The Cougars begin play at the American Athletic Conference tournament as the No. 2 seed today against the No. 10 seed Tulane Green Wave.
The Cougars come in with quite a bit of momentum from the end of the regular season and need three wins to secure the tournament title.
After earning one of their best records in the past five seasons, UH earned the second seed, behind only Temple University, since Southern Methodist University is ineligible for post-season play.
According to ESPN, three AAC teams are in the NCAA tournament field or on the bubble, but the Cougars are not one of those.