The 2017-18 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2017-18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by fourth-year head coach Kelvin Sampson as members of the American Athletic Conference. Due to renovations to the Cougars home arena, Hofheinz Pavilion, they played their home games at the H&PE Arena on the campus of Texas Southern University.
The Cougars ended the season with a record of 27-8. They tied for second place in regular-season conference play with a record of 14-4. As the No. 3 seed in the AAC tournament, Houston advanced to the final game, losing 56-55 to the Cincinnati Bearcats. The Cougars earned a No. 6 seed in the West Regional of the NCAA Tournament, where they advanced to the second round before falling to the Michigan Wolverines by a score of 64-63.
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Previous season
The Cougars finished the 2016-17 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.
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Offseason
Departures
Incoming Transfers
Class of 2017 signees
Class of 2018 signees
Roster
Schedule and results
Rankings
^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
References
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