The Houston men’s basketball team players were all huddled up together inside of their locker room at Dickies Arena following the complete domination of Cincinnati in the American Athletic Conference Tournament championship game.
“Come on Houston,” UH head coach Kelvin Sampson told his team as names kept getting listed off. “Right here.”
All of his players and coaches were glued to a TV screen. They were watching the NCAA’s Selection Show, anxiously awaiting to see where they were going to be seeded in the NCAA Tournament.
“The No. 2 seed, in the Midwest Region: the Houston Cougars,” CBS anchor Greg Gumbel’s voice echoed throughout the locker room.