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Kelvin Sampson excited as ever as UH men’s basketball begins practicing

Even at 66, Kelvin Sampson was like a kid on Christmas morning heading into UH men’s basketball’s first practice.

“I had goosebumps. My eyes got big,” Sampson said following UH’s first practice. “I couldn’t wait. I been really excited. I didn’t sleep much last night. I got up this morning excited.”

Sampson came up to the Guy V. Lewis Development Center, the home of both UH’s men’s and women’s basketball programs, on Sunday, Sept. 24, the day before the Cougars’ first official practice. He didn’t turn any of the lights on as he went up to his office so that he would not be bothered.