Houston Cougars NCAA Basketball News

Aubrey Coleman scored 19 points, 11 of them from the free-throw line, to lead Houston to a 73-64 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday.

Aubrey Coleman scored 19 points, 11 of them from the free-throw line, to lead Houston to a 73-64 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday.

I can't decide whether I'm disappointed or apathetic about this afternoon's result.

The Cougar men's basketball team rebounded from a bad opening loss to storm past the Presbyterian College Blue Hose by a score of 76-57. Once more, let's take a look at the good, and the not so good.

The Cougar men's basketball team opens the season tomorrow at 4:00 PM with a tilt against Georgia Southern.

The University of Houston opens the 2008-09 basketball season tonight with a game against Georgia Southern in the opening round of the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs.

UH athletics with Michael Murphy Willis Wilson . Yep, Wilson, the Wizard of West U himself, the sharp-dressed man who spent 16 years coaching basketball at Rice University, will be handling the analyst chores ...

Here's another quick video interview, this time with DaShaun Williams. The Cougars certainly have a big stable of guards, with holdovers Williams, Kelvin Lewis, Brockeith Pane, Horace McGloster and Zamal Nixon ...

Here's a quick-hitter with Zamal "Z-Mail" Nixon, one of the many point guards on this year's squad.

" A Linden High School basketball star has made a non-binding commitment to attend St.

David Bruce, a 6-foot 9-inch, 210-pound senior on the Linden High School boys basketball team, has made a nonbinding commitment to attend St.

Hey UH, how long has it been since you had a big, thick steaming bowl of NCAA Basketball Tournament? Well that's too long.

The Houston program is definitely on the upswing with Tom Penders making the Cougars a legitimate program in the postseason once again.

The University of Houston men's basketball team will open its 2008-09 schedule at one of the nation's premier college tournaments.

The Warriors signed three undrafted free agents _ guard DeMarcus Nelson of Duke, swingman Dion Dowell of Houston and forward Rob Kurz of Notre Dame.

Former Boys & Girls standout Zamal Nixon made a smooth transition to the University of Houston last fall, and with a year under his belt the 6-2 guard has a slight Southern drawl to prove it.

Newcastle Eagles have added University of Houston forward Tafari Toney to their ranks for the 2008-09 season.

The University of Houston athletic department hosted the final Coaches Road Show on Tuesday night.

Some of you know about my statistical system that scores current college players by comparing them to past college players.

UH athletics with Michael Murphy Well, it's official. Lanny Smith has been invited to play on the Rockets' summer league team that will play in Las Vegas later this month.