The 2008 Houston Cougars football team, also known as the Houston Cougars, Houston, or UH, represented the University of Houston in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season, the team was coached by which first-year American head football coach, and former player who is the head coach at Texas A&M University?
Kevin Sumlin Kevin Warren Sumlin (born August 3, 1964) is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach at Texas A&M University. Previously, Sumlin was the head football coach at the University of Houston from 2007 to 2011.
2016–17 Houston Cougars men's basketball team The 2016–17 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by third-year head coach Kelvin Sampson and were members of the American Athletic Conference. The Cougars played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season 21–11, 12–6 in AAC play to finish in third place. They lost to Connecticut in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament as a No. 2 seed and lost in the first round to Akron.