Houston point guard Jamal Shead is the Big 12 Player of the Year and his journey really started when he met UH assistant coach Kellen Sampson at age 15. (Photo by F. Carter Smith)

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Jamal Shead Joining Kevin Durant as a Big 12 Player of the Year Winner All Started With Houston Assistant Kellen Sampson’s Early Belief — Inside the Journey

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The Fertitta Center crowd is always happy to see UH guard Ryan Elvin checking into the game. (Photo by F. Carter Smith)

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Walk-On Ryan Elvin’s Incredible UH Moment (For Dad) Against Kansas Shows What Kelvin Sampson’s Big 12 Champions Are Truly All About

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Jim Nantz Opens Up on His Kids’ UH Love, His Strong Willie Fritz Belief, His Sampson Awe and the Joys of Returning as He’s Immortalized With a Houston Banner

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University of Houston coach Kelvin Sampson has plenty of happy moments with the team he demands so much from. Now Sampson's Cougars are Big 12 champs in their very first year in the best basketball conference in America. (Photo by F. Carter Smith)

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Inside Houston’s Emotional Championship Moment — A Beyond Proud Kelvin Sampson, J’Wan Roberts’ Ultimate Warrior Flex, a Sneak Attack & the Sweetest of Big 12 Titles

Behind the Scenes With a No. 1 UH Team That Just Keeps Winning For Each Other

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University of Houston guard Mylik Wilson brings plenty of intensity. (Photo by F. Carter Smith)

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UH’s Stealth Force — Mylik Wilson Looks to Build on The Block, Help No. 1 Houston’s Depleted Bench Stand Tall in March

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University of Houston point guard Jamal Shead is one of the greatest Cougars in UH's storied basketball history. And he already has two buzzer beating game winners. (Photo by F. Carter Smith)

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Basketball’s New Mr. Clutch — How Jamal Shead Makes Buzzer Beaters Somehow Seem Routine For No. 1 Houston, Gives His Teammates Belief

Kelvin Sampson's Battered, Beaten Up UH Team Knows It Still Has the Best Point Guard in the Nation, Giving the Cougars a Real Chance

BY Chris Baldwin

University of Houston forward JoJo Tugler is expected to miss the rest of the season (including the NCAA Tournament) with a stress injury in his right foot, a huge blow to the nation's No. 1 ranked team. (Photo by F. Carter Smith)

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No. 1 Houston Loses Another Key Player For the Season — Super Freshman JoJo Tugler Is Lost to a Devastating Foot Injury

Making It So Much Harder to Win a National Championship For One of the Real Contenders

BY Chris Baldwin

The Houston Cougars defeated the Kansas State Wildcats 74-52, extending their home winning streak to 17 in a row behind Jamal Shead ’s 17 points and J’Wan Roberts 14 points and six rebounds, at the Fertitta Center

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Inside Houston Basketball’s Cutting Edging Development Center — How Innovative Nap Pods, Recovery Rooms & a Jordan Wall Help Power Kelvin Sampson’s No. 1 Ranked Team

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