WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Kelvin Sampson cares very little that Houston won its first NCAA Tournament game this week since the Phi Slama Jama days of Hakeem Olajuwon and Co. nearly 35 year ago.
He might care a little bit more about the historical ramifications.
The last time the Cougars triumphed in March Madness, that team coached by Guy Lewis and led by Olajuwon — and featuring fellow first-round draft picks Greg Anderson and Michael Young — romped all the way to the Final Foul before losing to Patrick Ewing and Georgetown in the title game.
"I wasn't here in 1984.