O treinador Kelvin Sampson ganha 800a vitória na carreira, enquanto Houston bate Lehigh 75-57 na abertura da temporada. Coach Kelvin Sampson earns 800th career win as Houston beats Lehigh 75-57 in season opener.

Em 4 de novembro de 2025, o treinador de basquetebol masculino Kelvin Sampson, da Universidade de Houston, obteve sua 800a vitória na carreira como No. On November 4, 2025, University of Houston men's basketball coach Kelvin Sampson earned his 800th career victory as the No. Cougars 2-ranked derrotou Lehigh 75-57 em uma abertura temporada. 2-ranked Cougars defeated Lehigh 75-57 in a season opener. A vitória fez dele o 17o treinador da Divisão I da NCAA a alcançar 800 vitórias e o quarto treinador ativo a fazê-lo. The win made him the 17th NCAA Division I coach to reach 800 wins and the fourth active coach to do so. Sampson, em sua 12a temporada em Houston, tem um recorde de 300-84 com o programa desde 2014. Sampson, in his 12th season at Houston, has a 300-84 record with the program since 2014. Os Cougars dominaram com uma vantagem de 43-30 e mantiveram Lehigh abaixo de 40% de tiro. The Cougars dominated with a 43-30 rebounding edge and held Lehigh under 40% shooting. Emanuel Sharp liderou Houston com 24 pontos e sete rebotes, enquanto o calouro Chris Cenac Jr. registrou um duplo-duplo. Emanuel Sharp led Houston with 24 points and seven rebounds, while freshman Chris Cenac Jr. recorded a double-double. Houston homenageou Sampson com um vídeo tributo com ex-jogadores e revelou um novo banner NCAA Final Four. Houston honored Sampson with a video tribute featuring former players and unveiled a new NCAA Final Four banner.