Much has changed for BYU since it lost to Houston on Jan. 4, and Kelvin Sampson has noticed. Though Sampson’s squad defeated the blue Cougars in Friday’s Big 12 tournament semifinal, the veteran head coach was quick to credit BYU for its improvement since the teams’ first meeting.

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson was the first guest on a debut college basketball podcast Tuesday hosted by CBS Sports analyst Jon Rothstein. Sampson talked to Rothstein about a variety of topics leading up to next week’s NCAA Tournament,

When Kelvin Sampson was offered the Houston head coaching job, he was in no position to be picky if he wanted to run his own program again. You'd never recognize the place now.

Kelvin Sampson has long been one of college basketball’s most respected coaches, and in 2024-25, his legacy continues to grow. The Sporting News has named Sampson the College Basketball Coach of the Year,

It has been a special season for Houston men’s basketball, and that was reflected in the Big 12 Conference postseason awards announced on Monday. Cougars’ head coach Kelvin Sampson was named as the Big 12 Coach of the Year for the second straight season,

Kelvin Sampson is The Associated Press Big 12 coach of the year for the second year in a row. Second-ranked Houston won another regular-season conference title this year, and Cougars guard LJ Cryer is the league’s top player.

After a stellar season that included a second straight regular season title, Kelvin Sampson was named Big 12 coach of the year and the Cougars’ Joseph Tugler earned defensive player of the year in a vote of league coaches announced Monday.