There are 11 article(s) tagged Kelvin Sampson:

• March 2024

  • Top-seeded Houston taking it one game at a time in Big Dance

    The Cougars, the No. 1 seed in the South Region, have never won a NCAA title in the history of their program.

    By Parth Upadhyaya March 22, 2024

• January 2023

  • Tigers Basketball Insider: Houston’s Kelvin Sampson praises Penny Hardaway, Memphis

    During his weekly radio Show on Monday, the Houston coach discussed his Cougars’ home loss to Temple on Sunday. He then unpromptedly spoke about Penny Hardaway and Memphis.

    By Parth Upadhyaya January 24, 2023

• February 2022

  • Why Hardaway’s admiration of Sampson is more motivation

    Hardaway doesn’t want to just beat Houston; he wants the Tigers to be more like the Cougars.

    By Steven Johnson February 09, 2022

• October 2021

  • Hardaway observes Houston, Sampson and takes notes

    Tigers coach Penny Hardaway isn’t afraid of the pressure to succeed, or the task of building “culture.”

    By Steven Johnson October 14, 2021

• March 2021

  • Memphis loses heartbreaker to Houston at the buzzer

    Boogie Ellis’ shot gave Memphis hope, but Cougars freshman Tramon Mark’s last-second 3-pointer vaporized it. 

    By Danielle Lerner March 07, 2021

  • Calkins: Penny Hardaway and Kelvin Sampson in a war of words! (Not)

    One of the pleasures of a massive game is hearing the two head coaches talk about it in advance. Penny Hardaway and Kelvin Sampson did not disappoint.

    By Geoff Calkins March 05, 2021

• October 2019

  • Back gym boys vs. five star prospects: Memphis, Houston point fingers at media day

    The Tigers wanted the pressure of being picked first in the league, and Houston seems eager to let them have it. 

    By Drew Hill October 14, 2019

• March 2019

  • For top seeds, AAC tournament performance may not benefit NCAA positioning

    While the Memphis Tigers need to win AAC Tournament to punch ticket to NCAAs, top seeds Houston and Cincinnati might not realize any benefit from winning this week's tournament championship.

    By Don Wade March 13, 2019

• February 2019

  • Road weary: Memphis Tigers are just one of many AAC teams finding wins away from home are hard to come by

    Road struggles are evident for half of the American Athletic Conference teams this season, raising the question of what makes games in an away arena so tough?

    By Don Wade February 11, 2019

• January 2019

  • Chapter Nine: Houston Cougars remind Penny Hardaway there’s a long way to go

    Calkins: Tigers’ youth on full display as freshmen fail to contribute in loss to No. 19 Houston Cougars.

    By Geoff Calkins January 07, 2019

  • No. 19 and undefeated Houston poses major challenge for Memphis

    After the Memphis Tigers had held off Wichita State 85-74 at FedExForum last Thursday to open American Athletic Conference play, attention turned to the road test awaiting at 5 p.m. Sunday in Houston against the No. 19 and undefeated Cougars (14-0, 1-0 AAC).

    By Don Wade January 05, 2019