Houston Men’s Basketball 2022 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 6, 2022 · CSM Staff
 

Houston Cougars

American (29-5, 15-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/16 Virginia (67-47), 2/27 SMU (75-61)
Bad Losses: 2/9 at SMU (83-85), 2/12 Memphis (59-69)
Coach: Kelvin Sampson
 
Probable Starters:
Kyler Edwards, Senior, Guard, 13.6 ppg, 3.2 apg, 6.0 rpg
Jamal Shead, Sophomore, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 6.0 apg
Taze Moore, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 2.9 apg, 4.7 rpg
Fabian White Jr., Senior, Forward, 13.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Josh Carlton, Senior, Center, 11.9 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.2 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Tramon Mark, Sophomore, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 2.4 apg
J’Wan Roberts, Sophomore, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg
Reggie Chaney, Sophomore, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 2.0 rpg
Ramon Walker, Freshman, Guard, 3.5 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.9 (61st in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.9 (5, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.7 (45, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.2 (1, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (119, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.2 (163, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 66.3 (325, 11)
Rebound Margin: 7.3 (13, 1)
Assists Per Game: 16.5 (13, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.4 (66, 3)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2021 NCAA Round of 64 win over Cleveland State
2021 NCAA Round of 32 win over Rutgers
2021 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Syracuse
2021 NCAA Regional Final win over Oregon State
2021 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Baylor
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 3/6