The Cougars have all their attention set for Tuesday’s regular-season opener against the Hornets following their 106-42 mauling of Angelo State in Saturday night’s exhibition game.
In the rout, Houston found huge success running a half-court trap that forced the Rams to cough up the ball 12 times in the first half.
“It’s something we are trying to use to utilize our size,” head coach Kelvin Sampson said following the team’s practice on Monday afternoon. “We are longer in the backcourt than we have been in years past. The other night we started three 6 feet 5 inch guys.