University of Houston Athletics
Men’s Hoops Hosts Oral Roberts in Cougar Classic on Monday
11/13/2022 2:14:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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Cougars tip off at 7 p.m. inside the Fertitta Center, looking to move to 3-0 in 2022-23
HOUSTON – Winners of its first two games to open the season, the No. 3 University of Houston Men's Basketball program returns to the Fertitta Center to play host to Oral Roberts at 7 p.m., Monday, in the first game of the Cougar Classic.
Houston enters the first of this week's three games following an 81-55 win over Saint Joseph's in the first game of the Veterans Classic from Alumni Hall on the campus of the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday. In the first meeting against the Hawks, freshman forward Jarace Walker scored a game-high 23 points with eight rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals.
Junior forward J'Wan Roberts added 19 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for the Cougars' first double-double of the season and the third of his career.
Allowing only 16 field goals, the Cougars set Veterans Classic records for biggest win and fewest field goals allowed.
This season, Roberts and Walker are tied for the team lead with 15.5 points per game with Walker's 10.0 rebounds per contest leading all players.
Junior point guard Jamal Shead has dished out a team-high 17 assists with only two turnovers in nearly 66 minutes of action. The Manor, Texas, native ranks sixth in the nation with 8.5 assists per game.
Preseason First-Team All-American Marcus Sasser ranks third on the team with 14.0 points per game and is tied for the team lead with 3.0 steals per game. The Dallas native needs only 118 more points to become the 50th 1,000-Point scorer in Houston career history.
Monday's game will be the first of three games in the Cougar Classic. On Tuesday, Oral Roberts faces Texas Southern at 7 p.m., Tuesday, in H&PE Arena on the TSU campus. The Cougars meet Texas Southern at 7 p.m., Wednesday, inside the Fertitta Center.
BUY 2022-23 TICKETS
Fans may now purchase single-game tickets for the Cougars' 18 regular-season home games inside the Fertitta Center. Supplies are limited, and fans are encouraged to purchase soon before they run out.
To purchase single-game tickets, fans may call the Athletics Ticket Office at 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647) during regular business hours or click here any time.
For the third straight season, the Cougars sold out of their season tickets for home games inside the Fertitta Center.
Fans who were unable to purchase season tickets in 2022-23 are invited to join the team's 2023-24 Wait List as the Cougars prepare to enter the Big 12 Conference. To join the 2023-24 season tickets Wait List, fans can click here.
ABOUT ORAL ROBERTS
• Oral Roberts owns a 1-1 record in 2022-23... The Golden Eagles are 0-1 on the road this season.
• In their most recent action, the Golden Eagles took a 95-62 home win over John Brown in Tulsa., on Nov. 11, 2022. Oral Roberts opened the season with a 78-70 loss at Saint Mary's (Calif.) on Nov. 7.
• Against John Brown, all five starters scored double-digit points with senior forward Connor Vanover and junior guard Issac McBride leading the way with 19 points apiece. Senior guard Max Abmas finished with 18 points and four 3-pointers and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. Senior guard Carlos Jurgens totaled 13 points with a game-high five assists, and senior guard Kareem Thompson added 11 points with five rebounds and three treys in the win.
• This season, Abmas leads Oral Roberts with 16.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game and is tied for the team lead with 4.0 assists per game with Jurgens He is one of five Golden Eagles averaging double-digit points this season.
• Vanover stands second on the team with 15.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game but leads the squad with 7.0 blocks per contest. McBride is tied for second with 15.0 points per game while Thompson is averaging 12.0 points per game. Jurgens ranks fifth on the team with 10.5 points per contest.
• Head Coach Paul Mills is in his sixth season at Oral Roberts and as a collegiate head coach.
• Mills has compiled a 77-80 career record.
• Monday's game will be the first time Mills has faced Houston during his career.
• Monday's game will be the first time Lange has faced Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers.
• 1996 graduate of Texas A&M.
SERIES HISTORY vs. ORAL ROBERTS
• Oral Roberts owns a 1-0 lead in the series history, which began during the 1973-74 season.
• In the lone previous encounter, Oral Roberts took a 118-109 win over the Cougars at the All-College Tournament in Oklahoma City on Dec. 28, 1973.
TUNE IN
• Fans can watch Monday's game on ESPN+ with Matt Pedersen (play-by-play) and Houston great Reid Gettys (analyst) calling the action.
• Fans can hear Monday's game on 950 AM KPRC or The Varsity Network app with Jeremy Branham calling the action.
• Fans can follow live stats by visiting StatBroadcast.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
UP NEXT
• Following Monday's game, the Cougars close out their time in the Cougar Classic when they play host to Texas Southern at 7 p.m., Wednesday, against Texas Southern inside the Fertitta Center.
• That game will air on ESPN+.
• From there, the Cougars hit the road for their first true road test of the game when they face #21/21 Oregon at 8:30 p.m. (CST) Sunday inside Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. That game will be shown on ESPN.
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC.
SUPPORT HOUSTON RISE
Join Houston Rise, a $150 million fundraising campaign for Houston Athletics dedicated to championship success in the Big 12 Conference.
Every Houston Rise contribution prepares our Cougars to compete and win when we start Big 12 competition in July 2023. Click here to rise and be counted.
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 Jordan Brand team apparel, invitations to exclusive events, regular updates about the program and much more.
For more information or to sign up, fans may visit uhcougars.com/5050club or click here. To join the 50-50 Club, fans may call Cougar Pride at 713-743-GoUH (4687).
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's Facebook page at UHCougarMBK or by visiting the team's Instagram page at UHCougarMBK.
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Houston enters the first of this week's three games following an 81-55 win over Saint Joseph's in the first game of the Veterans Classic from Alumni Hall on the campus of the U.S. Naval Academy on Friday. In the first meeting against the Hawks, freshman forward Jarace Walker scored a game-high 23 points with eight rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals.
Junior forward J'Wan Roberts added 19 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for the Cougars' first double-double of the season and the third of his career.Allowing only 16 field goals, the Cougars set Veterans Classic records for biggest win and fewest field goals allowed.
This season, Roberts and Walker are tied for the team lead with 15.5 points per game with Walker's 10.0 rebounds per contest leading all players.
Junior point guard Jamal Shead has dished out a team-high 17 assists with only two turnovers in nearly 66 minutes of action. The Manor, Texas, native ranks sixth in the nation with 8.5 assists per game.
Preseason First-Team All-American Marcus Sasser ranks third on the team with 14.0 points per game and is tied for the team lead with 3.0 steals per game. The Dallas native needs only 118 more points to become the 50th 1,000-Point scorer in Houston career history.
Monday's game will be the first of three games in the Cougar Classic. On Tuesday, Oral Roberts faces Texas Southern at 7 p.m., Tuesday, in H&PE Arena on the TSU campus. The Cougars meet Texas Southern at 7 p.m., Wednesday, inside the Fertitta Center.
BUY 2022-23 TICKETS
Fans may now purchase single-game tickets for the Cougars' 18 regular-season home games inside the Fertitta Center. Supplies are limited, and fans are encouraged to purchase soon before they run out.
To purchase single-game tickets, fans may call the Athletics Ticket Office at 713-GO-COOGS (462-6647) during regular business hours or click here any time.
For the third straight season, the Cougars sold out of their season tickets for home games inside the Fertitta Center.
Fans who were unable to purchase season tickets in 2022-23 are invited to join the team's 2023-24 Wait List as the Cougars prepare to enter the Big 12 Conference. To join the 2023-24 season tickets Wait List, fans can click here.
ABOUT ORAL ROBERTS
• Oral Roberts owns a 1-1 record in 2022-23... The Golden Eagles are 0-1 on the road this season.
• In their most recent action, the Golden Eagles took a 95-62 home win over John Brown in Tulsa., on Nov. 11, 2022. Oral Roberts opened the season with a 78-70 loss at Saint Mary's (Calif.) on Nov. 7.
• Against John Brown, all five starters scored double-digit points with senior forward Connor Vanover and junior guard Issac McBride leading the way with 19 points apiece. Senior guard Max Abmas finished with 18 points and four 3-pointers and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. Senior guard Carlos Jurgens totaled 13 points with a game-high five assists, and senior guard Kareem Thompson added 11 points with five rebounds and three treys in the win.
• This season, Abmas leads Oral Roberts with 16.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game and is tied for the team lead with 4.0 assists per game with Jurgens He is one of five Golden Eagles averaging double-digit points this season.
• Vanover stands second on the team with 15.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game but leads the squad with 7.0 blocks per contest. McBride is tied for second with 15.0 points per game while Thompson is averaging 12.0 points per game. Jurgens ranks fifth on the team with 10.5 points per contest.
• Head Coach Paul Mills is in his sixth season at Oral Roberts and as a collegiate head coach.
• Mills has compiled a 77-80 career record.
• Monday's game will be the first time Mills has faced Houston during his career.
• Monday's game will be the first time Lange has faced Houston Head Coach Kelvin Sampson during their careers.
• 1996 graduate of Texas A&M.
SERIES HISTORY vs. ORAL ROBERTS
• Oral Roberts owns a 1-0 lead in the series history, which began during the 1973-74 season.
• In the lone previous encounter, Oral Roberts took a 118-109 win over the Cougars at the All-College Tournament in Oklahoma City on Dec. 28, 1973.
TUNE IN
• Fans can watch Monday's game on ESPN+ with Matt Pedersen (play-by-play) and Houston great Reid Gettys (analyst) calling the action.
• Fans can hear Monday's game on 950 AM KPRC or The Varsity Network app with Jeremy Branham calling the action.
• Fans can follow live stats by visiting StatBroadcast.com and following the appropriate links or by clicking here.
UP NEXT
• Following Monday's game, the Cougars close out their time in the Cougar Classic when they play host to Texas Southern at 7 p.m., Wednesday, against Texas Southern inside the Fertitta Center.
• That game will air on ESPN+.
• From there, the Cougars hit the road for their first true road test of the game when they face #21/21 Oregon at 8:30 p.m. (CST) Sunday inside Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore. That game will be shown on ESPN.
• All Houston Men's Basketball games can be heard on 950 AM KPRC.
SUPPORT HOUSTON RISE
Join Houston Rise, a $150 million fundraising campaign for Houston Athletics dedicated to championship success in the Big 12 Conference.
Every Houston Rise contribution prepares our Cougars to compete and win when we start Big 12 competition in July 2023. Click here to rise and be counted.
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 Jordan Brand team apparel, invitations to exclusive events, regular updates about the program and much more.
For more information or to sign up, fans may visit uhcougars.com/5050club or click here. To join the 50-50 Club, fans may call Cougar Pride at 713-743-GoUH (4687).
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's Facebook page at UHCougarMBK or by visiting the team's Instagram page at UHCougarMBK.
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