BYU Men’s Basketball Hosts Houston In Battle of Cougars

BYU Men’s Basketball Hosts Houston In Battle of Cougars

PROVO, Utah-Saturday, BYU men’s basketball concludes the Men Against Breast Cancer Cougar Cup as they host the Houston Cougars of the American Athletic Conference.

BYU head coach Dave Rose will be meeting his alma mater as he played for the famed Phi Slamma Jamma 1983 Houston squad that featured future NBA legends Clyde Drexler and Hakeem Olajuwon.

The Houston Cougars lead the all-time series 5-2 and are 1-1 in the series at Provo, winning the last game at the Marriott Center, 89-69 in 1996.

Yoeli Childs is averaging a double-double this season for BYU, posting 20.7 points and 12.5 rebounds thus far for his 5-1 squad.

Houston comes in with a perfect 3-0 record on the season under veteran head coach Kelvin Sampson, who is in his 26th season as a Division I head coach.

In his fifth season with the Houston Cougars, he is 86-48 (.642), leading his squad to the NCAA Tournament last season.

Junior guard Armani Brooks leads Houston with 20 points and 4.7 rebounds per game