Kelvin Sampson watched his Houston team come within seconds of the first NCAA title for both himself and the program.

How did Kelvin Sampson become the Houston men's basketball coach? A look back at the NCAA sanctions that helped lead Sampson ...

Sampson was born on Oct. 5, 1955, making him 69. He was the fourth oldest coach in this year's NCAA Tournament, as only St.

After the Cougars couldn't hold a 12-point lead vs. the Gators, time may have run out on Kelvin Sampson, 69, winning a title ...

It’s never easy to close the book on a season, especially when you're so close you can almost feel the scissors in your hand.

Houston, in its seventh Final Four, is a program with a rich history and a proud lineage that features Phi Slama Jama, Hakeem ...

I told our guys after the game to be disappointed you lost, but do not be disappointed in your effort," said Houston head ...

Kelvin Sampson seemed to wish his player did something differently at the end of the national championship game.

After a night spent locking up college basketball's hottest shooter, Florida's Walter Clayton Jr., the roles reversed for ...

Sampson, 70, has been coaching since 1979 and has found so much success recently with the Cougars by building Houston into a ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Houston’s late tipoff Friday against Purdue provided a fair few amusing soundbites from Cougars coach Kelvin ...