2024–25 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

2024–25 Houston Cougars men's basketball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (11th season)
Assistant coaches	K.C. Beard Kellen Sampson Quannas White
Home arena	Fertitta Center

2024–25 Big 12 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Arizona	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Arizona State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Baylor	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
BYU	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Cincinnati	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Colorado	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Houston	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Iowa State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Kansas	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Kansas State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Oklahoma State	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
TCU	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Texas Tech	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
UCF	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Utah	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
West Virginia	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2025 Big 12 tournament winner As of June 19, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2024–25 Houston Cougars men's basketball team will represent the University of Houston in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars will be led by eleventh-year head coach Kelvin Sampson. The team will play their home games at the Fertitta Center as second-year members of the Big 12 Conference.

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2023–24 season 28–3, 15–3 in Big 12 play to win the regular season championship in their first year in the conference. They defeated TCU and Texas Tech to advance to the Big 12 tournament championship game where they lost to Iowa State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #1 seed in the South Regional. They defeated Longwood in the First Round and Texas A&M in overtime in the Second Round to advance to their fifth consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearance. There they were defeated by Duke after losing their starting point guard, Jamal Shead, to an ankle sprain during the game.

Offseason

Departing players

Houston Departing Players

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jamal Shead	1	G	6'1"	200	Senior	Manor, TX	Graduated/declared for the 2024 NBA draft
Damian Dunn	11	G	6'5"	205	Senior	Kinston, NC	Graduated; transferred to Pittsburgh
Ryan Elvin	20	G	6'1"	170	Senior	Round Rock, TX	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Houston Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Milos Uzan	7	G	6'4"	193	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Oklahoma

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mercy Miller CG	Sherman Oaks, CA	Notre Dame High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Aug 30, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 85
Chase McCarty SF	Huntsville, AL	IMG Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 13, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:   247Sports: 45
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 16, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Kordelius Jefferson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Martin HS Arlington, TX C 2 Cedric Lath 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) RS So Balboa School Abidjan, Ivory Coast G 3 Ramon Walker Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Shadow Creek HS Pearland, TX G 4 LJ Cryer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Baylor Katy, TX F 5 Ja'Vier Francis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Montverde Academy New Orleans, LA G 7 Milos Uzan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Oklahoma Las Vegas, NV G 8 Mylik Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) GS Texas Tech Rayville, LA F 11 Joseph Tugler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Cypress Falls HS Houston, TX C 12 Jacob McFarland 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Rancho Verde HS Moreno Valley, CA F 13 J'Wan Roberts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Shoemaker HS Saint Thomas, USVI G 21 Emanuel Sharp 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Bishop McLaughlin CHS Tampa, FL G 23 Terrance Arceneaux 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Beaumont United HS Beaumont, TX F 24 Chase McCarty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr IMG Academy Huntsville, AL G 25 Mercy Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Notre Dame HS Sherman Oaks, CA	Head coach Kelvin Sampson (UNC Pembroke) Assistant coach(es) K.C. Beard (Boise State) Kellen Sampson (Oklahoma) Quannas White (Oklahoma) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 26, 2024* TBD, TBD		vs. Alabama Players Era Festival						MGM Grand Las Vegas  Las Vegas, NV
December 7, 2024* TBD, TBD		Butler Big East–Big 12 Battle						Fertitta Center  Houston, TX
December 18, 2024* TBD, TBD		Toledo						Fertitta Center  Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches