The 2015-16 Houston men’s basketball team already has an advantage over last year’s team and a majority of the other programs in the country at this point of the year.
The team’s trip to China in August will give them a comfort level and familiarity with each other that they can build upon as the season progresses.
Head coach Kelvin Sampson and his staff have already seen the abilities of the new players mesh with their returners, and can form a foundation for the kind of identity they want this year’s team to embody.
While the Cougars return just two forwards who saw in-game action last season, those two ranked second and third in scoring last season for UH.