Houston Cougars men's basketball

Houston Cougars
2024–25 Houston Cougars men's basketball team
University	University of Houston
First season	1945–46
All-time record	1,435–882 (.619)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (11th season)
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Location	Houston, Texas
Arena	Fertitta Center (Capacity: 7,100)
Nickname	Cougars
Student section	The Cage
Colors	Scarlet and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament runner-up
1983, 1984
NCAA tournament Final Four
1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2021
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1967, 1968, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2021, 2022
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1956, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1982, 1983, 1984, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
NCAA tournament appearances
1956, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1992, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
1978, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1992, 2010, 2021, 2022
Conference regular season champions
1946, 1947, 1950, 1956, 1983, 1984, 1992, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024

The Houston Cougars men's basketball team represents the University of Houston in Houston, Texas, in the NCAA Division I men's basketball competition. They compete as members of the Big 12 Conference. The program has made six appearances in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four, which is the most of any team who has not won a national championship.