Once upon a time, Arizona torched the teams Sampson brought into this building. Saturday painted a different picture.

When Sampson was asked about Arizona's strengths during his Thursday press conference, he gushed about the Wildcats athleticism and size. “Offensively they’re really, really athletic in the backcourt and they have multiple,

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson has a long history coaching against the Arizona Wildcats. Sampson has also known Tommy Lloyd for many years. Sampson is good friends with Gonzaga coach Mark Few, Lloyd's former boss.

Arizona State’s seventh straight home loss marked a new low in Bobby Hurley’s tenure as head coach of the program, as the Sun Devils were outclassed by Kelvin Sampson’s Houston Cougars in many ways.

Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson has a history with Arizona and when meeting with the media on Thursday, spoke highly of his past with the Wildcats. "I go way back with Arizona," Sampson said.

It was literally a big 12 for Houston in Tuesday night’s road win at Arizona State. With the Cougars’ 80-65 win at Desert Financial Arena, they posted their 12t