“LJ’s greatest strength is he is a bucket-getter. He can make shots. He gets to the free throw line, and he makes 3s. We had an established relationship with LJ and his family because we recruited him out of Morton Ranch."
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4/18/23
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“We earned it,” said senior guard Marcus Sasser. “We have a got team and it’s tournament time. Anything could happen. This is what we’ve prepared for all season and it’s here now. We have to go out and play like it’s our last game, because it might be.”
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3/13/23
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“We play seven Texas schools, no other conference has that and it’s a really cool thing,” Holgerson said. “There’s connections everywhere with this conference, with the coaches, with the players, everything. It’s going to be an exciting time and all of the dudes can’t wait for it.”
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2/6/23
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Senior University of Houston guard Marcus Sasser was named to the United States Basketball Writers Association Oscar Robertson Trophy Midseason Watch List on Thursday.
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1/19/23
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“We’re getting better, but this game is over, and you don’t get any carry over points for that,” Sampson said. “Once we get to practice tomorrow it’s a totally different story. We’ll go over our goals and we have zero interest in this game anymore."
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1/5/23
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“There’s been some special moments in my career, and this is one of them,” said Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire. “To be able to finish this off with the guys, it was so special because when you’re a new coach coming in it takes buy in, they gave that to us from day one.
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12/29/22
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“Really and truly I’ve never been more excited in my life,” LaViolette said. “I’m ready to be here for the next three or four years and I want to help us maybe win a national championship for Aggie land.”
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7/25/22
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University of Houston Football senior quarterback Clayton Tune has been named to the preseason watch list for the 46th annual Davey O’Brien Award.
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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7/20/22
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Will Blackburn has been named the University of Houston’s Director of Track and Field and Carl Lewis will serve as the program’s Head Coach, Houston Vice President for Athletics Chris Pezman announced Thursday.
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7/15/22
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“This will be a great opportunity to expose our kids to the history of the U.S. Naval Academy that they can only read about,” Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson said.
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7/8/22
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“I am extremely excited for our players, fans, supporters and the UH community,” said Houston baseball coach Todd Whitting. “Our entrance to the Big 12 is the culmination of years of hard work, the amazing support of our fans and donors and our tremendous leadership."
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6/10/22
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“This was just the best choice for me to come back,” Sasser said. It won’t do anything but help me even more. It’s going to help me become a better player all-around and just be even more prepared for the draft process next year.”
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6/4/22
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“It comes down to our heart,” Shead said . “It’s our heart, we don’t want to lose. We want to win for each other. These guys love each other so much and they’re really my brothers, it goes way beyond basketball."
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3/24/22
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“This team really had to come together,” Sampson said. “Probably more than any other team we’ve had here. We had to be a team, we couldn’t be a team of stars, it had to be teammates. That’s what we teach and emphasize."
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3/18/22
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After leading the University of Houston Men’s Basketball program to another winning season, another ACC regular season championship and tournament championship and another NCAA Tournament berth, Head Coach Kelvin Sampson was named one of 10 semifinalists for the Werner Ladder Naismith Coach of the Year Award.
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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3/17/22
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“Before we went on the floor, we talked about how everyone here would remember this day for the rest of their lives,” said UIW head coach Jeff Doe. “Having this experience, you’re never going to forget this, and obviously, what a memorable game it was.”
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3/13/22
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“We tried to buy into everything Coach told us all season,” said Terrion Murdix, who was named the tournament’s MVP. “As you can see, it worked. We’re going to the Tournament and we’re about to be dancing.”
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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3/13/22
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The Merrell Center will play host to the tournament, which starts Wednesday and will go through Saturday, with the champion taking an automatic bye into the NCAA Tournament.
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By Tyler Tyre, Sports Editor
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3/9/22
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“Thank you to Coach Fisher, Coach Williams, Coach V, Coach Joseph and all the other incredible coaches that have helped me to become the man and athlete I am today, Small said.”
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1/24/22
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In the Cougars’ lone game of the week, Edwards led all players and posted career highs with 29 points and seven 3-pointers in a 66-64 win at Tulsa on Saturday night.
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1/20/22
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