After leading one of the greatest seasons in program history, University of Houston men’s basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson has signed an extension to keep him in red for the foreseeable future.

With such high-performing hoops within the city limits, this begs the question: Is Houston a good city to be a basketball fan? A recent survey from WalletHub explored this exact question.

Golden attended Klein Cain High School in the Houston area. As a four-star recruit, he committed to stay home and play for the Houston Cougars.

On Monday, the Houston Cougars took on the Florida Gators in the men’s basketball NCAA National Championship game.

Following the win, a video circulated showing Hakeem Olajuwon—a legend in both Cougars and Rockets basketball—being refused access to the stage where the team was celebrating. Fortunately, he was eventually granted access.

Cougar pride resonated throughout San Antonio as fans celebrated the Houston Cougars’ big win. Many spent the day enjoying the city’s sights with family, friends, and fellow supporters.

The University of Houston is buzzing after a comeback for the ages. The Cougars took down Duke and are now heading to the national title game.

12-year-old Jace Abarca has been fighting a chronic autoimmune disease, but thanks to the support of the University of Houston team and coaches, he got the surprise of a lifetime: tickets to Saturday night's game!

Conference tournament week and Selection Sunday are in the rearview mirror, and we finally have the field of 68 for the men’s college basketball March Madness tournament.

Selection Sunday is just five days away! We’ve entered one of the most fun weeks of the college basketball calendar: conference tournament week.

We’re officially less than two weeks away from Selection Sunday, and the nation’s top teams are doing whatever it takes to bolster their rankings and find their way into the field of 68.

We’re officially less than three weeks away from Selection Sunday, and the outlook for the teams with tournament potential in men’s college basketball is becoming clearer by the day.

The school is dropping custom bobbleheads to commemorate their historic season!

The UH Cougars are in San Antonio preparing for their Sweet 16 date with #1 Seeded Arizona.

Marcus Jones' strong showing this season for University of Houston football has gotten recognized as a Consensus All-American.

Jared Butler scored 17 points to lead five Baylor players in double figures, and the Bears roared to a 78-59 victory over Houston in the Final Four.

As the University of Houston men’s basketball team prepares to take on the Baylor Bears this weekend in the Final Four, KPRC 2′s Kris Gutierrez sat down with a couple of former UH basketball players from the epic Phi Slama Jama era.

The “Whose House? Coog’s House!” chant can be heard at every University of Houston sporting event, but most don’t know that it dates back to 1988.

Both the University of Houston and Baylor University men’s basketball teams have made it to the Final Four at the NCAA tournament this year.

Two Texas teams have reached the NCAA Final Four tournament in Indianapolis, and social media is buzzing with excitement.

An all-Texas national-semifinal takes over Indianapolis on Saturday. No.1 seed Baylor, the champions of the south region will face the No. 2 seed Houston, the champions of the midwest region.

Baylor reached the Final Four for the first time in 71 years, getting 22 points from MaCio Teague and a dominating defensive performance from Davion Mitchell to beat Arkansas 81-72 on Monday night.

The Houston Cougars are into the Elite 8, making history Saturday with a 62-46 thrashing of 11th-seed Syracuse. The Cougars are favorites to advance, but this Oregon State team won’t be easy to knock off. Keys for the CougarsDefense is the name of the game for the University of Houston and they’ll need another stellar effort Monday night. UH has the best defensive field-goal percentage in the nation and has held opponents to just under 60 points per game. Ethan Thompson (15 ppg) has dominated on both ends and his physical play will be tested when he faces UH.

The Houston Cougars are American Athletic Conference Champions for the second season in a row, clinching a tie at the top of the conference at 13-5. “On my visit, I played with the guys and DeJon (Jarreau) and I were on the same squad. I really felt right at home pretty much right away,” said Grimes on Thursday ahead of Saturday’s Sweet 16 game with Syracuse. “Not really at all, we played on the same team that day and I tried to get him the ball,” said Jarreau. AdFrom that day forward the bond between Grimes and Jarreau grew and hasn’t let up since.

HOUSTON – The Houston Cougars continue their wait for the football season to start after the fifth game, in four weeks, has been either canceled or postponed due to COVID-related issues, according to the university. North Texas University announced Wednesday the team cannot play Saturday’s game against Houston due to four positive tests at North Texas, with contact tracing leaving the team unable to have enough players to compete. We will continue to work to adjust our schedule with the hopes of playing as soon as we can.”North Texas played Houston Baptist on Sept. 5 and coming off a game against SMU last weekend. Houston’s third game, with Memphis, was set to be played before the Tigers had to postpone the conference game due to a slew of positive tests. Both North Texas and Tulane have played this season, each playing the previous week.

HOUSTON – Greetings from the Xfinity Sports Desk and KPRC 2 Sports. Things have really changed quickly in the wild world of sports over the past ten days. While the battle continues against COVID-19, the business of sports is getting back to a sense of normalcy. Here’s what’s on tap this week in Houston sports. Texans look to bounce backThe Houston Texans opened their season last week against the Kansas City Chiefs, and, just like it did in January, things did not go well for the Texans.