In April 2019, Kelvin Sampson did something he rarely does. He took his entire staff to meet with a recruit by the name of Tramon Mark.
Mark, a junior at Dickinson High School at the time, was ranked the third-highest player of his class in the state of Texas by 247 Sports and 72nd nationally in the 2020 ESPN 100.
Alongside Mark, his parents and high school coach, Sampson and his staff expressed how much Mark would mean to the Houston program if he joined. The coaches believed he was a perfect fit.