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The UH basketball team hung on to win a nail biter against Memphis in the American Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.

UH men’s basketball guard Tramon Mark releases a shot from near half-court as time expires against Memphis. After Mark’s shot went in, all of his teammates erupted with excitement as they swarmed the freshman guard on the opposite end of the court. | Andy Yanez/The Cougar The moment the ball left the hands of Houston freshman guard Tramon Mark, senior forward Justin Gorham knew the game was decided. “It was so low, that when I saw it, (I knew) it was going to go off the backboard and go i...

UH basketball guard Quentin Grimes scores a layup against Western Kentucky on Thursday night at Fertitta Center. | Andy Yanez/The Cougar A career night from junior guard Quentin Grimes and a stifling all-around defense propelled the Houston men’s basketball team to an 81-57 win over Western Kentucky on Thursday. The Cougars (19-3, 12-3 American Athletic Conference) forced 20 turnovers on the night and hit a total of 13 3-pointers. The Cougars jumped out to an early 10-point lead thanks to so...

UH senior forward Justin Gorham looks across the court for an open teammate in a game against SMU on Jan. 31 at Fertitta Center. | Courtesy of UH athletics A season ago, senior forward Justin Gorham was trying to find a place to carve out his role with the Houston men’s basketball program. He was in a crowded position group with Chris Harris Jr., Brison Gresham and Fabian White Jr., which, to no surprise, led to his minutes being limited throughout the season. Even then, the Cougars’ coachi...

The UH men's basketball team will play a game against Our Lady of the Lake, an NAIA member, on Saturday afternoon inside of Fertitta Center.

Houston senior forward Brison Gresham (55) is blocked by SMU’s Tyson Jolly on Jan. 31 inside of the Fertitta Center. On Wednesday, No. 5 UH lost to ECU 82-73. | Andy Yanez/The Cougar No. 5 Houston was supposed to steamroll through East Carolina, a team on a five-game losing streak dating back to December, on Wednesday evening. The Cougars, who have been atop the American Athletic Conference all season long, entered the game with an eight-game winning streak and a three-game lead over second-p...

DeJon Jarreau, senior guard for No. 8 Houston, draws the attention of two Tulsa defenders in a game on Jan. 20 inside of the Fertitta Center. | Andy Yanez/The Cougar No. 8 Houston left little room for doubt when it took on Temple on Saturday morning. The Cougars scored first, a hook shot by senior forward Brison Gresham in the first 11 seconds of the game, and never looked back. UH quickly expanded that lead to seven before the first media timeout, and by the next pause in the action, the team ...

Houston senior forward Brison Gresham battles with Emmanuel Ugboh in the paint for a rebound. | Andy Yanez/The Cougar Just five minutes into its rematch against Tulsa last Wednesday, Houston had already built up a six-point lead and had five offensive boards that had led to seven second-chance points. By halftime, the Cougars had raised that to 13 offensive rebounds. They ended the game with 54 total rebounds. For UH, however, that eye-popping mark was not all that special. Instead, it is more...

Print AP Tulsas Elijah Joiner is guarded by Houstons Marcus Sasser during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Tulsa, Okla., Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Dave Crenshaw) Credit: The Associated Press TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Frank Haith has coached various teams to some huge wins over the years, and he wanted everyone to know how much Tulsas gritty performance against unbeaten ...

UH ‘fighting uphill all night’ in loss to Tulsa, Kelvin Sampson says UH guard DeJon Jarreau challenges Wichita State guard Jamarius Burton during a 2019-20 season game at Fertitta Center. Kelvin Sampson and his Cougars suffered their first loss of 2020-21 against Tulsa on Tuesday. | Mikol Kindle Jr./The Cougar After sophomore guard Caleb Mills hit a go-ahead midrange jumper with only six seconds left on the game clock, No. 5 Houston seemed like it was going to escape the hard-fought battle ...