Houston Cougars
American (21-10, 12-6)
Big Wins: 11/23 vs Vermont (72-71), 12/10 Rhode Island (82-77), 2/1 UCF (82-64)
Bad Losses: 11/29 at LSU (65-84), 12/23 Harvard (56-57), 1/19 Memphis (67-70)
Coach: Kelvin Sampson
Probable Starters:
Galen Robinson Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 4.7 apg
Rob Gray Jr., Junior, Guard, 20.5 ppg, 3.0 apg
Damyean Dotson, Senior, Guard, 17.3 ppg, 1.1 apg, 7.0 rpg
Devin Davis, Junior, Forward, 8.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Kyle Meyer, Senior, Center, 2.3 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Key Role Players:
Danrad Knowles, Senior, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Wes VanBeck, Junior, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 1.6 apg
Armoni Brooks, Freshman, Guard, 4.4 ppg
Bertrand Nkali, Senior, Center, 1.4 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.3 bpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.9 (167th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 64.2 (27, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.8 (155, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.3 (25, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.5 (83, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.4 (21, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.4 (128, 3)
Rebound Margin: 0.8 (161, 6)
Assists Per Game: 12.7 (234, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.0 (4, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 NIT First Round loss to Georgia Tech
2013 CBI First Round win over Texas
2013 CBI Quarterfinal loss to George Mason
2010 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Maryland
2009 CBI First Round loss to Oregon State
2008 CBI First Round win over Nevada
2008 CBI Second Round win over Valparaiso
2008 CBI Semifinal loss to Tulsa
2006 NIT First Round win over BYU
2006 NIT Second Round loss to Missouri State
2005 NIT Opening Round loss to Wichita State
*all team stats through 3/5
