Houston men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson was named the Associated Press Coach of the Year Friday after leading the Cougars to a regular-season Big 12 title during their first year in the conference.
Sampson received 23 of 62 possible votes for the award, beating out runner-up Dan Hurley of UConn by two votes, according to the Associated Press.
South Carolina's Lamont Paris finished in third place with eight votes, according to the AP.
Sampson led Houston to a 32-5 overall record and the team's second straight Sweet 16 appearance in 2023.
He previously won the AP Coach of the Year award in 1995 while coaching Oklahoma.