To get to where Houston was on Monday, playing for a national title, it took talent, execution and a little bit of luck.

After the Cougars couldn't hold a 12-point lead vs. the Gators, time may have run out on Kelvin Sampson, 69, winning a title ...

It’s never easy to close the book on a season, especially when you're so close you can almost feel the scissors in your hand.

Kelvin Sampson watched his Houston team come within seconds of the first NCAA title for both himself and the program.

Sampson, 70, has been coaching since 1979 and has found so much success recently with the Cougars by building Houston into a ...

Kelvin Sampson seemed to wish his player did something differently at the end of the national championship game.

" said Kelvin Sampson. The Cougars might have been facing a bit of karma after Sampson's comments about getting a Final Four ...

After a night spent locking up college basketball's hottest shooter, Florida's Walter Clayton Jr., the roles reversed for ...

Houston squandered a 12-point lead in the second-half and finished the national title game with four consecutive turnovers in ...

How did Kelvin Sampson become the Houston men's basketball coach? A look back at the NCAA sanctions that helped lead Sampson ...

Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson enters Monday's national championship game looking for win No. 800. Here's a look at ...