2026–27 season3Projected 3 seed, EastModel projection
Houston
Cougars · Big 12
- Record
- 2–0
- AP No. 8
- Projected seed
- 3
- East · at-large
- Hero rating
- +12.8
- No. 9 in Division I
- Home
- Houston, TX
- 1,108 mi from Detroit
- National titles
- 0
- Still chasing the first
Statistical profile
Percentiles compare this team with all 365 Division I teams. 100th is best in every row, including defense, where lower raw numbers are better. Season totals include tournament games. Opponent-adjusted efficiency and schedule strength appear after 8 games; until then they swing too much to mean anything.
Efficiency
Scoring & shooting
Possessions
Defense & roster
Strengths and weaknesses
Flagged automatically when a stat sits in the top or bottom 15% of all 365 Division I teams.
- WeaknessRarely shoots threesThree-point rate: 24.2%0th
- StrengthTough interior defenseOpponent FG %: 34.2%92nd
- StrengthContinuity: veterans of the programProgram experience: 1.93 yrs89th
- StrengthReliable at the lineFree throw %: 77.1%87th
Roster
Season per-game stats for every player who appeared.
- Leading scorer
- Dedan Thomas Jr.
- 18.0 ppg
- Tallest
- Arafan Diane
- 7′0″
- Best at the line
- —
- —
- Longest in program
- Joseph Tugler
- 4 seasons
| Player | WT | Yrs | GP | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9Dedan Thomas Jr.Guard · Las Vegas, NV | 6′1″ | 180 | 1 | 2 | 31.0 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 66.7 | 80.0 | 22.9 |
| 25Mercy MillerGuard · Los Angeles, CA | 6′4″ | 200 | 3 | 2 | 29.0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 87.5 | 13.6 |
| 23Delrecco GillespieForward · Benton Harbor, MI | 6′8″ | 240 | 1 | 2 | 24.0 | 13.0 | 7.5 | 1.5 | 50.0 | 66.7 | 18.3 |
| 11Joseph TuglerForward · Monroe, LA | 6′8″ | 230 | 4 | 2 | 21.5 | 12.5 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 26.5 |
| 2Corey Hadnot IIGuard · Atlanta, GA | 6′2″ | 185 | 1 | 2 | 21.5 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 21.0 |
| 24Chase McCartyForward · Madison, AL | 6′5″ | 225 | 3 | 2 | 16.0 | 10.5 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 37.5 | 88.9 | 26.9 |
| 13Arafan Diane · Conakry, Guinea | 7′0″ | 280 | 1 | 2 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.1 |
| 4Braden EastForward · Houston, TX | 6′9″ | 250 | 1 | 2 | 15.5 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 66.7 | 19.5 |
| 7Chendall WeaverGuard · Mansfield, TX | 6′3″ | 180 | 1 | 1 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.5 |
| 0Kordel JeffersonGuard · Bogue Chitto, MS | 6′3″ | 195 | 4 | 2 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 |
| 6Bryce JacksonGuard · Pearland, TX | 6′6″ | 210 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.8 |
| 1Ikenna Alozie · Lagos, Nigeria | 6′2″ | 190 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 3Tyus Thomas · Las Vegas, NV | 6′0″ | 180 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 15Djafar Silimana · Segou, Mali | 6′10″ | 240 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 23.2 |
Yrs = seasons with this program (transfers count from their arrival). Headshots appear once rights-cleared images are available.
Season schedule
Every game with consensus closing lines (median across sportsbooks) and against-the-spread results.
ATS overall
1–1
ATS as favorite
1–1
ATS as underdog
0–0
ATS neutral court
0–1
ATS vs. tournament teams
0–0
ATS vs. ranked teams
0–0
Over / under
2–0
| Date | Opponent | Result | Spread | Total | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2 | vsLA La Salle | W94–55 | -29.5 | 135.25 | Cover | Over |
| Nov 8 | NCALCalifornia | W86–68 | -19.5 | 144 | Miss | Over |
| Nov 11 | vsJAXJacksonville State | Scheduled | -36.5 | 136 | — | — |
| Nov 17 | NRUTRutgers | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 27 | vsOAKOakland | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Nov 29 | vsQUEQueens | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 2 | vsC ACentral Arkansas14 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 5 | vsTEXTexas State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 8 | NALA#18Alabama5 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 13 | NLSULSU5 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 20 | NFLOFlorida State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Dec 29 | vsTEXTexas A&M-Corpus Christi | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 2 | vsTCUTCU8 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 5 | @KANKansas State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 10 | @BAYBaylor7 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 13 | vsISUIowa State4 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 16 | @COLColorado | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 19 | vsTTU#16Texas Tech8 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 23 | @ARIArizona State | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Jan 30 | vsBYU#23BYU7 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 1 | vsKAN#15Kansas2 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 6 | @ARI#12Arizona4 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 10 | @UCFUCF | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 13 | vsUTAHUtah | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 15 | @TTU#16Texas Tech8 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 21 | vsOKLOklahoma State11 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 24 | vsCOLColorado | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Feb 27 | @WESWest Virginia | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 2 | @CINCincinnati | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |
| Mar 6 | vsARI#12Arizona4 | Scheduled | — | — | — | — |