Beyond the ArcBeyond the Arc

Kelvin Sampson

Houston logoHouston logoHouston logoHouston logoHouston
Houston logoHouston logoHoustonRank#4
Record
328-91
8th most wins since 2012‑13
Win %
78%
5th of 618
Composite
224
#4 of 336 active
Last 3
27.3
Last three seasons
Adj Net
+23.1
Career average
20-Win Seasons
11
of 12 seasons
March Madness Resume
R1WIdaho logoIdaho logoR2WTexas A&M logoTexas A&M logoS16LIllinois logoIllinois logo
25-26
R1WSIU Edwardsville logoSIU Edwardsville logoR2WGonzaga logoGonzaga logoS16WPurdue logoPurdue logoE8WTennessee logoTennessee logoF4WDuke logoDuke logoNCLFlorida logoFlorida logo
24-25
R1WLongwood logoLongwood logoR2WTexas A&M logoTexas A&M logoS16LDuke logoDuke logo
23-24
R1WNorthern Kentucky logoNorthern Kentucky logoR2WAuburn logoAuburn logoS16LMiami FL logoMiami FL logo
22-23
R1WUAB logoUAB logoR2WIllinois logoIllinois logoS16WArizona logoArizona logoE8LVillanova logoVillanova logo
21-22
R1WCleveland St. logoCleveland St. logoR2WRutgers logoRutgers logoS16WSyracuse logoSyracuse logoE8WOregon St. logoOregon St. logoF4LBaylor logoBaylor logo
20-21
R1WGeorgia St. logoGeorgia St. logoR2WOhio St. logoOhio St. logoS16LKentucky logoKentucky logo
18-19
R1WSan Diego St. logoSan Diego St. logoR2LMichigan logoMichigan logo
17-18

By the School

1 program
SchoolYearsSeasonsRecordWin %
Houston logoHouston logoHouston14/15 to Present12328-9178%

March Madness

8 appearances
Appearances
8
NCAA Tournaments
NCAA Record
21-8
7th of 294 in tournament wins
Highest Seed
#1
Best seed earned
Deepest Run
Title Game
24-25, Houston

Season by Season

12 seasons
25-26Houston logoHouston logo2Big 1230-7#533.099124.99691.999NCAA Sweet 16
24-25Houston logoHouston logo1Big 1235-5#237.3100124.79787.3100Conference TitleNCAA Title Game
23-24Houston logoHouston logo1Big 1232-5#233.2100119.69686.5100Conference TitleNCAA Sweet 16
22-23Houston logoHouston logo1American33-4#327.099117.39790.399Conference TitleNCAA Sweet 16
21-22Houston logoHouston logo5American32-6#128.099116.59788.599Conference TitleNCAA Elite Eight
20-21Houston logoHouston logo2American27-4#327.999119.19991.397NCAA Final Four
19-20Houston logoHouston logoAmerican23-8#1119.996112.09292.295Conference Title
18-19Houston logoHouston logo3American33-4#1025.097116.69691.697Conference TitleNCAA Sweet 16
17-18Houston logoHouston logo6American27-8#1520.995115.29294.396NCAA Second Round
16-17Houston logoHouston logoAmerican21-11#3914.687113.68999.081–
15-16Houston logoHouston logoAmerican22-10#7011.582117.194105.546–
14-15Houston logoHouston logoAmerican13-19#197-1.449102.843104.251–

NCAA Tournament by Year

8 appearances
Appearances
8
NCAA Tournaments
NCAA Record
21-8
7th of 294 in tournament wins
Highest Seed
#1
Best seed earned
Deepest Run
Title Game
24-25, Houston
  • 25-262Houston logoHouston logoHouston30-725-26Sweet 16
    Games in the 25-26 NCAA Tournament
    R64vs15Idaho logoIdaho logoIdahoW 78-47
    R32vs10Texas A&M logoTexas A&M logoTexas A&MW 88-57
    S16vs3Illinois logoIllinois logoIllinoisL 55-65
  • 24-251Houston logoHouston logoHouston35-524-25Title Game
    Games in the 24-25 NCAA Tournament
    R64vs16SIU-Edwardsville logoSIU-Edwardsville logoSIU-EdwardsvilleW 78-40
    R32vs8Gonzaga logoGonzaga logoGonzagaW 81-76
    S16vs4Purdue logoPurdue logoPurdueW 62-60
    E8vs2Tennessee logoTennessee logoTennesseeW 69-50
    F4vs1Duke logoDuke logoDukeW 70-67
    CHAMPvs1Florida logoFlorida logoFloridaL 63-65
  • 23-241Houston logoHouston logoHouston32-523-24Sweet 16
    Games in the 23-24 NCAA Tournament
    R64vs16Longwood logoLongwood logoLongwoodW 86-46
    R32vs9Texas A&M logoTexas A&M logoTexas A&MW 100-95
    S16vs4Duke logoDuke logoDukeL 51-54
  • 22-231Houston logoHouston logoHouston33-422-23Sweet 16
    Games in the 22-23 NCAA Tournament
    R64vs16Northern Kentucky logoNorthern Kentucky logoNorthern KentuckyW 63-52
    R32vs9Auburn logoAuburn logoAuburnW 81-64
    S16vs5Miami (FL) logoMiami (FL) logoMiami (FL)L 75-89
  • 21-225Houston logoHouston logoHouston32-621-22Elite Eight
    Games in the 21-22 NCAA Tournament
    R64vs12UAB logoUAB logoUABW 82-68
    R32vs4Illinois logoIllinois logoIllinoisW 68-53
    S16vs1Arizona logoArizona logoArizonaW 72-60
    E8vs2Villanova logoVillanova logoVillanovaL 44-50
  • 20-212Houston logoHouston logoHouston27-420-21Final Four
    Games in the 20-21 NCAA Tournament
    R64vs15Cleveland State logoCleveland State logoCleveland StateW 87-56
    R32vs10Rutgers logoRutgers logoRutgersW 63-60
    S16vs11Syracuse logoSyracuse logoSyracuseW 62-46
    E8vs12Oregon State logoOregon State logoOregon StateW 67-61
    F4vs1Baylor logoBaylor logoBaylorL 59-78
  • 18-193Houston logoHouston logoHouston33-418-19Sweet 16
    Games in the 18-19 NCAA Tournament
    R64vs14Georgia State logoGeorgia State logoGeorgia StateW 84-55
    R32vs11Ohio State logoOhio State logoOhio StateW 74-59
    S16vs2Kentucky logoKentucky logoKentuckyL 58-62
  • 17-186Houston logoHouston logoHouston27-817-18Second Round
    Games in the 17-18 NCAA Tournament
    R64vs11San Diego State logoSan Diego State logoSan Diego StateW 67-65
    R32vs3Michigan logoMichigan logoMichiganL 63-64

Seasons 2012-13 through 2025-26