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New York Times
27-05-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Milos Uzan withdraws from NBA Draft to return to Houston: Source
Milos Uzan has decided to withdraw from the NBA Draft and return for his senior season at Houston, a source briefed on the move confirmed. This decision gives Houston three returning starters — Uzan joins Emanuel Sharp and Joseph Tugler — and cements last year's national runner-up as one of the preseason national title favorites. Advertisement In a roster domino of Uzan's decision, former Texas Tech and Creighton guard Pop Isaacs decommitted from Houston and will head to Texas A&M, his agency told The Athletic. The Houston coaching staff operated this spring under the premise that Uzan would likely stay in the draft and moved quickly to replace him in the starting lineup with Isaacs. The door was always left open in case Uzan's feedback from the NBA led him back to Houston. After participating in the NBA Draft Combine and working out for six teams, he was trending toward the second round — he appeared at No. 40 in The Athletic's Sam Vecenie's latest mock draft. By returning to college, it's possible that Uzan could get more money than he would have received with a contract in the second round. He also has the chance to play his way into the 2026 first round. With L.J. Cryer, Houston's leading scorer from last season, graduating, Uzan will likely take on more of a scoring role after averaging 11.4 points in his first season at Houston. For coach Kelvin Sampson, his formula has been roster continuity, and this certainly helps in that department. The Cougars will be leaning more on freshmen than ever before, with two starting spots likely going to power forward Chris Cenac Jr. and either Isiah Harwell or Kingston Fleming at the other guard spot, but it's a lot easier to blend those freshmen around three veterans. The combination of Uzan, Sharpe and Tugler outscored opponents by 40.8 points per 100 possessions when on the floor together last season, per CBB Analytics. — The Athletic's Tobias Bass contributed to this report.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kelvin Sampson, Houston agree to new 4-year deal through 2028-29 season
Kelvin Sampson is clearly happy at Houston, and the feeling is mutual. The veteran coach has signed a new four-year contract with the school that will run through the 2028-29 season, the school announced on Thursday. He had two years remaining on his previous contract. The new deal will keep Sampson on par with the highest-paid coaches in college basketball, per CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein. He will be the highest-paid coach in school history, according to the Houston Chronicle. However, terms of the contract have yet to be announced. "There is no other program in the country that has been able to do what he has done, at the level he has been able to do it," Houston athletic director Eddie Nunez said in an interview with Fox 26's Will Kunkel. "As long as he wants to be our coach, I'm in!" 𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃@CoachSampsonUH has agreed to a new deal & will be a @UHouston Cougar through 2028-29First things first... Who's ready for 2025-26?#ForTheCity #GoCoogs — Houston Men's Hoops 🏀 🐾 (@UHCougarMBK) May 21, 2025 Sampson just wrapped up his 11th season at Houston and the Cougars have been a mainstay among college basketball's elite for most of his tenure. In his time at the school, the Cougars have won 30 or more games five times, made the Sweet 16 six times and have two Final Four appearances. This year's team might've been his best yet. The Cougars pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament in the Final Four, knocking out Cooper Flagg and Duke after a furious rally at the end of the game. They nearly capped it all off with a trophy in the championship game, but Florida eked out a 65-63 win. Houston is in position to continue that success next season. Second-leading scorer Emanuel Sharp (12.6 points per game, 41% 3-point shooting) is returning to help lead the nation's No. 2 recruiting class, as ranked by Rivals. The class includes forwards Chris Cenac Jr. (the No. 6 player nationally) with guards Isiah Harwell (No. 9), Kingston Flemings (No. 22) and Bryce Jackson. The Cougars are also adding senior forward Kalifa Sakho in the transfer portal from Sam Houston State. Sampson has compiled a 299-84 record during his 11 seasons at Houston, a .781 winning percentage. Overall, he has a 724-311 record during his career, which includes stints at Washington State, Oklahoma and Indiana.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kelvin Sampson, Houston agree to new 4-year deal through 2028-29 season
Kelvin Sampson is clearly happy at Houston, and the feeling is mutual. The veteran coach has signed a new four-year contract with the school that will run through the 2028-29 season, the school announced on Thursday. He had two years remaining on his previous contract. Advertisement The new deal will keep Sampson on par with the highest-paid coaches in college basketball, per CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein. The terms of the contract have yet to be announced. "There is no other program in the country that has been able to do what he has done, at the level he has been able to do it," Houston athletic director Eddie Nunez said in an interview with Fox 26's Will Kunkel. "As long as he wants to be our coach, I'm in!" Sampson just wrapped up his 11th season at Houston and the Cougars have been a mainstay among college basketball's elite for most of his tenure. In his time at the school, the Cougars have made the Sweet 16 six times and have two Final Four appearances. Advertisement This year's team might've been his best yet. The Cougars pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament in the Final Four, knocking out Cooper Flagg and Duke after a furious rally at the end of the game. They nearly capped it all off with a trophy in the championship game, but Florida eked out a 65-63 win. Houston is in position to continue that success next season, bringing in the nation's No. 2 recruiting class, as ranked by Rivals. The class includes forwards Chris Cenac Jr. (the No. 6 player nationally) with guards Isiah Harwell (No. 9), Kingston Flemings (No. 22) and Bryce Jackson. The Cougars are also adding senior forward Kalifa Sakho in the transfer portal from Sam Houston State. Sampson has compiled a 299-84 record during his 11 seasons at Houston, a .781 winning percentage. Overall, he has a 724-311 record during his career, which includes stints at Washington State, Oklahoma and Indiana.
Yahoo
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Kelvin Sampson, Houston agree to new 4-year deal through 2028-29 season: Reports
Kelvin Sampson is clearly happy at Houston, and the feeling is mutual. The veteran coach has signed a new four-year contract with the school that will run through the 2028-29 season, according to multiple reports. The new deal will keep Sampson on par with the highest-paid coaches in college basketball, per CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein. The terms of the contract have yet to be announced. Sampson just wrapped up his 11th season at Houston and the Cougars have been a mainstay among college basketball's elite for most of his tenure. In his time at the school, the Cougars have made the Sweet 16 six times and have two Final Four appearances. This year's team might've been his best yet. The Cougars pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament in the Final Four, knocking out Cooper Flagg and Duke after a furious rally at the end of the game. They nearly capped it all off with a trophy in the championship game, but Florida eked out 65-63 win. This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
Reuters
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Houston gives Kelvin Sampson new 4-year contract
May 21 - Houston has given coach Kelvin Sampson a new four-year contract following his team's run to the championship game of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The contract will run through the 2028-29 season, the university announced Wednesday. Financial terms were not announced by Houston, however CBS Sports reported that the deal will keep Sampson "among the highest paid coaches in college basketball." However, according to the USA Today coaches salary database for the 2024-25 season, Sampson has a long way to go to reach the top. Bill Self of Kansas, at $8.8 million a year annually, is No. 1 on the USA Today list while Sampson is No. 16 at $4.6 million. That figure puts him fourth in the Big 12 behind Self, Scott Drew of Baylor ($5.4 million) and Arizona's Tommy Lloyd ($5.3 million). "It is hard to truly put into words what Kelvin Sampson has meant to our men's basketball program, our athletics department, our University and our greater Houston community," Cougars vice president for athletics Eddie Nunez said in the school news release. "His success as a coach on the court is even more impressive when considering the tremendous impact he has had on the many young men to come through our program." Sampson led the Cougars to a 35-5 record in the 2024-25 season, which included a heartbreaking 65-63 loss to Florida in the final of the NCAA Tournament last month. The 69-year-old Sampson has a 724-311 career record in Division I. Before being hired at Houston in 2014, he coached at Washington State (1987-94), Oklahoma (1994-2006) and Indiana (2006-08). With the Cougars, his record is 299-84. He has been named Coach of the Year twice -- 1995 and 2024. --Field Level Media
