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University of Houston Athletics
Houston Faces Coppin State on Sunday
12/22/2018 9:30:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Cougars meet Eagles for first time at 3 p.m., Sunday, inside Fertitta Center
| Time | 3 p.m. • Sunday, Dec. 23 |
| Location | Fertitta Center (7,035) • Houston Doors open at 1:30 p.m. |
| Tickets | BUY Tickets |
| Parking | Parking Map & Info |
| Television | Houston All-Access Subscription required |
| Radio | KPRC 950 AM Pregame show begins at 2:45 p.m. Jeremy Branham, PxP Elvin Hayes, analyst |
| Live Stats | Live Stats |
| Game Notes | Houston Notes Coppin State Notes The American Notes |
HOUSTON – Continuing its record-setting season, the University of Houston Men's Basketball program faces Coppin State at 3 p.m., Sunday, inside Fertitta Center in a game presented by Maintenance Supply Headquarters.
The Cougars – who are ranked No. 20 in the latest USA TODAY Coaches' poll and at No. 21 in the most recent Associated Press poll – enter this weekend's game on the heels of a 60-50 win over Utah State on Thursday inside the Fertitta Center.
Despite trailing by as many as 13 points in the second half against the Aggies, the Cougars used a stellar defensive effort to limit Utah State to only 19 second-half points. The Cougars' backcourt of senior point guard Galen Robinson Jr. and senior guard Corey Davis Jr. held Utah State guard Sam Merrill to only six points, more than 14 points below his season average.
Junior guard Armoni Brooks led the Cougars with 15 points and five 3-pointers, all in the second half. The Round Rock, Texas, native leads Houston with 15.7 points and 7.2 rebounds per game and is one of only two players to rank among the American Athletic Conference Top-10 leaders in both scoring and rebounding.
In the latest NCAA NET national rankings through Dec. 20, the Cougars rose to No. 7, trailing only Duke, Virginia, Michigan, Kansas, Tennessee and Wisconsin. This new system replaced the RPI as the primary sorting tool for evaluating teams by the NCAA Basketball Committee.
PLAYER-to-COACH CONNECTIONS
While this will be the first time Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson has faced Coppin State Head Coach Juan Dixon as coaches, it's not the first time their two teams have squared off.
Dixon was an All-American guard at Maryland from 1998 to 2002. Dixon's Maryland team enjoyed a 68-60 win over Sampson's Oklahoma team in College Park, Md., on Feb. 24, 2001, in the first of two meetings.
However, Sampson's 2001-02 team claimed a 72-56 win over Dixon's second-ranked Maryland squad in Norman, Okla., on Dec. 21, 2001, shortly before the Terrapins captured the NCAA national championship.
BUY TICKETS
Fans can purchase mini-plans and single-game tickets online at UHCougars.com/tickets or by calling the Athletics Ticket Office at 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647).
Mini-plans start at only $40, while ingle-game tickets begin for as low as $12 for non-conference games and $10 for American Athletic contests.
ABOUT COPPIN STATE
• Coppin State has posted an 0-13 record this season... Includes an 0-10 mark in road games.
• In its most recent action, Coppin State dropped an 80-63 decision to ULM inside Fant-Ewing Coliseum in Monroe, La., on Friday night.
• Against ULM, senior guard Lamar Morgan led the Eagles with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting and tied with freshman guard Justin Steers for team-high honors with seven rebounds... Sophomore guard Taqwain Drummond added 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting while Steers added 13 points in the loss.
• This season, Morgan leads Coppin State with 10.5 points per game... Sophomore guard Dejuan Clayton stands second with 9.8 points per game but leads the Eagles with 2.5 assists per contest, while senior forward Chad Andrews-Fulton is tops with 4.5 rebounds per game.
• Head Coach Juan Dixon is in his second season at Coppin State and his third as a collegiate head coach.
• Dixon has compiled a 5-40 record at Coppin State and is 8-65 combined as a men's and women's collegiate head coach.
• Previously built a 3-25 record at District of Columbia (2016-17) as the women's basketball coach.
• Sunday's game will be the first time Dixon has faced Houston or Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers.
• 2013 graduate of Maryland.
TELEVISION/RADIO
• Sunday's game can be seen on Houston All-Access by clicking here. A subscription is required to watch Sunday's game on Houston All-Access.
• Sunday's game can be heard on KPRC 950 AM by clicking here. Jeremy Branham will call the play-by-play action with Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes providing analysis.
UP NEXT
• Following Sunday's game, the Cougars continue their season-long, seven-game homestand and wrap up their non-conference schedule when they meet NJIT for the first time in school history at 3 p.m., Saturday, inside the Fertitta Center.
• From there, Houston opens American Athletic Conference play when it takes on Tulsa (7 p.m., Jan. 2) and Memphis (5 p.m., Jan. 6), both inside Fertitta Center.
JOIN the 50-50-CLUB
Fans are invited to join the 50-50 Club to support Houston Men's Basketball. 50-50 Club members help fund program necessities and enhance the experience for our student-athletes.
Fans who join the 50-50 Club will receive embroidered team apparel, a signed basketball, invitations to practice, a tour of the $25 million Guy V. Lewis Development Facility, regular updates about the program and much more.
To join the 50-50 Club, fans can call 713-743-9742 or email UHMensBasketball@uh.edu. For more information about the 50-50 Club, levels of giving and benefits, fans can click here.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can receive updates by following @UHCougarMBK on Twitter and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team' Facebook page at UHCougarMBK or by visiting the team's Instagram page at UHCougarMBK.
