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‘Absolute master’ – Houston and Kelvin Sampson embrace March Madness to end Cooper Flagg’s college dream
Kelvin Sampson coached the game of his career at the perfect time. Eleven years after ‘Houston Cougars hire Kelvin Sampson’ headlines were barely noticed around the country, the best coach in the NCAA men’s tournament pulled off another massive comeback. Cooper Flagg was on the verge of tears after Duke blew a huge lead Houston overcame a 14-point deficit in the final eight minutes against overall top seed Duke to win 70-67 on Saturday and reach the NCAA championship game. “Coach (Sampson) is an absolute master at the consistency that he shows up day in and day out,” Houston assistant coach K.C. Beard exclusively told talkSPORT. “From observing him, being around him, his leadership is so based on how consistent he is every day. “When he speaks at coaching clinics all the time, he tells them, ‘There’s three people that can never have a bad day: The head coach, your best player and your point guard.’ ” Sampson was almost kicked out of college basketball. And he was a player-friendly Houston Rockets assistant coach when the University of Houston gave him a broken program that couldn’t even dream of the Final Four. Now, the No. 1-seed Coogs (35-4) have won 18 consecutive games and will face No. 1 Florida (35-4) in the national title game on Monday at the Alamodome in San Antonio. “No one ever loses at anything as long as you don’t quit,” Sampson said. “If you quit, you’ve lost.” Beating Duke (35-3) and expected NBA No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg were just the next items on Sampson’s endless hardwood to-do list. Flagg must now make a $100 million decision, which is expected to see him jump to the pros after just one year in college. Kelvin Sampson and Houston pulled off a comeback for the ages against Duke Fans couldn’t believe how the Blue Devils collapsed in San Antonio Houston overcame a 14-point deficit to advance to the national championship game L.J. Cryer led Houston with 26 points, including six made 3-pointers. Flagg scored a game-high 27 points with six rebounds and four assists, but his loaded team was outfought by Houston. “This is part of it,” Duke coach Jon Scheyer told CBS Sports. “You’ve got handle the wins, and you’ve got to handle the losses too.” An all-time sideline performance from Sampson sent UH to the national championship. Scheyer had emerged from Mike Krzyzewski’s legendary shadow to turn Kon Knueppel, Tyrese Proctor and Flagg into the premier offensive force in the sport. March Madness Top Stories Ranking the greatest players in NCAA men’s March Madness history – from Michael Jordan to Magic Johnson ‘This sister is special’ – Stephen A. Smith identifies rising star who can challenge Caitlin Clark’s WNBA dominance March Madness legends who are still balling in NBA today – from Steph Curry to Ja Morant NCAA March Madness is bigger and better than the College Football Playoff – the springtime phenomenon is bigger than ever Biggest March Madness upsets in history of NCAA Tournament – top seeds humiliated as small schools enjoy their moment Duke averaged 92 points as it roared through the initial four rounds of March Madness, putting up 100 on No. 4 Arizona and beating No. 9 Baylor by 23. But Houston also held Tennessee to 50 points, and Sampson Ball produced the toughest defense in the country. The best talent – and late-game execution – advanced to the final. “We’re a team that relies on making teams feel uncomfortable,” Beard said. “That’s going to be the chess match that will be taking place Saturday night. “Can we make them uncomfortable? Can we speed them up a little bit?” That’s exactly what UH did in the final minutes, shocking the country and ending Duke’s season. Sampson was ahead of the curve in constant college recruiting at Indiana, then rebuilt his image as Kevin McHale’s assistant with the Rockets, becoming a coach trusted by James Harden. The Cougars turned their failing program over to Sampson in April 2014. Beard was hired a month later as a video coordinator. Seven NCAA Tournament appearances, Big 12 regular season and conference tournament titles, and two Final Fours have followed. Now, UH is in the national championship just three hours away from the Coogs’ state-of-the-art home. “I grew up in a small town. I’m from a town of 1,700 people in Idaho,” Beard said. Sampson and his Coogs kept fighting to reach the final “I was watching Duke film … and getting stressed and thinking about, ‘Man, they are really good.’ “I just remembered, ‘Man, when I was 16, I would have died for this opportunity.’ “Just grateful to be a part of this, to get to work with coach Sampson for 11 years now, and learn from the best.” The Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets will be among the desperate teams hoping that Flagg bounces to them in the
Kelvin Sampson coached the game of his career at the perfect time.
Eleven years after ‘Houston Cougars hire Kelvin Sampson’ headlines were barely noticed around the country, the best coach in the NCAA men’s tournament pulled off another massive comeback.
Houston overcame a 14-point deficit in the final eight minutes against overall top seed Duke to win 70-67 on Saturday and reach the NCAA championship game.
“Coach (Sampson) is an absolute master at the consistency that he shows up day in and day out,” Houston assistant coach K.C. Beard exclusively told talkSPORT.
“From observing him, being around him, his leadership is so based on how consistent he is every day.
“When he speaks at coaching clinics all the time, he tells them, ‘There’s three people that can never have a bad day: The head coach, your best player and your point guard.’ ”
Sampson was almost kicked out of college basketball.
And he was a player-friendly Houston Rockets assistant coach when the University of Houston gave him a broken program that couldn’t even dream of the Final Four.
Now, the No. 1-seed Coogs (35-4) have won 18 consecutive games and will face No. 1 Florida (35-4) in the national title game on Monday at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
“No one ever loses at anything as long as you don’t quit,” Sampson said. “If you quit, you’ve lost.”
Beating Duke (35-3) and expected NBA No. 1 draft pick Cooper Flagg were just the next items on Sampson’s endless hardwood to-do list.
Flagg must now make a $100 million decision, which is expected to see him jump to the pros after just one year in college.
L.J. Cryer led Houston with 26 points, including six made 3-pointers.
Flagg scored a game-high 27 points with six rebounds and four assists, but his loaded team was outfought by Houston.
“This is part of it,” Duke coach Jon Scheyer told CBS Sports.
“You’ve got handle the wins, and you’ve got to handle the losses too.”
An all-time sideline performance from Sampson sent UH to the national championship.
Scheyer had emerged from Mike Krzyzewski’s legendary shadow to turn Kon Knueppel, Tyrese Proctor and Flagg into the premier offensive force in the sport.
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‘This sister is special’ – Stephen A. Smith identifies rising star who can challenge Caitlin Clark’s WNBA dominance
March Madness legends who are still balling in NBA today – from Steph Curry to Ja Morant
NCAA March Madness is bigger and better than the College Football Playoff – the springtime phenomenon is bigger than ever
Biggest March Madness upsets in history of NCAA Tournament – top seeds humiliated as small schools enjoy their moment
Duke averaged 92 points as it roared through the initial four rounds of March Madness, putting up 100 on No. 4 Arizona and beating No. 9 Baylor by 23.
But Houston also held Tennessee to 50 points, and Sampson Ball produced the toughest defense in the country.
The best talent – and late-game execution – advanced to the final.
“We’re a team that relies on making teams feel uncomfortable,” Beard said. “That’s going to be the chess match that will be taking place Saturday night.
“Can we make them uncomfortable? Can we speed them up a little bit?”
That’s exactly what UH did in the final minutes, shocking the country and ending Duke’s season.
Sampson was ahead of the curve in constant college recruiting at Indiana, then rebuilt his image as Kevin McHale’s assistant with the Rockets, becoming a coach trusted by James Harden.
The Cougars turned their failing program over to Sampson in April 2014.
Beard was hired a month later as a video coordinator.
Seven NCAA Tournament appearances, Big 12 regular season and conference tournament titles, and two Final Fours have followed.
Now, UH is in the national championship just three hours away from the Coogs’ state-of-the-art home.
“I grew up in a small town. I’m from a town of 1,700 people in Idaho,” Beard said.
“I was watching Duke film … and getting stressed and thinking about, ‘Man, they are really good.’
“I just remembered, ‘Man, when I was 16, I would have died for this opportunity.’
“Just grateful to be a part of this, to get to work with coach Sampson for 11 years now, and learn from the best.”
The Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards and Charlotte Hornets will be among the desperate teams hoping that Flagg bounces to them in the NBA Draft as a potential No. 1 overall pick on June 25.
“When I see somebody like Cooper Flagg, when the physical gifts are there and the IQ is there … that’s what makes him so good,” Beard said.
Sampson has spent more than a decade making the uncomfortable comfortable for Houston.
The best Cougars game he’s ever coached has UH one win away from lifting a championship trophy in Texas.
