With season’s end nearing, Houston reflects on growth, progress

Freshman guard Marcus Sasser is averaging 13.8 points, two rebounds and two assists per contest in the last five games for Houston. He had a career-high 26 points in the overtime loss against the Mustangs on Saturday night | Mikol Kindle Jr./The CougarThe Cougars are nearing the finish line of the 2019-20 campaign and with only five regular-season games remaining, the team that began the year wide-eyed and overflowing with youth has matured after enduring the grind of a long schedule.

Each player has their own perspective on the team’s growth, but a common thread that ties together their improvement revolves around the acceptance of the basketball program’s philosophy, which was not always…