Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Sampson
Kelvin Matthew Sampsonis an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach of the Houston Cougars men's basketball team. He was a head coach at Montana Tech from 1981 to 1985, Washington State University from 1987 to 1994, the University of Oklahoma from 1994 to 2006, and Indiana University 2006 to 2008. He has also been an assistant coach for several NBA teams including the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets...
crowd handle hard last played time
We couldn't have played any better for 34 minutes. We had the crowd out of the game. It's disappointing. This one is hard to handle because I thought we outplayed them for a long time and they outplayed us the last 6 minutes.
college compliance head issue last major mistake ncaa nor programs rule seriously staff took
That was a mistake that we made. There really is no excuse. . . . I don't know that as a staff we took that rule seriously enough. I think if you look back at the compliance of our programs over the last 19 years as a major college head coach, we've never had an issue with NCAA rules, nor will we again.
last league oklahoma won year
We won the league last year and didn't get to play in Oklahoma City.
carolina depends front last national north won
When North Carolina won the national championship last year, they had a lot of two-year players. You get them at the front end or back end. It just depends on how you want to look at it.
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He can be as good as he wants to be. Had he been a little better last year in Chicago, he wouldn't even be in college. There's a reason why he was in Chicago. He's a pro. Whatever team he's on, he automatically is going to lift that team to a different level. He's a unique talent with his length. Guys that athletic, guys that long usually aren't that good of 3-point shooters. But there's no area of the game that he's not good at.
guys last league played reason time won year
There's a reason why we won the league last year - these two guys here and the way they played. This is the first time all year that these guys played the same way.
build chance lead
I think we had a chance to build a lead or take the lead because we were getting stops. We just didn't get it done.
hard stays team top
I think we're a top 10-type team. If this team stays healthy, we'll be hard to beat.
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Jimmy is great. To me, he's great with the kids and he's excellent for your program.
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I think everybody has so much respect for coach Sutton. When something like that happens, we all feel our own mortality. He and the Oklahoma State family are in our thoughts and prayers.
kid lucky remember thinking
I remember thinking he's lucky to be alive. That was my first reaction. But the more I heard, the more I wanted this kid on my team.
avoided game good great played week win
We played tough, we played with great determination. This was a very important game for us. Not just because we avoided going 0-3 (in the Big 12), but it is good to win and then have a week off to practice.
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We had no answer for Blalock and Stinson. Iowa State has the two best guards on a single team in the Big 12.
forward fun looking team
I think this is going to be a fun team to watch. I'm really looking forward to getting started.