Men’s Hoops Meets East Carolina in Fertitta Center

Preview, vs. East Carolina, Jan. 22, 2022

Men’s Hoops Meets East Carolina in Fertitta Center

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Cougars tip off vs. Pirates at 5 p.m., Saturday, as Houston looks for 36th consecutive home win

HOUSTON – Fresh off a mid-week win, the University of Houston Men's Basketball program wraps up its homestand when it plays host to American Athletic Conference rival East Carolina at 5 p.m., Saturday, inside the Fertitta Center.

This will be the only time during the regular season that the Cougars meet the Pirates. Houston knocked off Tulsa, 66-64, in Tulsa, Okla., on Jan. 15, in the lone regular-season meeting against the Golden Hurricane.

Standing at No. 10 in both national polls, the Cougars have won eight straight games. With a 5-0 mark in Americn Athletic Conference play, the Cougars stand atop the latest standings and have posted their best start as a league member with only the program's fourth 5-0 start in any conference play.

Senior guard Kyler Edwards leaves the available Cougars with 13.8 points per game and is one of only three student-athletes to rank among The American's Top-10 leaders and both scoring AND rebounding.

Graduate forward Josh Carlton stands third on the team with 11.7 points per game and leads the Cougars and The American with 3.3 offensive rebounds per game.

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HOME SWEET HOME
Houston has posted a 54-3 all-time record inside the Fertitta Center during the $60 million facility's history with wins in each of the last 35 games.

That ranks as the nation's third longest active streak, trailing only Gonzaga (61) and Liberty (44).

MILESTONES
• With Tuesday's win over South Florida, graduate forward Fabian White Jr. competed in the 105^th win of his Houston career. He ranks second in Houston career history and trails only forward Michael Young, who set the school record with 109 wins from 1980 to 1984.
• White needs only one more home win to set Houston's Fertitta Center record with 44 victories during his career. White is currently tied with forward Brison Gresham, who enjoyed 43 wins from 2018 to 2021.
• With a baseline 3-pointer against South Florida on Tuesday, graduate guard Taze Moore reached 1,000 points in his career. The Cal State Bakersfield transfer scored 882 points with the Roadrunners (2016-21) and has scored 123 points in 16 games with the Cougars for a total of 1,007 to date. Moore may not be the last Cougar to hit that milestone. White needs only 39 points to become Houston's 49^th 1,000-pointer scorer, and graduate forward Josh Carlton is only 43 points away.

STREAKING NATIONALLY
With Monday's release, the Cougars were ranked in the Associated Press poll for the 37^th consecutive week, extending their school record. Houston has been ranked in every AP poll since Jan. 20, 2019.

It also marks the 88^th week in which the Cougars appeared in the Top 10 in program history.

This is the fifth straight season under Head Coach Kelvin Sampson in which the Cougars were ranked for at least one week. Houston finished at No. 6 in the final AP and at No. 3 in the final Ferris Mowers Coaches polls a year ago after advancing to the sixth NCAA Final Four in school history.

TUNE IN
• Fans can watch Saturday's game on ESPN2 with Mike Corey (play-by-play) and Mark Adams (analyst) calling the action.
• Fans can hear Saturday's game on 950 AM KPRC or on The Varsity Network app with Jeremy Branham and Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes calling the action.
• Fans can follow live stats by visiting StatBroadcast.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.

ABOUT EAST CAROLINA
• East Carolina enters Saturday's game with a 11-6 overall record and 2-3 mark in American Athletic Conference play. The Pirates stand in ninth in the latest league standings.
• East Carolina has posted an 0-2 record in road games this season. The Pirates are 1-5 in non-home games in 2021-22.
• In its most recent action, East Carolina dropped a 92-85 decision to UCF in Greenville, N.C. on Tuesday.
• Against UCF, Tristen Newton led all players with 27 points and five 3-pointers. Alanzo Frink finished with 16 points with four rebounds and three assists, while Brandon Johnson came off the bench to post 14 points. Ludgy Debaut totaled 10 points with a game-high eight rebounds in the win.
• This season, Newton leads the Pirates with 17.9 points and 5.1 assists per game. Jackson stands second on the team with 12.2 points and 5.8 rebounds per contest, while Brandon Suggs is third with 10.1 points per game. Johnson tops the Pirates with 6.9 rebounds per game.
• Head Coach Joe Dooley is in his eighth season overall at East Carolina and his 18th season as a collegiate head coach.
• Dooley has compiled a 97-110 record at East Carolina and is 211-168 during his career... Previously built a 114-58 record at Florida Gulf Coast (2013-18).
• Dooley is 1-3 against Houston during his career with all four previous meetings coming during his East Carolina stints.
• Gregory is 1-3 against Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers with all four previous meetings coming during his East Carolina stints.
• 1988 graduate of George Washington.

SERIES HISTORY vs. EAST CAROLINA
• Houston owns an 18-6 lead against East Carolina in the series, which began during the 2001-02 season.
• Saturday's game is the lone regular-season meeting between the two schools.
• Houston has won nine of the last 10 games against the Pirates.
• However, East Carolina can boast of the most recent success after taking an 82-73 win in Greenville, N.C. on Feb. 3, 2021
• This marks the eighth consecutive season and 17th in the last 18 years in which the schools will compete as conference rivals.
• Schools competed as Conference USA rivals from 2001-02 through 2012-13 and met at least once every year from 2003-04 through 2012-13.
• Series started with a 63-46 East Carolina win in Greenville, N.C., on Feb. 23, 2002.
at Home: Houston owns a 9-0 record against East Carolina in Houston.
• In the most recent meeting in Houston, the 2018-19 Cougars enjoyed a 94-50 win inside the Fertitta Center on Jan. 23, 2019.
in Fertitta Center: Houston owns a 1-0 lead against East Carolina inside the Fertitta Center.
• In the most recent meeting in the Fertitta Center, the 2018-19 Cougars enjoyed a 94-50 win on Jan. 23, 2019.

UP NEXT
• Following Saturday's game, the Cougars will take a week-long break from competition before closing out the month of January when they face UCF at 7 p.m. (CST) in Orlando on Jan. 29. That game will air on ESPN2.
• Houston opens the month of February when it plays host to Tulane at 7 p.m., Feb. 2, inside the Fertitta Center. That game will air on ESPN+.
• From there, Houston embarks on a two-game road swing, facing Cincinnati (Feb. 6) and SMU (Feb. 9).
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC.

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