When it comes to college basketball prodigies, the Houston Cougars are right up there. They’re a college powerhouse today, ...

Basketball in Houston boasts a rich legacy, with iconic players shaping the game both on the college and professional levels. The University of Houston Cougars and the Houston Rockets have been home ...

Hakeem Olajuwon has been sitting courtside at Houston Cougars games and players appreciate the legend showing them so much ...

Drafted No. 1 overall in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets, Olajuwon was selected ahead of Michael Jordan for good reason. He led the Rockets to back-to-back NBA titles in 1994 and 1995, ...

SAN ANTONIO — From Jim Valvano’s “One Shining Moment” as North Carolina State stunned Phi Slama Jama to Michigan’s Jordan ...

Olajuwan is the most popular player among Houston basketball fans in more ways than one. The star center was a key part of the "Phi Slama Jama" Houston team from the early 1980s that made ...

The Cougars coach would become the oldest to ever win a national championship if he leads the Cougars to their first trophy.

Florida rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half to nip Houston 65-63 in a hard-fought title matchup.

Which players, past and present, would be included in a starting five of each team representing this year's Final Four?

Their great teams of 1966–67 and ’67–68, powered by future Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes, ran into the only ... coach with the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets. When Sampson’s show-cause ...