FORT WORTH — Just minutes after Houston lost the AAC Tournament championship game, Jamal Shead had a message for his teammates as they gathered in a room inside Dickies Arena to watch the NCAA Tournament selection show.
“New season now,” the UH point guard said.
Regular-season records can be thrown out the window because once the NCAA Tournament begins, nothing from the past matters.
Now, one loss sends you home.
“Our overall record is 31-3 but when you go into the tournament it’s win or go home,” Shead said. “There’s no more wins or losses.