Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson held a media session on Monday in advance of Wednesday’s Big 12 Conference home game against West Virginia. Tipoff time

With two games per week and several Saturday-Monday turnarounds, UH faces a busy stretch of the Big 12 basketball season.

Coleman Hawkins is typically the first name associated with Kansas State men's basketball. But Houston coach Kelvin Sampson believes David N'Guessan needs to be in the conversation as well.

12 Houston brings the nation's best defense on the road ... The Cougars' turnover margin of 4.86 is second in the conference. Head coach Kelvin Sampson was pleased with the effort. "I'm sure you're asking questions metaphorically," Sampson told reporters ...

Don Chaney, a UH All-American and a key figure in integrating intercollegiate athletics in the South, will have his No. 24 retired by the Cougars next month.

Mike Lopresti is a member of the US Basketball Writers Hall of Fame, Ball State journalism Hall of Fame and Indiana Sportswriters and Sportscasters Hall of Fame. He has covered college basketball for 43 years, including 39 Final Fours. He is so old he covered Bob Knight when he had dark hair and basketball shorts were actually short.

The buzz around Khaman Maluach entering college centered on his 7-foot-2 size, incredible wingspan and ability to block shots. While he's been a deterrent for opponents around the rim -- Duke ranks second in 2-point defense nationally -- Maluach is also starting to come on as a consistent offensive piece.

This week's winter weather only delayed the inevitable as red-hot UH handed Utah a thorough pounding in the programs' first meeting.

Big 12 Men's Basketball is roughly one-third the way through conference play. Iowa State, the team that debuted last week in our weekly Big 12 Men's Basketball Power Rankings, suf

College basketball has no shortage of stakes and storylines as we round out the third full week of 2025. Auburn holds the top spot on the AP poll despite having star Johni Broome on the shelf. Duke ’s Cooper Flagg is looking extremely first pick-ish. UConn coach Dan Hurley passionately lobbied for Dan Hurley as the No. 1 coach.

Oh, and it helps to have a fortress at the rim anchoring the best defense in the country. Top-100 teams are shooting just 52% at the rim against Houston who can rotate some combination of JoJo Tugler, Ja'Vier Francis and J'Wan Roberts at all times.

College basketball tiers took shape in non-conference play when many of the top teams squared off against each other, but now that league action is underway, the grueling demands of the season truly separate the best from the rest.