🔒 UH’s hoops future is bright! Thoughts, observations from the Elite Eight

Houston guard Jamal Shead celebrates after scoring with head coach Kelvin Sampson during the first half of a college basketball game against Arizona in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday, March 24, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

SAN ANTONIO – The University of Houston men’s basketball team saw their season end on Saturday in the Elite Eight, 50-44 to Villanova.

It marked the program’s second straight trip to at least the Elite Eight and third year in a row advancing to at least the Sweet 16. This season, the Cougars overcame injuries to several key players in December, including UH’s leading scorer at the time, Marcus Sasser.