Houston head Coach Kelvin Sampson speaks with the media after a 65-63 loss to Florida in the national championship game on Monday night in San Antonio. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images) ...

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — All Kelvin Sampson could do was stand there, hands on hips with a blank look on his face, as the ball bounced loose and Houston’s latest chance at a national title bounced ...

For the first time in this tournament, and perhaps in Kelvin Sampson’s tenure, Houston isn’t the fun upstart anymore. The Cougars are expected to win.

When Kelvin Sampson took over Houston basketball in 2014, the to-do list was long. Now he's taken the Cougars to the verge of a national championship.

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