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Last offseason, Kelvin Sampson didn't have much time to think about Houston's move from the American to the Big 12. The Cougars' head coach was more concerned with replacing three starters off a team that had earned a 1-seed in the NCAA tournament.
All-American guard Marcus Sasser? Gone. Lottery pick forward Jarace Walker? Gone. Double-figure scorer Tramon Mark and veteran reserve Reggie Chaney? Both gone.
Leaving one conference for another wasn't exactly at the forefront of Sampson's preseason thinking.
"It was just a different schedule in some ways," Sampson told ESPN on Monday.