He is a stickler for correct pronunciations. Kelvin Sampson corrected a reporter who mispronounced Gonzaga, the Cougars’ ...

Sixteen games across the country Thursday opened up the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament and probably to some extent ...

Houston Cougars guard L.J. Cryer (4) grabs a high-five during a practice before the first round of the NCAA Tournament on ...

Houston coach Kelvin Sampson is very familiar with Gonzaga from his days coaching at nearby Washington State. So much so that he knows how to properly pronounce ...

"Gonzaga," Sampson said in response to correct the pronounciation. "It always burns me up when people say that. It's like calling me Kevin. My name is not Kevin. ... People used to see my name and say ...

Milos Uzan had a tough job coming into Houston's program, replacing do-everything point guard Jamal Shead, a first-team All-American now earning NBA paychecks with Toronto. Uzan accepted the challenge ...

Either Few or Sampson will have to wait another season to chase a first title after the Cougars-Bulldogs second-round game ...

WICHITA, Kan. - Houston and Gonzaga have never met across their long histories, but legendary head coaches Kelvin Sampson and ...

Gonzaga and Houston didn’t play each other Thursday – that round-of-32 showdown arrives Saturday – but they took turns trying ...

Sampson stopped the reporter mid-sentence and went on a 30-second rant about mispronunciations, including Gonzaga, Spokane (the Washington city where the school is located) and his own first name.

Kelvin Sampson corrected a reporter's pronunciation of Gonzaga ahead of Houston's second round matchup with the Zags.

All eyes in the March Madness world will be on Wichita on Saturday night when two powerhouses square off at Intrust Bank ...