2026 Tournament PreviewAfter falling in the national championship a year ago, coach Kelvin Sampson re-tooled his roster and is in prime shape for another deep tournament run. Sampson supplemented key returners Emanuel Sharp (15.9 ppg, 2.7 3PM), Milos Uzan (11.5 ppg, 4.1 apg) and Joseph Tugler (7.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg) with one of his best recruiting classes. A five-star recruit, 6-11 Chris Cenac (9.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg) complements (and sometimes overshadows) Tugler down low, but the standout is leading-scorer and future NBA first-rounder Kingston Flemings (16.6 ppg, 5.3 apg), the primary point guard and go-to shooter late in games who drains 38.5 percent from distance. As usual, though, Houston wins with defense. The Cougars allow the fewest points per game among tournament teams, rank fifth nationally in KenPom's defensive efficiency rating and sport a top-10 defensive turnover rate. All five of Houston's losses this season came against top-20 teams in the NET, but the Cougars won't face that caliber until at least the second weekend.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency 1.23 23 0.91 5
Pace 64.7 (358)
Effective FG% 52.10 (140) 46.59 (17)
Turnover % 10.96 (3) 18.31 (14)
Off Reb % 35.89 (29) 30.85 (196)
FTA/FGA 26.92 (352) 39.06 (286)
3P% 34.93 (127) 32.09 (69)
2P% 51.89 (174) 45.52 (10)
FT% 77.17 (30) 69.84 (51)
3PA/FGA 40.78 (152) 40.92 (238)
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Rankings
AP Poll: #5 Coaches Poll: #5 NET: #5 RPI: #4 RW: #6
Record
Overall: (28-6) Conference: (14-4) Quad 1: (10-6) Quad 2: (7-0) Quad 3: (5-0) Quad 4: (5-0)
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