2023-2024 Houston Cougars

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2023-2024 Houston Cougars Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
23 Terrance Arceneaux So F 6-6 190 Nov 13, 2003 Beaumont (TX) United States Beaumont United High School
4 L.J. Cryer Sr PG 6-1 190 Oct 9, 2001 Katy (TX) United States Morton Ranch High School
11 Damian Dunn Jr SG 6-5 205 May 15, 2001 Kinston (NC) United States Kinston High School
20 Ryan Elvin Sr F 6-1 170 - Philadelphia (PA) United States Cedar Ridge High School
5 Ja'Vier Francis Jr F 6-8 235 Oct 20, 2003 New Orleans (LA) United States Montverde Academy
15 Kordelius Jefferson Fr C 6-3 180 - Arlington (TX) United States Martin High School
2 Cedric Lath Fr C 6-9 265 - Abidjan Ivory Coast Balboa High School
12 Jacob McFarland Fr C 6-11 220 - Moreno Valley (CA) United States Rancho Verde High School
13 J'Wan Roberts Sr F 6-7 230 Sep 19, 2001 Killeen (TX) United States Shoemaker High School
21 Emanuel Sharp So PG 6-3 205 Mar 7, 2004 Riverview (FL) United States / Israel Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School
1 Jamal Shead Sr G 6-1 195 Jul 24, 2002 Austin (TX) United States Manor High School
25 Joseph Tugler Fr F 6-7 215 May 16, 2005 Houston (TX) United States Cypress Falls High School
3 Ramon Walker, Jr. So F 6-4 210 - Pearland (TX) United States Shadow Creek High School
24 Mylik Wilson Sr PG 6-2 175 Sep 20, 2000 Rayville (LA) United States Rayville High School

Recent Houston Cougars History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 32-5 (15-3) 1st (Big 12) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2022-2023 33-4 (17-1) 1st (AAC) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2021-2022 32-6 (15-3) 1st (AAC) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2020-2021 28-4 (14-3) 1st (AAC) Champion NCAA 4th Rnd
2019-2020 23-8 (13-5) 1st (AAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 33-4 (16-2) 1st (AAC) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2017-2018 27-8 (14-4) 2nd (AAC) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2016-2017 22-11 (12-6) 3rd (AAC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2015-2016 22-10 (12-6) 3rd (AAC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2014-2015 13-19 (4-14) 10th (AAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 17-16 (8-10) 6th (AAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 20-13 (7-9) 7th (C-USA) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 15-15 (7-9) 8th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 12-18 (4-12) 11th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 19-16 (7-9) 7th (C-USA) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2008-2009 21-12 (10-6) 4th (C-USA) 3rd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2007-2008 24-10 (11-5) 3rd (C-USA) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 18-15 (10-6) 3rd (C-USA) Runner Up N/A
2005-2006 21-10 (9-5) 4th (C-USA) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2004-2005 18-14 (9-7) 6th (C-USA) 1st Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2003-2004 9-18 (3-13) 13th (C-USA) N/A N/A
2002-2003 8-20 (6-10) 11th (C-USA) 1st Rnd N/A

2023-2024 Houston Cougars Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
L.J. Cryer USBWA Honorable Mention Team
Jamal Shead The Wooden Award All American Team
Joseph Tugler Big 12 All-Freshman Team
Jamal Shead Consensus All-American First Team
Jamal Shead NABC All-American First Team
Jamal Shead NABC Defensive Player of the Year
Jamal Shead NABC All-District (8) First Team
L.J. Cryer NABC All-District (8) Second Team
Jamal Shead AP All-American First Team
L.J. Cryer AP All-American Honorable Mention
Jamal Shead USBWA All-American First Team
Jamal Shead USBWA Player of the Week (Jan 21, 2024)
Jamal Shead Sporting News All-American First Team
Jamal Shead Big 12 Player of the Year
Jamal Shead All-Big 12 First Team
L.J. Cryer All-Big 12 Second Team
J'Wan Roberts All-Big 12 Third Team
Ja'Vier Francis All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Emanuel Sharp All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
L.J. Cryer Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team
Jamal Shead Big 12 Championship All-Tournament Team
Jamal Shead Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year
Jamal Shead Big 12 All-Defensive Team
Jamal Shead Big 12 Player of the Week (Feb 26, 2024)
Jamal Shead Big 12 Player of the Week (Jan 22, 2024)
L.J. Cryer Charleston Classic MVP

2023-2024 Houston Cougars Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Cryer E. Sharp J. Shead J. Roberts J. Francis
Rotation M. Wilson D. Dunn R. Walker, Jr.   C. Lath
Lim PT   R. Elvin   J. Tugler K. Jefferson
Lim PT       T. Arceneaux  

2023-2024 Houston Cougars Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
L.J. Cryer 37 32.1 15.5 2.4 1.9 1.1 0.1 0.9
Jamal Shead 37 31.1 12.9 3.7 6.3 2.2 0.5 2.0
Emanuel Sharp 37 28.3 12.6 3.5 0.9 1.5 0.1 1.1
J'Wan Roberts 36 26.7 9.5 6.8 1.9 1.2 0.9 1.1
Damian Dunn 37 17.6 6.4 2.3 0.4 0.8 0.1 1.0
Ja'Vier Francis 37 20.7 6.0 5.2 0.2 0.9 1.6 0.8
Terrance Arceneaux 11 18.4 5.5 4.5 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.4
Mylik Wilson 36 16.0 4.4 3.5 0.8 0.9 0.4 0.7
Joseph Tugler 28 16.0 3.8 4.1 0.3 0.9 1.1 0.5
Ramon Walker, Jr. 27 10.9 2.0 2.9 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3
Ryan Elvin 21 2.9 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
Cedric Lath 25 5.6 0.2 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2
Kordelius Jefferson 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2023-2024 Houston Cougars Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Kelvin Sampson Head Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Houston Rockets, 2011 to 2014)
Quannas White Associate Head Coach 2023-2024 Assistant Coach (Houston, 2017 to 2023)
Kellen Sampson Assistant Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Appalachian State, 2011 to 2014)
K.C. Beard Assistant Coach 2023-2024 Special Assistant to the Head Coach (Houston, 2022 to 2023)
Hollis Price Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2023-2024 Assistant Coach (Houston, 2022 to 2023)
Matthew McDonald Video Coordinator 2022-2023 Video Coordinator (Lamar, 2021 to 2022)
Chris Pezman Athletic Director 2018-2019 N/A
Alan Bishop Director of Sports Performance 2017-2018 Strength and Conditioning Coach (Utah State, 2016 to 2017)
Lauren Sampson Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 Director of External Relations (Houston, 2017 to 2022)
Anthony Goldwire Director of Player Development 2021-2022 Director of Student-Athlete Development (Louisiana, 2020 to 2021)