🔒 What to expect in Houston’s first-round NCAA matchup with UAB
March Madness is off and running and already we’ve seen one of the giants go down as 2nd seeded Kentucky fell to 15th seed Saint Peter’s on Thursday. How fun is this!
Now it’s go time Friday night as the Houston Cougars begin their journey of returning to the Final Four when they open against 12th-seeded Alabama-Birmingham in Pittsburgh.
Sports Director Randy McIlvoy and KPRC 2′s Chancellor Johnson gave a preview in the video above, exclusive for our KPRC 2 Insiders.
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KPRC 2 Sports Director since 2004. Covers the Astros, Texans, Rockets, Dynamo, Dash and a few hundred local high schools across the Greater Houston Area
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