D. Davis   9 – Robinson  H&PE Arena (4,186)
Houston, TX
December 6, 2017*
11:00 am, ESPN3 		Fairfield W 88–66  7–1
  20 – Gray   9 – D. Davis   4 – Robinson  H&PE Arena (3,548)
Houston, TX
December 9, 2017*
7:00 pm, Stadium 		at Saint Louis W 77–58  8–1
  24 – Gray   6 – Brady/Gray   2 – VanBeck  Chaifetz Arena (6,014)
St. Louis, MO
December 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, SECN 		at LSU L 77–80  8–2
  20 – C. Davis/Gray   7 – D. Davis   7 – Gray  Maravich Center (8,449)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 17, 2017*
3:00 pm 		Prairie View A&M W 92–72  9–2
  24 – Brooks   7 – D. Davis   6 – Robinson  H&PE Arena (2,788)
Houston, TX
December 20, 2017*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Providence
Hall of Fame Holiday Showcase 		W 70–59  10–2
  24 – Gray   9 – D. Davis   6 – Robinson  Mohegan Sun Arena (5,518)
Uncasville, CT
AAC regular season
December 28, 2017
6:00 pm, ESPNews 		at South Florida W 79–60  11–2
(1–0) 		 15 – C. Davis   8 – Brady   5 – Robinson  USF Sun Dome (2,273)
Tampa, FL
December 30, 2017
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		Temple W 76–73  12–2
(2–0) 		 21 – Brady   9 – Brady   3 – C. Davis/Gray/Robinson  H&PE Arena (3,370)
Houston, TX
January 4, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN 		at No. 9 Wichita State L 63–81  12–3
(2–1) 		 13 – Gray   6 – Sangoyomi/VanBeck   5 – C. Davis  Charles Koch Arena (10,506)
Wichita, KS
January 11, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		Tulsa W 104–71  13–3
(3–1) 		 34 – Gray   8 – D. Davis   8 – Gray  H&PE Arena (2,666)
Houston, TX
January 14, 2018
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at East Carolina W 65–49  14–3
(4–1) 		 20 – C. Davis   6 – VanBeck/White   9 – Gray  Williams Arena (3,549)
Greenville, NC
January 17, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		at Tulane L 72–81  14–4
(4–2) 		 24 – Gray   7 – VanBeck   5 – Gray  Devlin Fieldhouse (2,301)
New Orleans, LA
January 20, 2018
11:00 am, ESPNU 		No. 7 Wichita State W 73–59  15–4
(5–2) 		 24 – Gray   8 – C. Davis   4 – Gray  H&PE Arena (5,708)
Houston, TX
January 28, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		South Florida W 63–40  16–4
(6–2) 		 17 – C. Davis   11 – White   6 – Gray  H&PE Arena (3,121)
Houston, TX
January 31, 2018
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 8 Cincinnati L 70–80  16–5
(6–3) 		 18 – C. Davis   9 – D. Davis   6 – Gray  BB&T Arena (8,885)
Highland Heights, KY
February 3, 2018
11:00 am, ESPNU 		at UCF W 69–65  17–5
(7–3) 		 20 – Gray   9 – Brady   5 – Gray  CFE Arena (4,301)
Orlando, FL
February 8, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		SMU W 67–58  18–5
(8–3) 		 23 – Brooks   10 – Brooks   7 – Gray  H&PE Arena (3,547)
Houston, TX
February 11, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPNU 		Tulane W 73–42  19–5
(9–3) 		 16 – D. Davis   11 – Brooks   5 – Robinson  H&PE Arena (2,902)
Houston, TX
February 15, 2018
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 5 Cincinnati W 67–62  20–5
(10–3) 		 16 – C. Davis/D. Davis   10 – D. Davis   6 – Robinson  H&PE Arena (5,363)
Houston, TX
February 18, 2018
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Temple W 80–59  21–5
(11–3) 		 20 – C. Davis   11 – D. Davis   7 – Robinson  Liacouras Center (7,270)
Philadelphia, PA
February 22, 2018
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 23 at Memphis L 85–91  21–6
(11–4) 		 30 – Gray   9 – Brady   7 – Gray  FedEx Forum (6,536)
Memphis, TN
February 25, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		No. 23 East Carolina W 109–58  22–6
(12–4) 		 21 – Brooks   9 – White   11 – Gray  H&PE Arena (3,602)
Houston, TX
February 28, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 25 at SMU W 69–56  23–6
(13–4) 		 19 – Gray   7 – Brooks   9 – Gray  Moody Coliseum (6,782)
Dallas, TX
March 4, 2018
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 25 UConn W 81–71  24–6
(14–4) 		 30 – Gray   8 – D. Davis   4 – Robinson  H&PE Arena (5,237)
Houston, TX
AAC Tournament
March 9, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		(3) No. 21 vs. (6) UCF
Quarterfinals 		W 84–56  25–6
  18 – Robinson   7 – D. Davis/White   6 – Gray  Amway Center (8,680)
Orlando, FL
March 10, 2018
2:30 pm, CBS 		(3) No. 21 vs. (2) No. 11 Wichita State
Semifinals 		W 77–74  26–6
  33 – Gray   9 – Zanna   6 – Robinson  Amway Center (8,644)
Orlando, FL
March 11, 2018
2:30 pm, CBS 		(3) No. 21 vs. (1) No. 8 Cincinnati
Championship 		L 55–56  26–7
  17 – Gray   6 – Zanna   5 – Robinson  Amway Center (8,670)
Orlando, FL
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2018*
6:40 pm, TBS 		(6 W) No. 21 vs. (11 W) San Diego State
First Round 		W 67–65  27–7
  39 – Gray   9 – D. Davis   2 – C. Davis/Robinson  Intrust Bank Arena (14,019)
Wichita, KS
March 17, 2018*
9:02 pm, TBS 		(6 W) No. 21 vs. (3 W) No. 7 Michigan
Second Round 		L 63–64  27–8
  23 – Gray   10 – Gray   3 – Gray/Robinson  Intrust Bank Arena (14,385)
Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central Time.

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP————RV——————RVRVRVRV23252121Not released
Coaches——^———RV——————RVRVRV23RV211922

^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References[edit]

  1. ^ AMORE, DOM. "Jalen Adams Helps UConn Stun Houston In AAC Quarterfinals". courant.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "NIT 2017: Akron Zips hold off Houston, 78–75". cleveland.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Houston_Cougars_men%27s_basketball_team

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