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Conference USA Baby : Houston Cougars
Tom Penders has guided four teams to the NCAA tournament in his controversial career, and now he leads Houston to its first appearance in 18 years. (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's ... 19 hours ago
Conference USA Baby : Houston Cougars
Maryland's Greivis Vasquez will try to slow Houston's Aubrey Coleman in an NCAA tournament opening-round matchup of high-scoring guards. "He can flat-out score," Vasquez said. "We definitely are going to give him respect. Players like that can take over a game." Vasquez also knows Coleman wi... (original story)
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Conference USA Baby : Houston Cougars
When Baylor's Tweety Carter and Sam Houston State's Ashton Mitchell meet in their shared hometown of New Orleans, it's usually as friends. On Thursday, the senior point guards will be going head-to-head in what will be the last career game for one of them. Carter is from the town of Rese... (original story)
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Conference USA Baby : Houston Cougars
The Houston Cougars are suddenly front-page news again. The team followed another mediocre regular season by winning last week's Conference USA tournament to earn the program's first NCAA tournament berth since 1992. The Cougars (19-15) got the No. 13 seed in the Midwest Region and will face... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's ... 58 days ago
Conference USA Baby : Houston Cougars
Aubrey Coleman, the nation's scoring leader, scored 25 points to match his season's average and Houston never trailed in a 74-55 victory over East Carolina on Saturday night. The Cougars (10-7, 3-1 Conference USA) scored the game's first nine points en route to a 30-22 halftime lead. The... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's ... 58 days ago
Conference USA Baby : Houston Cougars
Four games of Conference USA play didn't really answer a lot of Houston's questions. Wins over Rice and East Carolina, two teams that remain winless in league play, didn't tell us a lot. Those were expected. So too, many would say, was the Jan. 9 loss to league-title hopeful Tulsa. But then there ... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's ... 103 days ago
Conference USA Baby : Houston Cougars
Aubrey Coleman scored 29 points and Kelvin Lewis added 22 as Houston defeated Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 83-76 on Sunday. Coleman and Lewis combined to hit 11 3-pointers for the Cougars (4-2), who won despite being outshot 50.0 percent-44.1 percent and outrebounded 44-28. Houston was 11 for 29 from 3-... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's ... 103 days ago
Conference USA Baby : Houston Cougars
The Houston Cougars won their fourth game of the young season Sunday over Texas A&M Corpus Christi 83-76. (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's ... 111 days ago
Conference USA Baby : Houston Cougars
Aubrey Coleman scored 25 points Saturday night as Houston beat Alaska Anchorage 73-57 for third place in the Great Alaska Shootout. Coleman was 11 of 16 shooting and made both of his 3-point attempts. Desmond Wade added 15 and Adam Brown finished with 14 for the Cougars (3-2), who led 37-25 at the b... (original story)
Posted from Yahoo! Sports - NCAA Men's ... 112 days ago
Conference USA Baby : Houston Cougars
San Diego earned a berth in the finals of the Great Alaska Shootout with a 72-65 victory over Houston on Friday. Clinton Houston led the Toreros (4-1) with 21 points, including making 7 of 9 attempts from the free-throw line. Brandon Johnson scored 13 of his 15 points in the second half, and Chris L... (original story)