2025 Tournament PreviewAfter going 23-1 to close the regular season and running away with the Big 12, Houston earned its third consecutive NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed. Underrated senior guard L.J. Cryer (15.2 ppg) is one of four Cougars who shoot at least 40 percent on three-pointers, as Houston ranks fourth nationally in perimeter shooting (39.8 percent). The Cougars are 26th in turnover rate and 15th in offensive rebounding, and juniors Emanuel Sharp (12.6 ppg) and Milos Uzan (11.5 ppg, 4.3 apg) provide secondary backcourt options for an offense that is 11th in efficiency (per KenPom). Houston once again boasts a top-tier defense -- No. 2 in the nation. A frontcourt led by 6-8 J'Wan Roberts (10.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg) and emerging 6-8 freshman Joseph Tugler (5.6 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 2.1 bpg) holds opponents to the fourth-lowest two-point percentage. With seemingly no holes and a 14-3 Quad 1 record, coach Kelvin Sampson's squad could return to the Final Four for the first time since 2021.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency 1.24 8 0.87 1
Pace 62.5 (360)
Effective FG% 52.56 (94) 44.98 (4)
Turnover % 12.12 (13) 18.87 (14)
Off Reb % 36.56 (11) 28.75 (124)
FTA/FGA 28.30 (316) 34.00 (213)
3P% 39.84 (1) 30.57 (25)
2P% 48.78 (272) 44.33 (5)
FT% 74.09 (112) 70.97 (122)
3PA/FGA 34.46 (296) 43.11 (312)
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Big 12
Rankings
AP Poll: #2 Coaches Poll: #2 NET: #3 RPI: #6 RW: #2
Record
Overall: (32-4) Conference: (19-1) Quad 1: (15-4) Quad 2: (6-0) Quad 3: (5-0) Quad 4: (6-0)
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Projected Record: 33-4 (22-1)
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