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Houston

Season: 2027 preview 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
Also known as: Houston Cougars, Houston
Program History
Coach: Kelvin Sampson

2024 Team Stats (31 games)

73.0
PPG
56.5
Opp
+16.5
Margin
43.7%
FG%
34.8%
3P%
67.7%
FT%
37.9
RPG
12.9
APG
8.8
TO
-
Est. poss./game
76.2
Adj PPG
53.3
Adj Opp PPG
#2
Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2023-2024
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 → 1455 (#3) -
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More → 1376 (#3) -
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +77 elo More → 1162 (#9) HCA +77 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +2.6 More → +24.3 (#2) HCA +2.6
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.3 More → +21.0 (#6) HCA +2.3
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More → 0.943 (#2) -
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet +37.6 More → 0.988 (#1) AdjNet +37.6
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet +38.0 More → 0.988 (#1) AdjNet +38.0
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 76.2 | AdjD 53.3 More → 0.889 (#2) AdjO 76.2 | AdjD 53.3
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 73.8 | AdjD 59.3 More → 0.789 (#6) AdjO 73.8 | AdjD 59.3
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 → 0.927 (#3) 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 → 0.916 (#3) 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 → 1391 (#3) RD 96 | GP 37

2024 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2023-11-06 vs UL Monroe Warhawks W 84 - 31
2023-11-11 vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders W 82 - 50
2023-11-13 vs Stetson Hatters W 79 - 48
2023-11-16 @ Towson Tigers W 65 - 49
2023-11-17 @ Utah Utes W 76 - 66
2023-11-19 vs Dayton Flyers W 69 - 55
2023-11-24 vs Montana Grizzlies W 79 - 44
2023-12-01 @ Xavier Musketeers W 66 - 60
2023-12-06 vs Rice Owls W 75 - 39
2023-12-09 vs Jackson State Tigers W 89 - 55
2023-12-16 vs Texas A&M Aggies W 70 - 66
2023-12-21 vs Texas State Bobcats W 72 - 37
2023-12-30 vs Pennsylvania Quakers W 81 - 42
2024-01-06 vs West Virginia Mountaineers W 89 - 55
2024-01-09 @ Iowa State Cyclones L 53 - 57
2024-01-13 @ TCU Horned Frogs L 67 - 68
2024-01-17 vs Texas Tech Red Raiders W 77 - 54
2024-01-20 vs UCF Knights W 57 - 42
2024-01-23 @ BYU Cougars W 75 - 68
2024-01-27 vs Kansas State Wildcats W 74 - 52
2024-01-29 @ Texas Longhorns W 76 - 72
2024-02-03 @ Kansas Jayhawks L 65 - 78
2024-02-06 vs Oklahoma State Cowboys W 79 - 63
2024-02-10 @ Cincinnati Bearcats W 67 - 62
2024-02-17 vs Texas Longhorns W 82 - 61
2024-02-19 vs Iowa State Cyclones W 73 - 65
2024-02-24 @ Baylor Bears W 82 - 76
2024-02-27 vs Cincinnati Bearcats W 67 - 59
2024-03-02 @ Oklahoma Sooners W 87 - 85
2024-03-06 @ UCF Knights W 67 - 59
2024-03-09 vs Kansas Jayhawks W 76 - 46
2024-03-14 vs TCU Horned Frogs W 60 - 45
2024-03-15 vs Texas Tech Red Raiders W 82 - 59
2024-03-16 vs Iowa State Cyclones L 41 - 69
2024-03-22 vs Longwood Lancers W 86 - 46
2024-03-24 vs Texas A&M Aggies W 100 - 95
2024-03-29 vs Duke Blue Devils L 51 - 54

2024 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%
Lj Cryer Lj Cryer - 37 32.1 15.5 2.4 1.9 1.1 0.1 0.9 13.2 6.8 511 37 13.8 17.5 41.1 38.8 87.1 4.28 55.3 52.6
Jamal Shead Jamal Shead - 37 31.1 12.9 3.7 6.3 2.2 0.5 2.0 11.7 11.8 540 37 14.6 19.0 40.9 30.9 77.9 9.27 49.9 45.8
Emanuel Sharp Emanuel Sharp G 37 28.3 12.6 3.5 0.9 1.5 0.1 1.1 9.8 7.8 329 37 8.9 12.8 37.3 36.8 85.1 -1.82 55.3 48.6
J'Wan Roberts J'Wan Roberts F 36 26.6 9.5 6.8 1.9 1.2 0.9 1.1 6.9 12.3 364 36 10.1 15.4 59.6 0.0 51.1 2.72 59.4 59.6
Damian Dunn Damian Dunn G 37 17.5 6.4 2.3 0.4 0.8 0.1 1.0 5.6 3.4 187 37 5.1 11.6 35.9 31.7 70.6 -1.46 47.9 42.1
Ja'Vier Francis Ja'Vier Francis - 37 20.6 6.0 5.2 0.2 0.9 1.6 0.8 3.9 9.3 285 37 7.7 15.1 64.6 0 52.9 1.31 63.8 64.6
Terrance Arceneaux Terrance Arceneaux G 11 18.4 5.5 4.5 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.4 5.2 6.6 122 11 11.1 24.8 38.6 28.6 52.6 2.27 45.9 43.9
Mylik Wilson Mylik Wilson G 36 16.0 4.4 3.5 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.7 4.1 5.3 86 36 2.4 6.1 44.2 24.1 59.5 -1.88 48.7 46.6
Joseph Tugler Joseph Tugler F 28 16.0 3.8 4.1 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.5 2.8 6.9 255 28 9.1 23.3 55.1 0.0 46.3 4.61 54.7 55.1
Ramon Walker Jr. Ramon Walker Jr. G 27 10.9 2.0 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 1.5 3.7 124 27 4.6 17.0 34.1 30.4 64.3 2.87 49.7 42.7
Cedric Lath Cedric Lath C 25 5.6 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 -12 25 -0.5 -3.5 28.6 0 20.0 -2.47 27.2 28.6
Kordelius Jefferson Kordelius Jefferson G 0 - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jacob McFarland Jacob McFarland C 0 - 0.0 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