COLLEGE HOOPS

The University of Houston will have a gaping hole to fill on their men's basketball team with leading scorer Marcus Sasser announcing on his Instagram that he is done for the season.

Houston fell three spots to No. 15 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll after the Cougars’ first loss of the season to Wisconsin.

Rice University and men's basketball head coach Scott Pera have agreed to a contract extension through the end of the 2023-24 season.

According to multiple reports, legendary Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski will be retiring after this coming season.

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.