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Houston

Also known as: Houston Cougars, Houston
Program History

2026 Team Stats (37 games)

76.9
PPG
62.3
Opp
+14.5
Margin
44.8%
FG%
34.7%
3P%
77.3%
FT%
37.1
RPG
14.6
APG
8.3
TO
64.7
Est. poss./game
78.8
Adj PPG
55.6
Adj Opp PPG
#7
Scoring 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 โ†’ 1483 (#7) -
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More โ†’ 1365 (#6) -
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +75 elo More โ†’ 1136 (#22) HCA +75 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +2.3 More โ†’ +25.0 (#7) HCA +2.3
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.2 More โ†’ +25.2 (#6) HCA +2.2
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More โ†’ 0.918 (#6) -
Efficiency Efficiency Tempo-adjusted efficiency version of Pythagorean ratings. NetEff +22.4 More โ†’ 0.918 (#6) NetEff +22.4
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet +35.4 More โ†’ 0.984 (#4) AdjNet +35.4
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet +35.8 More โ†’ 0.984 (#4) AdjNet +35.8
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 78.8 | AdjD 55.6 More โ†’ 0.892 (#7) AdjO 78.8 | AdjD 55.6
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 75.5 | AdjD 58.5 More โ†’ 0.824 (#6) AdjO 75.5 | AdjD 58.5
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 โ†’ 0.922 (#6) 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 โ†’ 0.913 (#6) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 96 | GP 37 More โ†’ 1365 (#8) RD 96 | GP 37

2026 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2025-11-03 vs Lehigh Mountain Hawks W 75 - 57
2025-11-08 vs Towson Tigers W 65 - 48
2025-11-12 vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies W 78 - 45
2025-11-16 @ Auburn Tigers W 73 - 72
2025-11-20 vs Rider Broncs W 91 - 45
2025-11-24 vs Syracuse Orange W 78 - 74
2025-11-25 vs Tennessee Volunteers L 73 - 76
2025-11-26 vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish W 66 - 56
2025-12-06 vs Florida State Seminoles W 82 - 67
2025-12-10 vs Jackson State Tigers W 80 - 38
2025-12-13 vs LSU New Orleans Privateers W 99 - 57
2025-12-20 @ Arkansas Razorbacks W 94 - 85
2025-12-29 vs Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders W 69 - 60
2026-01-03 @ Cincinnati Bearcats W 67 - 60
2026-01-06 vs Texas Tech Red Raiders W 69 - 65
2026-01-10 @ Baylor Bears W 77 - 55
2026-01-13 vs West Virginia Mountaineers W 77 - 48
2026-01-18 vs Arizona State Sun Devils W 103 - 73
2026-01-24 @ Texas Tech Red Raiders L 86 - 90
2026-01-28 @ TCU Horned Frogs W 79 - 70
2026-01-31 vs Cincinnati Bearcats W 76 - 54
2026-02-04 vs UCF Knights W 79 - 55
2026-02-07 @ BYU Cougars W 77 - 66
2026-02-10 @ Utah Utes W 66 - 52
2026-02-14 vs Kansas State Wildcats W 78 - 64
2026-02-16 @ Iowa State Cyclones L 67 - 70
2026-02-21 vs Arizona Wildcats L 66 - 73
2026-02-23 @ Kansas Jayhawks L 56 - 69
2026-02-28 vs Colorado Buffaloes W 102 - 62
2026-03-04 vs Baylor Bears W 77 - 64
2026-03-07 @ Oklahoma State Cowboys W 82 - 75
2026-03-12 vs BYU Cougars W 73 - 66
2026-03-13 vs Kansas Jayhawks W 69 - 47
2026-03-14 @ Arizona Wildcats L 74 - 79
2026-03-19 vs Idaho Vandals W 78 - 47
2026-03-21 vs Texas A&M Aggies W 88 - 57
2026-03-26 vs Illinois Fighting Illini L 55 - 65

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 GP PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
Kingston Flemings Kingston Flemings - 37 31.6 16.1 4.1 5.2 1.5 0.3 1.8 12.6 12.8 391 32 12.2 16.0 47.6 38.7 84.5 3.75 56.8 52.0
Emanuel Sharp Emanuel Sharp G 37 29.4 15.5 3.0 1.7 1.2 0.1 1.0 11.5 8.9 393 32 12.3 17.4 41.3 37.2 89.1 4.86 58.8 52.7
Milos Uzan Milos Uzan G 37 33.0 11.1 2.7 4.0 1.0 0.1 1.3 10.5 7.1 375 32 11.7 15.0 38.0 34.3 74.1 1.38 49.6 47.3
Chris Cenac Jr. Chris Cenac Jr. - 37 24.9 9.5 7.9 0.7 0.8 0.5 0.9 8.0 10.5 355 32 11.1 18.9 48.5 33.3 62.1 5.18 54.9 53.6
Joseph Tugler Joseph Tugler F 37 23.5 8.4 5.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.3 6.1 10.5 345 32 10.8 19.4 57.6 100.0 70.7 4.12 60.7 57.8
Mercy Miller Mercy Miller G 36 11.9 5.0 1.8 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.3 3.9 3.9 97 31 3.1 10.6 48.2 34.0 73.2 -1.31 57.6 54.3
Chase McCarty Chase McCarty - 35 12.3 4.1 2.5 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 3.3 3.9 112 30 3.7 13.1 40.9 35.8 88.9 0.75 58.6 55.7
Isiah Harwell Isiah Harwell - 32 13.8 3.6 2.0 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.3 4.0 2.6 137 29 4.7 14.2 27.9 27.1 61.3 0.81 40.0 36.8
Kalifa Sakho Kalifa Sakho F 34 12.8 2.4 2.6 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.2 4.3 85 29 2.9 8.8 82.5 0 59.3 0.3 79.0 82.5
Ramon Walker Jr. Ramon Walker Jr. G 29 10.8 2.3 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.3 2.0 2.7 85 24 3.5 12.2 34.5 26.5 76.0 0.35 49.3 42.2
Kordel Jefferson Kordel Jefferson G 3 4.0 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.7 0.3 - - - - 40.0 0.0 0 -2.06 40.0 40.0
Cedric Lath Cedric Lath C 21 4.0 0.5 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3 1.0 33 19 1.7 19.0 66.7 0 100.0 1.33 72.7 66.7
Bryce Jackson Bryce Jackson G 0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jacob McFarland Jacob McFarland C 4 3.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 - - - - 0.0 0 0.0 0.17 0.0 0.0

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

Alumni in the Pros

Former Houston players in NBA 2026-2027, EuroLeague 2026-2027, G League 2025-2026, EuroCup 2026-2027, matched by provider player ids (ESPN athlete ids, ESPN bios, linked StatsNBA/EuroLeague ids). Only games after their last Houston game count. These are observed results, not certified complete seasons. League and team are where each player last played a regular-season or playoff game (NBA ahead of G League when he played in both); recent games include the preseason.

Active alumni

Player At School League Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG
M. Sasser 2019-23 NBA Dallas Mavericks 3 25.7 11.7 2.0 3.0
Quentin Grimes 2019-21 NBA Los Angeles Lakers 2 29.0 11.5 5.0 4.0
Lj Cryer 2023-25 NBA Golden State Warriors + G League 7 GP 2 11.5 6.0 1.0 2.0
Jamal Shead 2020-24 NBA Toronto Raptors 2 20.2 3.5 2.0 5.0
Jarace Walker 2022-23 NBA Indiana Pacers 2 17.7 2.5 3.5 1.5
A. Brooks 2016-19 EuroLeague Valencia Basket 7 21.4 13.0 3.9 1.7
N. Hinton 2018-20 G League Memphis Hustle 19 32.6 18.2 7.9 3.2
D. Jarreau 2018-21 G League Memphis Hustle 19 22.7 15.3 5.0 5.3
Ja'Vier Francis 2021-25 G League Santa Cruz Warriors 32 14.0 6.6 5.5 0.4
C. Davis Jr. 2017-19 EuroCup Roma Basketball 4 22.5 4.5 1.8 2.2

Alumni around the leagues: recent games

Date Player League Team Opponent MIN PTS REB AST Box
2026-10-24 M. Sasser NBA Dallas Mavericks vs San Antonio Spurs 27 12 3 5 Box
2026-10-24 Lj Cryer NBA Golden State Warriors @ Phoenix Suns 14 3 1 1 Box
2026-10-23 Quentin Grimes NBA Los Angeles Lakers vs LA Clippers 31 13 8 4 Box
2026-10-23 M. Sasser NBA Dallas Mavericks @ Indiana Pacers 27 6 2 3 Box
2026-10-23 Jarace Walker NBA Indiana Pacers vs Dallas Mavericks 17 2 1 1 Box
2026-10-23 Jamal Shead NBA Toronto Raptors @ Washington Wizards 24 5 2 5 Box
2026-10-23 A. Brooks EuroLeague Valencia Basket @ Paris Basketball 20 22 7 3 Box
2026-10-21 Quentin Grimes NBA Los Angeles Lakers vs Golden State Warriors 27 10 2 4 Box
2026-10-21 M. Sasser NBA Dallas Mavericks @ Houston Rockets 24 17 1 1 Box
2026-10-21 Lj Cryer NBA Golden State Warriors @ Los Angeles Lakers 9 9 1 3 Box
2026-10-21 Jarace Walker NBA Indiana Pacers @ New Orleans Pelicans 19 3 6 2 Box
2026-10-21 Jamal Shead NBA Toronto Raptors vs Chicago Bulls 16 2 2 5 Box
2026-10-20 C. Davis Jr. EuroCup Roma Basketball @ Kids&Us Manresa 20 8 1 1 Box
2026-10-16 Quentin Grimes NBA Preseason Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets 28 11 2 3 Box
2026-10-16 Lj Cryer NBA Preseason Golden State Warriors vs Portland Trail Blazers 6 5 0 1 Box
2026-10-15 Jamal Shead NBA Preseason Toronto Raptors @ New York Knicks 21 4 1 4 Box
2026-10-15 A. Brooks EuroLeague Valencia Basket vs Maccabi Rapyd Tel Aviv 21 14 4 0 Box
2026-10-13 C. Davis Jr. EuroCup Roma Basketball vs Balkan Botevgrad 25 2 2 3 Box
2026-10-13 A. Brooks EuroLeague Valencia Basket vs Olympiacos Piraeus 25 14 2 2 Box
2026-10-10 Jarace Walker NBA Preseason Indiana Pacers vs Atlanta Hawks 20 10 7 3 Box
2026-10-07 C. Davis Jr. EuroCup Roma Basketball vs Lietkabelis Panevezys 25 6 3 3 Box
2026-03-28 Ja'Vier Francis G League Santa Cruz Warriors vs Texas Legends 14 4 8 2 Box
2026-03-27 Ja'Vier Francis G League Santa Cruz Warriors vs Texas Legends 26 11 11 1 Box
2026-03-24 Ja'Vier Francis G League Santa Cruz Warriors @ Salt Lake City Stars 24 15 7 1 Box
2026-03-08 D. Jarreau G League Memphis Hustle @ Iowa Wolves 34 16 10 8 Box

2025-2026 Shot Zones

2291 located field-goal attempts in 37 games (ESPN). Each zone is coloured by the player with the largest share of the team's made-shot points there (left) and of its misses there (right).

Tugler24% Tugler24% Flemings32% Flemings33% Flemings32% McCarty26% Uzan30% Sharp30% Sharp29% Sharp39%
Points: who the team's points here most likely come from
Flemings29% Flemings27% Flemings28% Cenac27% Flemings28% Cenac23% McCarty33% Sharp32% Uzan34% Sharp31%
Misses: who misses most here

Kingston FlemingsEmanuel SharpMilos UzanChris Cenac Jr.Joseph TuglerChase McCarty

Zone FGM-FGA FG% Pts Top scorer Runner-up Most misses Runner-up
Restricted area 273-366 74.6 546 Joseph Tugler 24% (132 pts) Kingston Flemings 23% (128 pts) Kingston Flemings 29% (27 misses) Joseph Tugler 20% (19 misses)
Paint (non-RA) 242-517 46.8 484 Joseph Tugler 24% (118 pts) Kingston Flemings 24% (114 pts) Kingston Flemings 27% (73 misses) Joseph Tugler 24% (67 misses)
Mid-range left 66-180 36.7 132 Kingston Flemings 32% (42 pts) Chris Cenac Jr. 21% (28 pts) Kingston Flemings 28% (32 misses) Chris Cenac Jr. 26% (30 misses)
Mid-range center 46-102 45.1 92 Kingston Flemings 33% (30 pts) Chris Cenac Jr. 24% (22 pts) Chris Cenac Jr. 27% (15 misses) Kingston Flemings 23% (13 misses)
Mid-range right 76-193 39.4 152 Kingston Flemings 32% (48 pts) Chris Cenac Jr. 24% (36 pts) Kingston Flemings 28% (33 misses) Emanuel Sharp 26% (30 misses)
Left corner 3 35-82 42.7 105 Chase McCarty 26% (27 pts) Emanuel Sharp 20% (21 pts) Chris Cenac Jr. 23% (11 misses) Isiah Harwell 19% (9 misses)
Right corner 3 30-69 43.5 90 Milos Uzan 30% (27 pts) Chase McCarty 17% (15 pts) Chase McCarty 33% (13 misses) Kingston Flemings 18% (7 misses)
Above-break 3 left 114-316 36.1 342 Emanuel Sharp 30% (102 pts) Milos Uzan 24% (81 pts) Emanuel Sharp 32% (64 misses) Milos Uzan 26% (52 misses)
Above-break 3 center 45-162 27.8 135 Emanuel Sharp 29% (39 pts) Milos Uzan 27% (36 pts) Milos Uzan 34% (40 misses) Emanuel Sharp 21% (25 misses)
Above-break 3 right 100-304 32.9 300 Emanuel Sharp 39% (117 pts) Milos Uzan 18% (54 pts) Emanuel Sharp 31% (64 misses) Milos Uzan 17% (35 misses)