After Marcus Sasser was removed from Houston's 63-52 win over Northern Kentucky in the NCAA tournament, head coach Kelvin Sampson defended playing the star guard even though he came into the game with a groin injury.
Speaking to reporters following the game, Sampson said Sasser and the team's trainer felt he was healthy enough to play.
"I've been with Marcus for four years," Sampson explained. "I trust Marcus and I trust our trainer. I leave those decisions up to them. Marcus knows his body better than anyone in this room, including me. So I would have been fine if Marcus had decided not to play tonight, but he wanted to give it a try because he thought he was at a high enough percentage out of 100 that he could go.