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2013–14 Houston Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record17–16 (8–10 The American)
Head coach
Associate head coachAlvin Brooks
Assistant coaches
  • Johnny Estelle
  • Ronnie Hamilton
Home arenaHofheinz Pavilion
Seasons
2013–14 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Louisville* † 15 – 3   .833 31 – 6   .838
No. 15 Cincinnati 15 – 3   .833 27 – 7   .794
No. 18 UConn 12 – 6   .667 32 – 8   .800
SMU 12 – 6   .667 27 – 10   .730
Memphis 12 – 6   .667 24 – 10   .706
Houston 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Rutgers 5 – 13   .278 12 – 21   .364
UCF 4 – 14   .222 13 – 18   .419
Temple 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
South Florida 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
† The American Tournament winner
As of March 15th, 2014
*Louisville: 29 reg. season games, 3 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(31-6)(15-3)
Rankings from AP poll

The 2013–14 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The season marked the first for the Cougars as members of the American Athletic Conference. The team, coached by James Dickey in his fourth year, played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion. They finished the season 17–16, 8–10 in conference play to finish in sixth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the American Conference tournament where they lost to Louisville.

After the season, Dickey stepped down for personal reasons.[1] He was 64–62 in four seasons, and was replaced by Kelvin Sampson.

Pre-season

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The Cougars' off-season had been defined primarily by the number of departures from the program. On May 14, the school announced that it had granted permission to sophomore point guard J. J. Thompson to transfer to another school. No reason was given.[2] Ten days later, the school announced that four-star 2012 class recruit Valentine Izundu was also granted release from the program. Like Thompson, no reason why given for Izundu's departure, but it was noted that he had seen very limited playing time in his previous season as a freshman.[3] However, one month after announcing his leave, Izundu decided to return. In his statement, he apologized to Coach Dickey and teammates and mentioned that he made a mistake in leaving the team.[4] On June 1, the program announced that Michael Young, former Cougar player and Phi Slama Jama member during the 1980–84 seasons, would not be retained as Director of Basketball Operations. Young was offered a reassignment in the program, but refused it and decided to leave the school. As a result, his son Joe Young, the Cougars' leading scorer during the 2012–13 season also decided to leave the program[5] and transfer to Oregon.[6]

Despite the departures, the Cougars were still able to build by signing Ohio Player of the Year and three-star recruit Jaaron Simmons. The point guard out of Archbishop Alter High School signed a national letter of intent on April 18, choosing the Cougars over Butler and Dayton, among others.[7] Simmons mentioned that the opportunity to play with standout players Danuel House, Joe Young, and TaShawn Thomas helped in his decision to sign with Houston.[8] In June, former Baylor guard L. J. Rose announced his transfer to Houston to be closer to his mother who had been diagnosed with lupus. Rose was ranked 63rd in the ESPN100 Class of 2012 and 9th at guard. The Cougars applied for a waiver to the NCAA to allow Rose to play for the team immediately, and the waiver was granted on August 20.[9] The third offseason addition to the Cougars was 6'9" Egyptian-born post player Ahmed Hamdy, who had international experience at the 2010 FIBA Under-17 World Championship with the Egyptian national team.[10]

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Joe Young 0 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Houston, Texas Left program when father Michael was not retained as Director of Basketball Operations;
transferred to Oregon
J. J. Thompson 3 G 6'0" 185 Sophomore Irving, Texas Granted release to transfer to another school
Leon Gibson 15 F 6'9" 245 Senior Los Angeles, California Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
L. J. Rose G 6'4" 190 Sophomore Houston, Texas Transferred from Baylor

Class of 2013 signees

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaaron Simmons
PG 		Kettering, Ohio Archbishop Alter HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 31, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Ahmed Hamdy
C 		Alexandria, Egypt Trent Internationale (Sugar Land, Texas) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jun 20, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: NR   Rivals: NR  ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Houston Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  • "2013 Houston Basketball Commitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 2, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 2, 2013.

Roster

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2013–14 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 0 Danrad Knowles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Houston, Texas
F 1 Mikhail McLean 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Houston, Texas
G 2 Brandon Morris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Alexandria, Louisiana
G 3 Jaaron Simmons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Dayton, Ohio
G 4 LeRon Barnes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Stonewall, Louisiana
G 5 L.J. Rose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 12 Jimmy Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Sr Plano, Texas
G 14 Tione Womack 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
F 20 Adam Drexler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Houston, Texas
G 21 Jherrod Stiggers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Terrell, Texas
G 23 Danuel House 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Sugar Land, Texas
G 24 Lawrence Paye 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
C 25 Ahmed Hamdy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Alexandria, Egypt
F 35 TaShawn Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Killeen, Texas
C 45 Valentine Izundu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 55 J.J. Richardson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Missouri City, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2013-11-17

Schedule and results

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On May 21, the Cougars participation as one of the four hosts in the 2013 Legends Classic alongside Pittsburgh, Stanford, and Texas Tech was announced. Houston hosted a pair of regional round games between November 17–21, and then traveled to Brooklyn to participate in the championship round with the other four hosts on November 25–26 at the Barclays Center.[11]

The Cougars' 2013-14 schedule was announced on August 21, featuring 17 home games. The schedule's highlights included round-robin play against the other nine American Athletic Conference members, the four previously-announced Legends Classic games, a road game against former Southwest Conference rival Texas A&M, and a neutral site matchup against crosstown rival Rice at the Toyota Center. All of Houston's 18 conference games and the two final games of the Legends Classic tournament were televised on the ESPN family of networks or CBS Sports Network.[12]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 5*
7:00 pm 		St. Thomas W 81–63 
Hofheinz Pavilion (2,435)
Houston
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8*
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas State W 76–70  1–0
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,123)
Houston
Nov 11*
7:00 pm 		at Texas–Pan American W 77–65  2–0
 UTPA Fieldhouse (1,432)
Edinburg, Texas
Nov 14*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UTSA W 80–62  3–0
 Hofheinz Pavilion (2,800)
Houston
Nov 17*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Lehigh
Legends Classic – Houston Regional Game 1 		W 80–66  4–0
 Hofheinz Pavilion (2,635)
Houston
Nov 21*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Howard
Legends Classic – Houston Regional Game 2 		W 75–62  5–0
 Hofheinz Pavilion (2,815)
Houston
Nov 25*
8:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Stanford
Legends Classic – Semifinals 		L 76–86  5–1
 Barclays Center (4,142)
Brooklyn, New York
Nov 26*
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Texas Tech
Legends Classic – Consolation Game 		L 64–76  5–2
 Barclays Center (3,514)
Brooklyn, New York
Nov 30*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 78–67  6–2
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,015)
Houston
Dec 4*
7:00 pm, ESPN3/FSN 		at Texas A&M L 57–74  6–3
 Reed Arena (4,850)
College Station, Texas
Dec 7*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		San Jose State L 68–72  6–4
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,105)
Houston
Dec 9*
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		Alcorn State W 89–58  7–4
 Hofheinz Pavilion (2,833)
Houston
Dec 14*
7:05 pm 		at Louisiana–Lafayette L 76–79 OT 7–5
 Cajundome (3,069)
Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 21*
3:30 pm, CSS/CSNH 		vs. Rice
Lone Star Showcase 		W 54–52  8–5
 Toyota Center (5,907)
Houston
American Athletic Conference regular season
Dec 31
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 17 UConn W 75–71  9–5 (1–0)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (4,035)
Houston
Jan 4
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		at South Florida W 67–58   10–5 (2–0)
 USF Sun Dome (3,921)
Tampa, Florida
Jan 7
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Cincinnati L 60–61  10–6 (2–1)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,804)
Houston
Jan 16
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 18 Louisville L 52–91  10–7 (2–2)
 KFC Yum! Center (21,132)
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 19
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		Rutgers W 77–55  11–7 (3–2)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,115)
Houston
Jan 23
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		at No. 23 Memphis L 59–82  11–8 (3–3)
 FedEx Forum (15,702)
Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 26
2:00 pm, ESPNews 		SMU L 68–75  11–9 (3–4)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (4,567)
Houston
Jan 30
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Connecticut L 43–80  11–10 (3–5)
 Gampel Pavilion (9,312)
Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 1
3:30 pm, ESPNews 		at Rutgers L 70–93  11–11 (3–6)
 The RAC (5,616)
Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 5
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		No. 14 Louisville L 62–77  11–12 (3–7)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (7,247)
Houston
Feb 9
1:00 pm, ESPNews 		Temple W 88–74  12–12 (4–7)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,535)
Houston
Feb 15
2:00 pm, ESPNU 		at No. 10 Cincinnati L 62–73  12–13 (4–8)
 Fifth Third Arena (13,176)
Cincinnati
Feb 19
7:00 pm, ESPNews 		at SMU L 64–68  12–14 (4–9)
 Moody Coliseum (6,991)
Dallas
Feb 22
1:00 pm, ESPNews 		UCF W 88–84  13–14 (5–9)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (7,028)
Houston
Feb 27
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		No. 21 Memphis W 77–68  14–14 (6–9)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,628)
Houston
Mar 1
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Temple W 89–79  15–14 (7–9)
 Liacouras Center (3,978)
Philadelphia
Mar 4
7:30 pm, ESPNews 		South Florida W 79–68  16–14 (8–9)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,235)
Houston
Mar 7
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UCF L 83–104  16–15 (8–10)
 CFE Arena (5,471)
Orlando, Florida
American Athletic Conference tournament
Mar 13
12:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. No. 25 SMU
Quarterfinals 		W 68–64  17–15
 FedEx Forum (13,011)
Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 14
6:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. No. 5 Louisville
Semifinals 		L 65–94  17–16
 FedEx Forum (11,888)
Memphis, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 12, 2014. Retrieved April 14, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ J.J. Thompson leaving UH basketball program, Houston Chronicle, retrieved 2 June 2013
  3. ^ Lamar Consolidated center to transfer from UH, Houston Chronicle, retrieved 2 June 2013.
  4. ^ Izundu decides to return to UH, Houston Chronicle, retrieved 25 August 2013.
  5. ^ Houston leading scorer Joseph Young, and father Michael, leaving the program, NBC Sports, retrieved 2 June 2013
  6. ^ Oregon lands guard Joseph Young, ESPN.com, retrieved 25 August 2013
  7. ^ Ohio Player of the Year Jaaron Simmons Becomes First Men's Hoops Signee Archived 2013-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, UHCougars.com, retrieved 2 June 2013.
  8. ^ Simmons’ goal to ‘Keep Dayton on the rise’, Dayton Daily News, retrieved 2 June 2013.
  9. ^ Houston's L.J. Rose granted waiver, ESPN.com, retrieved 25 August 2013.
  10. ^ Ahmed Hamdy Joins Men's Basketball Archived 2013-11-27 at the Wayback Machine, UHCougars.com, retrieved 25 August 2013
  11. ^ Pittsburgh to play in Legends Classic, ESPN.com, retrieved 2 June 2013
  12. ^ Men's Basketball Announces 2013-14 Schedule Archived 2013-08-21 at the Wayback Machine, UHCougars.com, retrieved 25 August 2013
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