the 1968 “Game of the Century” between Houston and UCLA. Lewis sold the idea to his athletic director Harry Fouke of pitting his Cougars against the Bruins inside the Astrodome in a rematch of ...

The history of college basketball is arguably incomplete without mentioning the University of Houston. The Cougars had a central role in one of the sport’s seminal moments, the 1968 “Game of the ...

The Cougars did not join the Big 12 until before the 2023-24 season. Houston's first two trips to the Final Four in 1967 and 1968 came as independents, while its three consecutive trips from 1982 ...

UCLA and Alcindor demolished Hayes and Houston in the 1968 rematch. The Cougars once again failed to make the national championship game. This was -- and still is -- the most unexpected Houston ...

The men's basketball team, the Houston Cougars, represents the University of Houston in Texas, in NCAA Division I men's basketball. The Cougars compete as members of the Big 12 Con ...

Donald Scherer has been all in on the Coogs since his dad took him to his first UH game in 1968. Today, his collection is as ...

The Houston Cougars were a popular team to slot into the winners space of people's NCAA Tournament brackets, but they had the toughest Round of 32 matchup of all No. 1 seeds, having to face an ...

The Houston Cougars made the national championship game after defeating fellow No. 1-seed, Duke, 70-67 in the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.

Madness tournament came to an end Monday night as the Florida Gators took home the NCAA men's basketball championship.

The University of Houston men's basketball team will return home Tuesday after a narrow 65-63 loss to the Florida Gators in the NCAA championship.