Houston coach Kelvin Sampson was the first guest on a debut college basketball podcast Tuesday hosted by CBS Sports analyst Jon Rothstein. Sampson talked to Rothstein about a variety of topics leading up to next week’s NCAA Tournament,

Kelvin Sampson is The Associated Press Big 12 coach of the year for the second year in a row. Second-ranked Houston won another regular-season conference title this year, and Cougars guard LJ Cryer is the league’s top player.

Houston secured another late victory on Saturday night against Baylor, keeping its road record perfect on the season.

It has been a special season for Houston men’s basketball, and that was reflected in the Big 12 Conference postseason awards announced on Monday. Cougars’ head coach Kelvin Sampson was named as the Big 12 Coach of the Year for the second straight season,

After a stellar season that included a second straight regular season title, Kelvin Sampson was named Big 12 coach of the year and the Cougars’ Joseph Tugler earned defensive player of the year in a vote of league coaches announced Monday.