The Kentucky Wildcats will take on the Houston Cougars this Friday, with tipoff slated for 10 p.m. on TBS. The media members in Kansas City will hear from Coach John Calipari and a few players Thursday, but for now, here’s what you need to know about the University of Houston (other than, you know, the basketball).
The Basics
The University of Houston in located, not surprisingly, just southeast of downtown Houston, Texas. Their colors are listed as “scarlet red,” to represent “courage or inner strength to face the unknown,” and “albino white,” to represent “the purity of spirit embodied in helping one’s fellow man.