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 - 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 - 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 8-0 1st (Big 12) N/A N/A
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 Depth Chart

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

2023-2024 Houston Cougars Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
L.J. Cryer 8 31.4 17.8 2.8 2.0 0.9 0.0 0.6
Emanuel Sharp 8 23.4 11.5 3.2 1.0 1.1 0.1 0.9
Jamal Shead 8 26.1 9.6 4.2 6.0 2.9 0.2 2.4
J'Wan Roberts 8 23.2 9.1 8.2 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.1
Damian Dunn 8 19.8 8.1 2.1 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.8
Terrance Arceneaux 8 18.9 5.8 3.9 0.8 1.1 0.5 0.0
Ja'Vier Francis 8 19.2 5.4 5.2 0.2 0.9 1.5 1.0
Joseph Tugler 8 14.5 2.8 3.2 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.2
Ramon Walker, Jr. 7 10.1 2.6 3.6 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.4
Mylik Wilson 8 10.6 2.4 1.9 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.4
Ryan Elvin 5 3.4 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Cedric Lath 6 2.5 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

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)