KANSAS CITY, Mo. — April 3rd was supposed to be the night when the stars perfectly aligned for Houston.
The stage — NRG Stadium.
Legendary CBS play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz, a UH alum, on the call one final time.
A program that had fallen just short multiple times of winning a national championship would finally reach the pinnacle of its sport.
The hometown team was supposed to be the ones drowning in confetti and cutting down the nets.
A coach with a Hall of Fame resume would finally check the box that has eluded him in his 34 years as a collegiate basketball head coach.