How the AP selects the college player and coach of the year winners

The Associated Press has announced its annual college basketball player and coach of the year awards. Caitlin Clark of Iowa won the AP Player of the Year award for the second consecutive season while South Carolina's Dawn Staley was honored for the second time as the AP Coach of the...

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson edges UConn's Dan Hurley for AP coach of the year

There was a moment during the NCAA Tournament, when top-seeded Houston was well on its way to a 40-point rout of No. 16 seed Longwood, that helps to capture why the Cougars have become so dominant under Kelvin Sampson. It was late in the game, and Mylik Wilson was late closing out on...

Houston's Kelvin Sampson is the AP Coach of the Year in men's college basketball, edging Dan Hurley of UConn

Houston All-America guard Jamal Shead injures right ankle in Sweet 16 loss to Duke

DALLAS (AP) — Jamal Shead buried his head in his arms at his locker as reporters shuffled away from their postgame interview with the Houston point guard. The top-seeded Cougars had just lost to Duke 54-51 in the Sweet 16 on Friday night, with Shead missing the final 26 minutes...

Houston's 5 Sweet 16s in a row its best run since Phi Slama Jama. Duke has done a lot since then

DALLAS (AP) — Houston is home in the Lone Star State, playing as a No. 1 seed in the South Region and in the Sweet 16 for the fifth NCAA Tournament in a row. With All-America point guard Jamal Shead, big man J'Wan Roberts and coach Kelvin Sampson, the Cougars are in the midst of...

Stanford hires Washington State's Kyle Smith to take over men's basketball program

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford has hired Kyle Smith away from Washington State to take over its struggling men's basketball program. Athletic director Bernard Muir announced Monday that Smith had agreed to take over the Cardinal after Jerod Haase was fired earlier this month. ...

Top-seeded Houston needs OT to avoid March Madness exit, gets by No. 9 Texas A&M 100-95

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Houston Cougars breathed a sigh of relief celebrating their latest Sweet 16 berth. What looked like a victory in hand turned into an overtime thriller in the span of two minutes. Emanuel Sharp started overtime with a 3-pointer that put...

Texas A&M looking for ultimate payback vs. Houston with Sweet 16 berth on the line

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Houston's Kelvin Sampson has the South Region's No. 1 seed and the second-ranked team in the country. The veteran coach knows neighbor Texas A&M has the locker room he'd rather be in Sunday night before the teams meet in the second round of the NCAA...

Top seed Houston has easy start to March Madness, pounds Longwood 86-46

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — LJ Cryer and Damian Dunn scored 17 points each as top-seeded Houston built a quick double-digit lead and pounded 16 seed Longwood 86-46 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night. Coach Kelvin Sampson's Cougars (31-4) lived up to their...

Jamal Shead's development propels Houston to second straight No. 1 seed in NCAA Tournament

HOUSTON (AP) — Jamal Shead wasn’t anywhere near the player he is now when he joined the Houston Cougars in 2020. His coach offers an unvarnished opinion about his talented guard. “When he came in, I thought he was a long way away,” coach Kelvin Sampson said. “I thought his...