A season after reaching the NCAA Tournament national championship game, the Houston Cougars have once again looked like one of the better teams in the country during the early stages of the 2025-26 season. Houston is coming off a 2-1 finish at the Players Era tournament, and head coach Kelvin Sampson spoke about his mindset as the Cougars head to the next phase of their season, as per Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68.

“Some teams play their best basketball in November. I want to play our worst basketball in November. We just need to stay with it,” Sampson said. “We’re going to be a good team eventually.”

Houston finished their Players Era schedule on a high note, defeating Notre Dame, 66-56, and drawing a funny declaration from Notre Dame head coach Micah Shrewsberry . Overall, the

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