Houston Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 7, 2021 · CSM Staff
 

Houston Cougars

AAC (24-3, 14-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/27 Boise State (68-58), 11/29 Texas Tech (64-53), 1/6 Wichita State (70-63)
Bad Losses: 12/29 at Tulsa (64-65), 2/3 at East Carolina (73-82), 2/18 at Wichita State (63-68)
Coach:  Kelvin Sampson
 
Probable Starters:
DeJon Jarreau, Senior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 4.4 apg, 5.5 rpg
Quentin Grimes, Junior, Guard, 18.1 ppg, 1.9 apg, 6.0 rpg
Marcus Sasser, Sophomore, Guard, 13.7 ppg, 2.2 apg
Justin Gorham, Senior, Forward, 8.6 ppg, 9.0 rpg
Reggie Chaney, Junior, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Brison Gresham, Senior, Center, 3.0 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Tramon Mark, Freshman, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 1.9 apg
Fabian White, Senior, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.2 (49th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.6 (2, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.8 (191, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.0 (1, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.2 (28, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.6 (80, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.3 (86, 4)
Rebound Margin: 9.1 (7, 1)
Assists Per Game: 13.6 (140, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.0 (30, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019 NCAA Round of 64 win over Georgia State
2019 NCAA Round of 32 win over Ohio State
2019 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2018 NCAA Round o f 64 win over San Diego State
2018 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Michigan
2017 NIT First Round loss to Akron
2016 NIT First Round loss to Georgia Tech
2013 CBI First Round win over Texas
2013 CBI Quarterfinal loss to George Mason
2010 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Maryland
2009 CBI First Round loss to Oregon State
2008 CBI First Round win over Nevada
2008 CBI Second Round win over Valparaiso
2008 CBI Semifinal loss to Tulsa
2006 NIT First Round win over BYU
2006 NIT Second Round loss to Missouri State
2005 NIT Opening Round loss to Wichita State
 
*all team stats through 3/7