2021–22 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by eighth-year head coach Kelvin Sampson. The team played their home games at the Fertitta Center as members of the American Athletic Conference.

2021–22 Houston Cougars men's basketball
AAC tournament champions
AAC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 15
Record32–6 (15–3 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • K.C. Beard
  • Kellen Sampson
  • Quannas White
Home arenaFertitta Center
2021–22 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Houston153 .833326  .842
SMU134 .765249  .727
Memphis135 .7222211  .667
Temple107 .5881712  .586
Tulane108 .5561415  .483
UCF99 .5001812  .600
Wichita State69 .4001513  .536
Cincinnati711 .3891815  .545
East Carolina611 .3531515  .500
Tulsa414 .2221120  .355
South Florida315 .167823  .258
2022 AAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Houston finished its 2021–22 regular season with an overall record of 26–5. They were regular-season champions of the American Conference with a record of 15–3 in conference play. They entered the conference tournament as the #1 seed and proceeded to win the tournament, defeating Memphis 71–53 in the final. The Cougars entered the NCAA tournament as the #5 seed in the South Regional. Houston went 3–1 in the tournament, reaching the Elite Eight before falling 44–50 to Villanova in the regional final.

Houston finished the season with a record of 32–6 and a ranking of #7 in the final Coaches Poll.

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