Houston Men's Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Houston Cougars

AAC (24-3, 14-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/27 Boise State (68-58), 11/29 Texas Tech (64-53), 1/6 Wichita State (70-63)
Bad Losses: 12/29 at Tulsa (64-65), 2/3 at East Carolina (73-82), 2/18 at Wichita State (63-68)
Coach:  Kelvin Sampson
 
Probable Starters:
DeJon Jarreau, Senior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 4.4 apg, 5.5 rpg
Quentin Grimes, Junior, Guard, 18.1 ppg, 1.9 apg, 6.0 rpg
Marcus Sasser, Sophomore, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 2.2 apg
Justin Gorham, Senior, Forward, 8.6 ppg, 9.0 rpg
Reggie Chaney, Junior, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Brison Gresham, Senior, Center, 3.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Tramon Mark, Freshman, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 1.9 apg
Fabian White, Senior, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.2 (49th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.6 (2, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.8 (191, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.0 (1, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.2 (28, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.6 (80, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.3 (86, 4)
Rebound Margin: 9.1 (7, 1)
Assists Per Game: 13.6 (140, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.0 (30, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019NCAARound of 64 win over Georgia State
2019NCAARound of 32 win over Ohio State
2019NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2018NCAARound o f 64 win over San Diego State
2018NCAARound of 32 loss to Michigan
2017NITFirst Round loss to Akron
2016NITFirst Round loss to Georgia Tech
2013CBIFirst Round win over Texas
2013CBIQuarterfinal loss to George Mason
2010NCAARound of 64 loss to Maryland
2009CBIFirst Round loss to Oregon State
2008CBIFirst Round win over Nevada
2008CBISecond Round win over Valparaiso
2008CBISemifinal loss to Tulsa
2006NITFirst Round win over BYU
2006NITSecond Round loss to Missouri State
2005NITOpening Round loss to Wichita State
 
*all team stats through 3/7