Houston Cougars NCAA Basketball News

The Univeristy of Houston Men's and Women's basketball teams met with the media this week as part of the school's Annual Media day event.

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Dave Bezold's Northern Kentucky University men's basketball team is loaded with talent again, coming off a 2009 Great Lakes Valley Conference championship.

Nine games into last year's Southeastern Conference schedule, the LSU women's basketball team had no signature wins and a precarious position in the race to extend the program's decade-long streak of NCAA tournament appearances.

Cancun Challenge organizers announced the official game times for this fall's Division I men's basketball event played in Cancun, Mexico.

Jerome Jordan's rapid development has been admired by Tulsa's oldest player. "It's been great watching him and where he's come from," fifth-year senior Bishop Wheatley said Thursday during the team's media day.

He was the only player in the league to rank in the top four in both categories.

Expectations are running high in Houston for Tom Penders' club. The Cougars return four starters from a team that won 21 games and reached the postseason for the fourth time in five years.

SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: The junior-college laden class includes G Adam Brown, F Kahmell Broughton and F Maurice McNeil.

Tom Penders aspires to have the best basketball team in Conference USA this season.

Former men's basketball coach Billy Gillispie and the University of Kentucky have settled their cases over his firing for nearly $3 million, the school said Tuesday.

Utah State's basketball team is in good hands with Jared Quayle manning the point guard position this year.

If Mark Turgeon had his way, Texas A&M would be up against North Carolina or Duke at Toyota Center instead of New Mexico , the Aggies' actual opponent on the Rockets' home court Dec.

In a little over two months the Houston Cougars men's basketball will begin the sixth season of the Tom Penders era.

PITTSBURG, Kan., Sept. 16 -- Pittsburg State University issued the following news release: Pittsburg State University head basketball coach Gene Iba announced Wednesday that he will retire from his position at the University following the 2009-10 season.

Houston , Aug. 26 -- The University of Houston issued the following news release: University of Houston men's basketball fans can begin preparations for the 2009-10 season by renewing or purchasing their season tickets beginning now.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Aug. 14 -- Washington State University issued the following news release: Washington State University men's basketball is one of six teams in the field of the 2009 Carrs/Safeway Great Alaska Shootout, Nov.

The LSU women's basketball team will play 11 games against teams that reached last season's NCAA Tournament, according to the 2009-10 schedule announced on Wednesday.

NORMAN After spending some of their November in New York and Hawaii the last three seasons, the Oklahoma Sooners have booked a trip to Alaska this time around.

Northern Kentucky University has added University of Houston transfer Yan Moukoury to the mena s basketball roster for the upcoming season.