2020–21 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by seventh-year head coach Kelvin Sampson as members of the American Athletic Conference. It was the third season that the team played its home games at the Fertitta Center. They won their first ever AAC tournament to clinch an auto-bid to the NCAA tournament, where they were selected as a #2 seed in the Midwest Region. The team advanced to the Final Four for the first time since 1984. They eventually lost to Baylor in the Final Four who went on to become the national champions that season.

2020–21 Houston Cougars men's basketball
AAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 6
Record28–4 (14–3 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFertitta Center
2020–21 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Wichita State112 .846166  .727
No. 6 Houston143 .824284  .875
Memphis114 .733208  .714
SMU74 .636116  .647
Cincinnati86 .5711211  .522
UCF810 .4441112  .478
Tulsa79 .4381112  .478
South Florida410 .286913  .409
Temple410 .286511  .313
Tulane412 .2501013  .435
East Carolina210 .167811  .421
2021 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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