After leading the Cougars to the fifth consecutive Sweet 16 and third straight 30-win season, UH Men’s Basketball Head Coach Kelvin Sampson was named Associated Press National Coach of the Year for the second time in his career.
Sampson became the tenth coach in history to obtain the honor multiple times, joining the 1983 and 1968 recipient former Houston Head Coach Guy V. Lewis. He last received the honor after the 1994-95 season when he was the head coach at Oklahoma State.
The award marked Sampson’s fifth national honor for the 23-24 season. He was named the John McLendon Award recipient for the second time in his Houston career.