Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson talks to his players during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in the championship of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson looks on during the first half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game against Duke in the NCAA Tournament in Dallas, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson reacts during the second half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game against Duke in the NCAA Tournament in Dallas, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
UConn head coach Dan Hurley catches confetti in his cap after defeating Illinois in the Elite 8 college basketball game in the men's NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
UConn head coach Dan Hurley celebrates after defeating Illinois in the Elite 8 college basketball game in the men's NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson talks to center Cedric Lath (2) as he comes off the court during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa State in the championship of the Big 12 Conference tournament, Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson shouts from the sideline during the second half of the team's NCAA college basketball game against Oklahoma on Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Garett Fisbeck)
UConn head coach Dan Hurley celebrates with center Donovan Clingan, left, after defeating Illinois following an Elite 8 college basketball game in the men's NCAA Tournament, Saturday, March 30, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Houston forward J'Wan Roberts (13) and head coach Kelvin Sampson celebrate the team's 100-95 overtime win after a second-round college basketball game against Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament, Sunday, March 24, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson looks onto the court during a practice session for the team's first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament, Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson, left, talks with Damian Dunn (11) during the first half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game against Duke in the NCAA Tournament in Dallas, Friday, March 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson talks to his playes during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Houston coach Kelvin Sampson cuts down the net after an NCAA college basketball game against Kansas Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Houston. Houston won 76-46 and finished the regular season as the Big 12 Conference Champions. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)