Houston's Men's Basketball ties the school record for conference wins

The Houston Cougars are proven to be the gift that just keeps on giving this season.

With Thursday’s win, the Cougars tied the school record for conference wins in a single season. It equaled the mark set by the 2018-19 team (16-2, American Athletic Conference) and the 1982-83 team (16-0; Southwest Conference).

Prior to Houston's game against Wichita State the Cougars were fresh off of a 76-57 victory on the road over East Carolina, and showed no signs of slowing down anytime soon. The first half of the game was a slow start for Houston but not unusual for the Houston Cougars.

Houston quickly came back for a 83--66 win against Witchita State Thursday night.

Prior to Thursday’s game, Houston has already clinched the 2022-23 American Athletic Conference regular-season title. It marked the program’s fourth regular-season title in the last five years and the sixth title overall (regular season + tournament) under Head Coach Kelvin Sampson.

Houston will play as the No. 1 seed at the American Athletic Conference Championship, set for March 9-12 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. Houston opens that event in the Quarterfinals at Noon, Friday, March 10, against the winner of the No. 8 seed/No. 9 seed. That game will air on ESPN2 and can be heard on 950 AM KPRC and the Varsity Network app.