The No. 10 Houston Cougars got another dominant season-opening win under coach Kelvin Sampson and began the 2026-27 campaign with a 94-55 win over La Salle at Fertitta Center on Monday night.
Given the fact that Houston is a brand new team that features four new starters and a different bench unit, the early development over the next couple of weeks will be interesting to watch.
Sampson gave some key thoughts in the post-game press conference about the team’s performance in game one of the regular season.
Variety of Standout Areas for Houston in the Opener
“Our defense was outstanding tonight first time out. We’ve had three opportunities to play defense and we’ll keep getting better,” Sampson said…