2020-2021 Houston Cougars

2020-2021 Houston Cougars Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
30 Caleb Broodo Jr F 6-8 225 - Midland (MI) United States Dow High School
32 Reggie Chaney Jr PF 6-8 230 Sep 9, 1999 Frisco (TX) United States Findlay College Prep
20 Ryan Elvin Fr F 6-1 170 - Philadelphia (PA) United States Cedar Ridge High School
4 Justin Gorham Sr PF 6-8 220 Aug 6, 1998 Columbia (MD) United States Calvert Hall College High School
55 Brison Gresham Sr PF 6-9 240 Jan 24, 1998 New Orleans (LA) United States McDonogh No. 35 High School
24 Quentin Grimes Jr SG 6-5 210 May 8, 2000 The Woodlands (TX) United States College Park High School
3 DeJon Jarreau Sr PG 6-5 185 Jan 23, 1998 New Orleans (LA) United States McDonogh No. 35 High School
12 Tramon Mark Fr PG 6-6 185 Sep 30, 2001 Dickinson (TX) United States Dickinson High School
2 Caleb Mills RS-So SG 6-5 185 Jul 24, 2000 Asheville (NC) United States Asheville Christian Academy
52 Kiyron Powell Fr C 6-8 210 - Evansville (IN) United States Benjamin Bosse High School
13 J'Wan Roberts Fr F 6-7 230 Sep 19, 2001 Killeen (TX) United States Shoemaker High School
0 Marcus Sasser So G 6-2 195 Sep 21, 2000 Dallas (TX) United States Red Oak High School
1 Jamal Shead Fr G 6-1 195 Jul 24, 2002 Austin (TX) United States Manor High School
5 Cameron Tyson So SG 6-3 190 Oct 26, 1999 Bothell (WA) United States Bothell High School
35 Fabian White Sr F 6-8 230 Nov 29, 1998 Atascocita (TX) United States Atascocita 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

2020-2021 Houston Cougars Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Quentin Grimes USBWA All-American Third Team
Quentin Grimes NABC All-American Third Team
Quentin Grimes NABC All-District (24) First Team
Marcus Sasser NABC All-District (24) First Team
Justin Gorham NABC All-District (24) Second Team
Quentin Grimes AP All-American Third Team
Quentin Grimes Sporting News All-American Third Team
Quentin Grimes AAC Player of the Year
Quentin Grimes All-AAC First Team
Justin Gorham All-AAC Second Team
DeJon Jarreau All-AAC Second Team
Marcus Sasser All-AAC Second Team
Quentin Grimes AAC Tournament MVP
Justin Gorham AAC All-Tournament Team
Quentin Grimes AAC All-Tournament Team
DeJon Jarreau AAC All-Tournament Team
DeJon Jarreau AAC Defensive Player of the Year
Justin Gorham AAC Most Improved Player
Quentin Grimes AAC Player of the Week (Mar 1, 2021)
Quentin Grimes AAC Player of the Week (Jan 25, 2021)
Marcus Sasser AAC Player of the Week (Jan 11, 2021)
Marcus Sasser AAC Player of the Week (Nov 30, 2020)
Tramon Mark AAC Rookie of the Week (Dec 7, 2020)
Tramon Mark AAC Rookie of the Week (Nov 30, 2020)

2020-2021 Houston Cougars Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Jarreau M. Sasser Q. Grimes J. Gorham R. Chaney
Rotation T. Mark     F. White  
Rotation       B. Gresham  
Lim PT J. Shead C. Tyson J. Roberts C. Broodo K. Powell
Lim PT   R. Elvin      
Lim PT   C. Mills      

2020-2021 Houston Cougars Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Quentin Grimes 30 32.7 17.8 5.7 2.0 1.4 0.3 1.8
Marcus Sasser 29 31.8 13.7 2.6 2.2 1.4 0.0 1.2
DeJon Jarreau 31 28.2 10.6 5.4 4.3 1.3 0.5 2.4
Caleb Mills 4 18.8 9.8 1.2 0.2 1.2 0.0 1.5
Justin Gorham 31 27.7 8.4 8.6 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.8
Tramon Mark 32 20.0 7.8 3.0 1.7 0.9 0.2 1.2
Cameron Tyson 19 9.9 6.2 0.9 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.1
Fabian White 13 15.5 6.2 4.1 0.8 0.4 0.8 0.5
Reggie Chaney 32 14.1 4.7 2.8 0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7
Jamal Shead 26 9.8 3.3 1.1 1.5 0.8 0.2 1.0
Brison Gresham 31 17.2 3.0 3.0 0.3 0.5 1.5 0.6
Kiyron Powell 14 5.7 2.3 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.1
J'Wan Roberts 25 10.6 1.9 3.8 0.3 0.4 0.6 0.4
Ryan Elvin 8 4.0 1.9 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1
Caleb Broodo 4 4.0 1.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2

2020-2021 Houston Cougars Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Kelvin Sampson Head Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Houston Rockets, 2011 to 2014)
Alvin Brooks Assistant Coach 1986-1987 N/A
Kellen Sampson Assistant Coach 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Appalachian State, 2011 to 2014)
Quannas White Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Coach (Western Kentucky, 2016 to 2017)
K.C. Beard Video Coordinator 2014-2015 N/A
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)
Meshu Negga Director of Basketball Operations 2017-2018 Associate Director of Operations (Houston, 2014 to 2017)
Raul Ganzalez Associate Director of Basketball Operations 2018-2019 N/A
Hollis Price Director of Player Development 2014-2015 Assistant Coach (Texas Legends, 2013 to 2014)
Mikhail McLean Assistant Director of Player Development 2016-2017 N/A
Michael O'Shea Head Athletic Trainer 1993-1994 N/A
John Houston Associate Athletic Trainer 1997-1998 N/A
Daniel Hearn Athletic Trainer 2018-2019 N/A