#3 Houston Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Houston Cougars
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #3
Conference Rank: #1 American
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2021-22 Record: 32-6, 15-3
2021-22 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Kelvin Sampson
Coach Record: 199-70 at Houston, 698-341 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Kyler Edwards, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 3.2 apg
Fabian White Jr., Forward, 12.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.2 apg
Josh Carlton, Center, 11.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 0.8 apg
Taze Moore, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.9 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Marcus Sasser, Senior, Guard, 17.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.6 apg
Tramon Mark, Junior, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.4 apg
Jamal Shead, Junior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 5.8 apg
Reggie Chaney, Senior, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 0.4 apg
Ramon Walker Jr., Sophomore, Guard, 3.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 0.5 apg
J’Wan Roberts, Junior, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
Terrance Arceneaux, Freshman, Guard
Darius Bowser, Senior, Center, Transfer from Charleston Southern
Emanuel Sharp, Freshman, Guard
Jarace Walker, Freshman, Forward
Mylik Wilson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Texas Tech
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.8 (71st in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.8 (3, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.5 (47, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.1 (1, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.8 (128, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.8 (181, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.7 (316, 10)
Rebound Margin: 7.0 (12, 1)
Assists Per Game: 16.2 (14, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.1 (49, 3)
 
Madness 2023 NBA Draft Rankings:
#9 Jarace Walker
#44 Marcus Sasser