Houston basketball came so close to winning a first-ever national title after seven Final Four tries. Now head coach Kelvin Sampson wants to beef the schedule up.
His Cougars will walk into next season as the hunted in the Big 12 Conference. But Sampson is open to additional competition for the national title game runner-up. He shared what he's envisioning during his appearance on The Andy Katz podcast.
“We're going to play six high level games…and the possibility of a seventh,” Sampson explained. “The only thing I'm having a hard time doing is finding a marquee game at home. A lot of teams want to play us. But want to do it on a neutral court.”
Sampson added he's had talks with other powerhouses.
“We've got agreements. But we don't have contracts,” Sampson revealed.
His hope is