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Growing into new defense is key for Men’s basketball

The Houston men’s basketball team’s regular season tips off Saturday as the Cougars host the Alabama A&M Bulldogs at H&PE Arena.

After graduating key seniors Wes VanBeck, Devin Davis, Nura Zanna and Rob Gray, this year’s Cougar squad will have some big shoes to fill.

New year, new leaders

With so many integral players leaving the Cougars after the team’s first NCAA appearance since 2009-2010, it should come as no surprise that head coach Kelvin Sampson will now rely heavily on his new trio of seniors: guards Corey Davis Jr. and Galen Robinson Jr.