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Houston Cougars

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Also known as: Houston Cougars
Program History

2026 Team Stats (27 games)

62.3
PPG
73.1
Opp
-10.8
Margin
36.9%
FG%
26.3%
3P%
73.4%
FT%
34.1
RPG
10.6
APG
17.9
TO
86.0
Pace
66.1
AdjO
66.2
AdjD
#166
Rank

Model Outputs

2025-2026
Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. More → 839 (#278) -
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More → 931 (#223) -
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +113 elo More → 842 (#578) HCA +113 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +2.3 More → -0.1 (#166) HCA +2.3
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.8 More → +10.7 (#190) HCA +2.8
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More → 0.113 (#319) -
Efficiency Efficiency Tempo-adjusted efficiency version of Pythagorean ratings. NetEff -14.4 More → 0.126 (#299) NetEff -14.4
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet +0.5 More → 0.515 (#164) AdjNet +0.5
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet +0.7 More → 0.519 (#161) AdjNet +0.7
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 66.1 | AdjD 66.2 More → 0.498 (#166) AdjO 66.1 | AdjD 66.2
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 62.7 | AdjD 69.2 More → 0.357 (#512) AdjO 62.7 | AdjD 69.2
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More → 0.634 (#228) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More → 0.563 (#245) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 163 | GP 27 More → 857 (#488) RD 163 | GP 27

2026 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2025-11-04 vs UT Arlington Mavericks W 76 - 59
2025-11-08 vs UTSA Roadrunners W 52 - 48
2025-11-11 vs Rice Owls L 56 - 70
2025-11-17 @ Stephen F. Austin Ladyjacks L 78 - 82
2025-11-20 @ UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros W 65 - 63
2025-11-28 @ Arkansas State Red Wolves L 66 - 83
2025-11-30 vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane W 66 - 61
2025-12-07 vs Southern Jaguars L 62 - 70
2025-12-16 vs Montana Lady Griz W 60 - 54
2025-12-31 vs Iowa State Cyclones L 62 - 80
2026-01-03 @ Oklahoma State Cowgirls L 52 - 83
2026-01-07 vs Kansas State Wildcats L 62 - 71
2026-01-10 vs BYU Cougars L 64 - 79
2026-01-13 @ Texas Tech Lady Raiders L 59 - 71
2026-01-17 vs Utah Utes L 61 - 71
2026-01-21 @ Kansas State Wildcats L 65 - 69
2026-01-25 @ Baylor Bears L 66 - 82
2026-02-01 vs Cincinnati Bearcats W 72 - 70
2026-02-04 @ TCU Horned Frogs L 45 - 90
2026-02-07 vs Texas Tech Lady Raiders L 61 - 85
2026-02-11 vs Colorado Buffaloes L 63 - 73
2026-02-14 @ Kansas Jayhawks L 68 - 85
2026-02-18 vs TCU Horned Frogs L 50 - 72
2026-02-21 @ Arizona State Sun Devils L 56 - 81
2026-02-24 @ Arizona Wildcats L 67 - 75
2026-03-01 vs UCF Knights L 62 - 72
2026-03-04 @ BYU Cougars L 66 - 76

2026 Roster

Minutes by Position

The surface stays filled across the five on-court roles. Use the labels or legend to isolate how each player absorbs guard-to-big minutes.

Player Pos GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers PM PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
TK Pitts TK Pitts G 25 29.9 10.3 7.4 1.5 2.6 0.4 1.8 9.0 11.3 -135 -6.4 -10.3 39.1 23.1 69.4 -1.25 47.2 40.4
K. Hunter K. Hunter G 26 20.9 9.8 2.0 1.3 0.8 0.0 2.1 8.9 2.8 -107 -4.9 -10.2 34.6 30.9 78.9 -0.92 48.0 42.0
B. Peguero B. Peguero G 26 27.0 9.2 2.0 2.3 1.7 0.2 2.8 8.7 4.0 -109 -5.0 -7.9 35.6 33.7 78.1 -0.3 47.4 42.2
A. Abdur-Rahim A. Abdur-Rahim F 26 26.2 8.4 5.3 1.1 1.0 1.2 3.0 8.1 5.9 -91 -4.1 -6.3 42.7 23.3 60.4 0.68 47.2 45.0
K. Merchant K. Merchant G 26 22.5 8.2 4.1 1.2 1.2 0.8 2.3 7.9 5.3 -148 -6.7 -11.1 38.5 24.4 74.2 -0.39 46.1 41.0
J. Jones J. Jones F 27 21.5 5.6 4.4 0.7 1.1 0.3 1.6 5.9 4.5 120 5.2 7.3 38.8 19.0 63.2 2.94 43.0 40.0
K. King K. King G 27 21.4 4.4 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.1 1.4 5.0 0.5 -110 -4.8 -8.1 31.3 22.4 75.0 -0.23 40.3 36.2
K. Poole K. Poole G 6 16.2 4.2 1.3 1.8 1.7 0.2 2.2 5.0 2.0 28 2.3 10.9 23.3 15.0 80.0 1.58 36.3 28.3
J. Ross J. Ross F 22 16.5 3.8 2.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 1.4 3.7 1.6 -39 -2.4 -7.8 42.7 0.0 77.8 -2.5 46.7 42.7
S. Anumele S. Anumele G 26 10.8 3.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.7 3.2 2.3 -50 -2.3 -9.2 29.3 16.7 79.2 0.34 44.6 31.7
A. Bartlett A. Bartlett F 21 11.5 1.2 2.5 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.8 1.2 2.8 97 4.4 23.5 30.8 0 90.0 -0.32 41.1 30.8
S. Bostock S. Bostock G 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 6 6.0 184.6 0 0 0 0.83 0 0
Jemma Hunter Jemma Hunter F 0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - - 57 2.4 3.8 - - - 2.85 - -

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG