#13 Houston Cougars
“Houston returns all important components of last year’s team after Quentin Grimes decided to return to school. With he, Caleb Mills and Nate Hinton back, the backcourt is set. Fabian White needs to get better, as the frontcourt will be thin, but the backcourt will be ready to put on a show.”
As if it’s a guarantee that Nate Hinton comes back?
https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2020/05/04/2020-2021-college-basketball-preseason-top-25/
Not sure where to slide this in…and, if it has already been posted…fun stuff to read. I’m hoping 3 seed is our floor…
BTW…this is almost a dream bracket for us. Playing in Dallas…very winnable quadrant to make the Final Four…fun time…HURRY UP AND FIND A VACCINE RESEARCHERS!!! 
3 Houston / 14 New Mexico State @ Dallas
3 seed, dallas, mid major opponent…a dream
Talks about Coogs. Move from #5 to #9 after Hinton announcement.
https://twitter.com/CBSSportsCBB/status/1262918493902647298?s=19
That’s still very respectable.
Totally agree. Most so called experts, prognosticators are giving big credit to 3 incoming Frosh.
Well, the way Sampson recruits have been developing as of late, there’s no reason to think they all won’t be, at a minimum, solid contributors. Like that 80s song says…the future’s so bright I gotta wear shades. 
UH dropped from 5 to 9. From the article:
Houston Nate Hinton’s decision to leave school early is a blow to Houston’s rotation considering it means the Cougars are losing their third-leading scorer and best rebounder. But five of the top six scorers are still expected to return - most notably Caleb Mills and former McDonald’s All-American Quentin Grimes. So Kelvin Sampson’s team should be really strong again and win the American Athletic Conference for what would be the third consecutive season.
starting the season in the top 10? I get that its the “way too early” but still, that would be impressive!
https://collegebasketball.nbcsports.com/2020/05/19/2020-2021-college-basketball-preseason-top-25/
We all know that Kelvin Sampson can coach, and he will be bringing back a roster where his top six scorers were all underclassmen from a team that finished top 15 on KenPom. They are going to be loaded in the backcourt — Kansas transfer Quentin Grimes might end up being their third or fourth best guard — and there will be some veterans in their frontcourt. The Cougars look to be the favorite in the American.
19. Houston Cougars
Previous: 14
Houston was steadily rising and pushing for a preseason top-10 spot, as teams around the Cougars in the rankings steadily lost players to the NBA or transfer. The Cougars were expected to bring back their top six scorers from a team that finished in the top 15 at KenPom.com and in the BPI. But Kelvin Sampson’s team took a big hit earlier this week, when Nate Hinton announced he would keep his name in the NBA draft rather than return to Houston. Hinton is not projected to be picked in most mock drafts, so the decision comes as a bit of a surprise. Houston still has options, but Hinton brought a different dimension to the Cougars and was poised for a breakout campaign. Sampson will now undoubtedly go with a small lineup, led by DeJon Jarreau (assuming he returns), Quentin Grimes, Caleb Mills and Marcus Sasser – with ESPN 100 recruit Tramon Mark and Idaho transfer Cameron Tyson waiting in the wings. Can they get enough interior production? Fabian White is a mainstay in the lineup, but Sampson will hope Brison Gresham or Kiyron Powell can provide some quality minutes.
Projected starting lineup:
DeJon Jarreau (9.0 PPG, 3.7 APG)
Marcus Sasser (8.1 PPG)
Quentin Grimes (12.1 PPG)
Caleb Mills (13.2 PPG)
Fabian White (9.3 PPG, 5.5 RPG)
that is a tiny lineup
If we need size for a particular team we can give more minutes to Dejon, Grimes, Mark, Fabian, Powell. 3 @ 6’5”, 6’8”, 6’10”. That’s not a small lineup.
brison isnt a game changer or anything but not sure why they are acting like he is a straight scrub,
I have always enjoyed Brison’s game…
You can tell who pays attention to all of college ball and not just the big name teams.
There’s close to a 0% that’s our starting lineup. A small ball starting 5 with Nate was unlikely but possible.
The big question for the lineup …can Grimes and Jarreau play together efficiently.
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