The Daily Cougar · Mar 6, 2019
Trash Can Man wows as UH’s newest tactic
The number on Trash Can Man’s famous sign actually sends callers to the UH Athletics ticket office. | Kathryn Lenihan/The CougarMany fans who weren’t in attendance during Trash Can Man’s first outing against the USF Bulls were likely confused when an oversized, red trashcan was wheeled courtside in the second half against the UCF Knights.
Was a custodian lost? Was cleanup set to begin early so staff could get home in time for “American Idol?” The truth is, the trashcan held within its confines men’s basketball’s newest homecourt weapon.
Trash Can Man, aka architecture sophomore Luis Lemus, is the newest addition to the raucous Fertitta Center environment.