2018–19 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by fifth-year head coach Kelvin Sampson as members of the American Athletic Conference. Beginning December 1, 2018, they played their home games at Fertitta Center, which reopened after a $60 million upgrade. The Cougars played their first four non-conference home games at H&PE Arena while construction on Fertitta Center was completed.

2018–19 Houston Cougars men's basketball
AAC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 11
Record33–4 (16–2 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaH&PE Arena
Fertitta Center
2018–19 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Houston162 .889334  .892
No. 22 Cincinnati144 .778287  .800
Temple135 .7222310  .697
UCF135 .722249  .727
Memphis117 .6112214  .611
Wichita State108 .5562215  .595
Tulsa810 .4441814  .563
South Florida810 .4442414  .632
UConn612 .3331617  .485
SMU612 .3331517  .469
East Carolina315 .1671021  .323
Tulane018 .000427  .129
2019 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Houston finished the 2018–19 regular season 29–2, including an AAC-best 16–2 record in conference play. They were the runner-up in the American Athletic Conference tournament, falling 69–57 to Cincinnati in the final. The Cougars earned the #3 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament, where they went 2–1, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen before falling 62–58 to Kentucky. Houston's final overall season record of 33–4 set a program record for wins.

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