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‘The perfect point guard’: Jamal Shead is the glue that holds UH together

Playing under Kelvin Sampson is no joke.

Ask anyone who has played for the 67-year-old coach since he took over at Houston in 2014 and they will all say that nothing can prepare you for what it’s like to play under Sampson. You simply have to experience it to understand what it’s like.

While the demands are already high for anyone on the team, being the point guard for Sampson’s team takes things to a whole different level.

The expectations are higher. The responsibilities are larger.

“That position gets coached harder in September and October and November than the other positions because their roles are different,” Sampson said.