Houston Cougars men's basketball
| Houston Cougars men's basketball | |||||||||||
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| University | University of Houston | ||||||||||
| First season | 1945–46; 81 years ago | ||||||||||
| Head coach | Kelvin Sampson (12th season) | ||||||||||
| Location | Houston, Texas | ||||||||||
| Arena | Fertitta Center (capacity: 7,100) | ||||||||||
| Conference | Big 12 Conference | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Cougars | ||||||||||
| Colors | Scarlet and white | ||||||||||
| Student section | The Cage | ||||||||||
| All-time record | 1,470–887 (.624) | ||||||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament runner-up | |||||||||||
| 1983, 1984, 2025 | |||||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||||
| 1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992, 2010, 2021, 2022, 2025 | |||||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||||
| 1946, 1947, 1950, 1956, 1983, 1984, 1992, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | |||||||||||
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The Houston Cougars men's basketball team represents the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, in NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. They compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. In addition to 26 NCAA tournament appearances, the Cougars have won 22 conference championships and have had several players and a coach elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.