2021–22 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

2021–22 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 AAC Tournament winner ; As of December 11, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Houston Cougars men's basketball
2021–22 Houston Cougars men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 14
2021–22 record	9–2 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (8th season);
Assistant coaches	K.C. Beard; Kellen Sampson; Quannas White;
Home arena	Fertitta Center

The 2021–22 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represents the University of Houston in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars are led by eighth-year head coach Kelvin Sampson. The team plays their home games at the Fertitta Center as members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

Houston finished the 2020–21 regular season 21–3, 14–3 in AAC play, finishing in second place for the regular season. They entered as the No. 2 seed in the AAC Tournament, which the Cougars would go on to win for the first time to clinch an auto-bid to the NCAA Tournament. They were selected as a #2 seed in the Midwest Region. The team advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 1984. They lost to eventual national champions Baylor in the Final Four.

Offseason

Departing players

Houston Departing Players
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Caleb Mills	2	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Arden, NC	Transferred to Florida State (mid-season)[1]
DeJon Jarreau	3	G	6'5"	185	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Graduated; declared for the 2021 NBA draft[lower-alpha 1]
Justin Gorham	4	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Baltimore, MD	Graduated; declared for the 2021 NBA draft[lower-alpha 1]
Cameron Tyson	5	G	6'2"	190	Sophomore	Bothell, WA	Transferred to Seattle[2]
Quentin Grimes	24	G	6'5"	205	Junior	The Woodlands, TX	Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 25th overall by the Los Angeles Clippers[3]
Brison Gresham	55	F/C	6'8"	230	Senior	New Orleans, LA	Graduate transferred to Texas Southern[4]

For the 2021 draft only, the NBA and its players union agreed that seniors would have to declare themselves eligible for the draft. This was an aftereffect of the NCAA's announcement that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any participant in the organization's winter sports, including basketball. This in turn meant that every senior in the 2020–21 season had remaining eligibility.

Incoming Transfers

Houston Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School	Years Remaining	Date Eligible
Taze Moore[5]	4	G	6'5"	195	Graduate Student	Southaven, MS	CSU Bakersfield	1	October 1, 2021
Kyler Edwards[6]	11	G	6'4"	195	Senior	Arlington, TX	Texas Tech	2	October 1, 2021
Josh Carlton[7]	25	F/C	6'11"	245	Graduate Student	Winterville, NC	UConn	1	October 1, 2021

2021 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ramon Walker Jr. SF	Pearland, TX	Shadow Creek High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 20, 2020
Ramon Walker Jr. SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 76
Robbie Armbrester PF	Atlanta, GA	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 7, 2020
Robbie Armbrester PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 77
Ja'Vier Francis C	New Orleans, LA	Montverde Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 27, 2020
Ja'Vier Francis C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 29
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: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2020-10-01.

2022 Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Emanuel Sharp SG	Tampa, FL	Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 13, 2021
Emanuel Sharp SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 84
Terrance Arceneaux SF	Beaumont, TX	Beaumont United High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sep 17, 2021
Terrance Arceneaux SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 83
Jarace Walker PF	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 4, 2021
Jarace Walker PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: 11
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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-17.

Preseason

AAC preseason media poll

On October 13, The American released the preseason Poll and other preseason awards[8]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Coaches Poll
1	Houston	98 (8)
2	Memphis	92 (3)
3	SMU	77
4	Wichita State	76
5	UCF	66
6	Cincinnati	52
7	Tulsa	43
8	Temple	37
T-9	South Florida	25
T-9	Tulane	25
11	East Carolina	14

Preseason Awards

All-AAC First Team - Marcus Sasser

Roster

2021–22 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Marcus Sasser	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Red Oak	Dallas, TX
G	1	Jamal Shead	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Manor	Manor, TX
G	2	Robbie Armbrester	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Wasatch Academy	Atlanta, GA
G	3	Ramon Walker Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Shadow Creek	Pearland, TX
G	4	Taze Moore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	GS	CSU Bakersfield	Southaven, MS
F	5	Ja'Vier Francis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Montverde Academy	New Orleans, LA
G	11	Kyler Edwards	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Texas Tech	Arlington, TX
G	12	Tramon Mark	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Dickinson	Dickinson, TX
F	13	J'Wan Roberts	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Shoemaker	Saint Thomas, VI
G	20	Ryan Elvin (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Cedar Ridge	Round Rock, TX
F/C	25	Josh Carlton	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	UConn	Winterville, NC
F	32	Reggie Chaney	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Arkansas	Tulsa, OK
F	35	Fabian White Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Atascocita	Atascocita, TX
C	52	Kiyron Powell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Benjamin Bosse	Evansville, IN

Head coach

Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke)

Assistant coach(es)

K.C. Beard (Boise State)
Kellen Sampson (Oklahoma)
Quannas White (Oklahoma)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 6, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2021* 3:00 p.m.	No. 15	Montana Tech	W 78–51		21 – Sasser	9 – White Jr.	7 – Shead	Fertitta Center Houston, TX
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	Hofstra	W 83–75 ^OT	1–0	25 – Sasser	15 – Roberts	3 – Tied	Fertitta Center (6,883) Houston, TX
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	Rice Rivalry	W 79–46	2–0	26 – Sasser	9 – Roberts	5 – Sasser	Fertitta Center (6,967) Houston, TX
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 15	Virginia	W 67–47	3–0	19 – Sasser	8 – White Jr.	4 – Sasser	Fertitta Center (7,051) Houston, TX
November 22, 2021* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 12	vs. Butler Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinal	W 70–52	4–0	21 – White Jr.	8 – White Jr.	4 – Edwards	Michelob Ultra Arena (2,937) Paradise, NV
November 23, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 12	vs. Wisconsin Maui Invitational Tournament semifinal	L 63–65	4–1	18 – Edwards	6 – Roberts	5 – Shead	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
November 24, 2021* 1:30 p.m., ESPN2	No. 12	vs. Oregon Maui Invitational Tournament 3rd place game	W 78–49	5–1	15 – White Jr.	7 – White Jr.	6 – Shead	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	Northwestern State	W 99–58	6–1	26 – Sasser	8 – White Jr.	9 – Shead	Fertitta Center (6,639) Houston, TX
December 3, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 15	Bryant	W 111–44	7–1	22 – Mark	12 – Roberts	4 – Tied	Fertitta Center (7,051) Houston, TX
December 6, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 14	Alcorn State	W 77–45	8–1	18 – Mark	7 – Edwards	11 – Shead	Fertitta Center (6,649) Houston, TX
December 11, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 14	at No. 9 Alabama	L 82–83	8–2	25 – Sasser	13 – Roberts	3 – Shead	Coleman Coliseum (10,613) Tuscaloosa, AL
December 14, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	No. 14	Louisiana	W 71–56	9–2	17 – Carlton	10 – Moore	5 – Shead	Fertitta Center (6,955) Houston, TX
December 18, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 14	vs. Oklahoma State Hoop Hype XL College Basketball Showcase						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Texas State						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
AAC Regular Season
December 28, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Cincinnati						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
January 2, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Temple						Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
January 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
January 8, 2022 11:00 a.m., CBS		Wichita State						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
January 15, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
January 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Florida						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
January 22, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		East Carolina						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
January 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at UCF						Addition Financial Arena Orlando, FL
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tulane						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
February 6, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Cincinnati						Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH
February 9, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at SMU Rivalry						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
February 12, 2022 2:30 p.m., ABC		Memphis						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
February 17, 2022 8:00 p.m./9:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		UCF						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
February 20, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN		at Wichita State						Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
February 23, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 27, 2022 12:00 p.m., ESPN		SMU Rivalry						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
March 3, 2022 ESPN2/ESPNU		Temple						Fertitta Center Houston, TX
March 6, 2022 11:00 a.m., CBS		at Memphis						FedExForum Memphis, TN
AAC Tournament
March 10–13, 2022 TBA		vs.						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source[9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	15	15	12	15	14	14												Not released
Coaches	14	14^	11	14	13	13

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

References

Weiler, Curt (January 12, 2021). "FSU basketball lands commitment from Houston transfer Caleb Mills". Tallahassee Democrat. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
"Cameron Tyson Commits to Seattle U". goseattleu.com. Seattle University. April 20, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
Jackson, Wilton (April 9, 2021). "Report: Houston Guard Quentin Grimes Declares for NBA Draft". si.com. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
McIlvoy, Randy (14 Jul 2021). "Texas Southern lands former UH Cougar Brison Gresham Forward". click2houston.com. KPRC-TV. Retrieved 14 Jul 2021.
"Houston Signs Guard Taze Moore". uhcougars.com. University of Houston Athletics. 16 Apr 2021. Retrieved 17 Apr 2021.
Yanez, Andy (14 Apr 2021). "Texas Tech guard Kyler Edwards transferring to UH". thedailycougar.com. The Daily Cougar. Retrieved 17 Apr 2021.
Mavredakis, Mike (25 Mar 2021). "Josh Carlton headed to Houston as grad transfer". theuconnblog.com. The UConn Blog. Retrieved 17 Apr 2021.
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Houston Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Fertitta Center (1969–present) Health and Physical Education Arena (2017–2018)
Rivalries	Rice SMU
Culture & lore	Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics