The 2017–18 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Cougars were led by fourth-year head coach Kelvin Sampson as members of the

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. Due to renovations to the Cougars home arena, Hofheinz Pavilion, they played their home games at the H&PE Arena on the campus of

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. The Cougars ended the season with a record of 27–8. They tied for second place in regular-season conference play with a record of 14–4. As the No. 3 seed in the AAC tournament, Houston advanced to the final game, losing 56–55 to the

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. The Cougars earned a No. 6 seed in the West Regional of the NCAA tournament, where they advanced to the second round before falling to the

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by a score of 64–63.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2016–17 season 21–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in third place. They lost to

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in the quarterfinals of the AAC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the

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as a No. 2 seed and lost in the first round to

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Class of 2017 signees

Class of 2018 signees

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

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Houston Cougars men's basketball seasons