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Houston

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Also known as: Houston Cougars, Houston
Program History
Coach: Kelvin Sampson

2009 Team Stats (3 games)

59.0
PPG
75.3
Opp
-16.3
Margin
35.6%
FG%
26.0%
3P%
85.7%
FT%
29.0
RPG
9.0
APG
10.0
TO
-
Est. poss./game
74.4
Adj PPG
65.6
Adj Opp PPG
#59
Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2008-2009
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 → 1170 (#84) -
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More → 1124 (#88) -
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +107 elo More → 1059 (#90) HCA +107 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +3.0 More → +9.3 (#59) HCA +3.0
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +3.0 More → +7.6 (#79) HCA +3.0
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More → 0.763 (#43) -
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet +12.6 More → 0.810 (#76) AdjNet +12.6
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet +12.7 More → 0.813 (#76) AdjNet +12.7
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 74.4 | AdjD 65.6 More → 0.690 (#59) AdjO 74.4 | AdjD 65.6
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 71.7 | AdjD 67.0 More → 0.605 (#81) AdjO 71.7 | AdjD 67.0
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 → 0.703 (#78) 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 → 0.688 (#79) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 113 | GP 33 More → 1111 (#98) RD 113 | GP 33

2009 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2008-11-10 vs Georgia Southern Eagles L 63 - 65
2008-11-11 @ Presbyterian Blue Hose W 76 - 57
2008-11-15 vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers W 73 - 64
2008-11-18 vs Alcorn State Braves W 110 - 57
2008-11-29 vs North Texas Mean Green W 84 - 51
2008-12-02 @ Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders W 70 - 67
2008-12-13 vs Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils W 92 - 58
2008-12-20 @ Toledo Rockets W 71 - 63
2008-12-28 vs Iowa State Cyclones L 67 - 71
2008-12-30 vs UMass Minutemen W 80 - 54
2009-01-03 @ Mississippi State Bulldogs L 65 - 82
2009-01-06 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders W 85 - 65
2009-01-10 vs UAB Blazers W 75 - 56
2009-01-14 @ UTEP Miners W 94 - 86
2009-01-17 @ Southern Miss Golden Eagles L 76 - 83
2009-01-21 vs East Carolina Pirates W 85 - 67
2009-01-24 @ Arizona Wildcats L 90 - 96
2009-01-28 vs UTEP Miners L 55 - 62
2009-01-31 @ Memphis Tigers L 68 - 83
2009-02-04 @ UCF Knights W 97 - 69
2009-02-07 vs Rice Owls W 72 - 65
2009-02-11 @ SMU Mustangs W 69 - 56
2009-02-14 vs Tulane Green Wave W 83 - 64
2009-02-18 @ Marshall Thundering Herd L 83 - 88
2009-02-21 vs UCF Knights W 77 - 72
2009-02-25 @ Tulsa Golden Hurricane L 68 - 77
2009-02-28 @ Rice Owls W 56 - 51
2009-03-04 vs Memphis Tigers L 60 - 69
2009-03-07 vs SMU Mustangs W 89 - 77
2009-03-11 vs SMU Mustangs W 85 - 76
2009-03-12 @ UTEP Miners W 89 - 85
2009-03-13 @ Memphis Tigers L 49 - 74
2009-03-18 @ Oregon State Beavers L 45 - 49

2009 Roster

No roster data available for this season.