The 2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the

2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 5, 2019. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and the season concluded prematurely on March 12, 2020. The 2020 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was sch ...

. The Cougars were led by sixth-year head coach Kelvin Sampson as members of the American Athletic Conference. This was the second season that the team played its home games at the

Fertitta Center The Fertitta Center, formerly known as Hofheinz Pavilion, is a 7,100-seat multi-purpose arena on the University of Houston campus in Houston. Located at 3875 Holman Street, it is home to the Houston Cougars men's and women's basketball teams and ...

Previous season

Houston finished the 2018–19 regular season 29–2, including an AAC-best 16–2 record in conference play. They were the runner-up in the American Athletic Conference tournament, falling 69–57 to Cincinnati in the final. The Cougars earned the #3 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament, where they went 2–1, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen before falling 62–58 to Kentucky. Houston's final overall season record of 33–4 set a program record for wins. Shortly after the conclusion of the 2018–19 season, Kelvin Sampson agreed to a six-season contract to remain Head Coach at Houston.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class of 2020

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on October 14, 2019, with the Cougars tied for first place with the Memphis Tigers. However, the Cougars received more 1st place votes in the poll.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

*Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll

Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference honors

All-AAC Second Team

*Nate Hinton *Caleb Mills

All Freshman Team

*Caleb Mills

Player of the Week

*Week 5:

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*Week 8: Fabian White Jr.

Rookie of the Week

*Week 6: Caleb Mills *Week 12: Caleb Mills *Week 17: Marcus Sasser Source

References

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