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7. Houston Cougars
2025-26 record: 30-7 (14-4 Big 12)
Roster departures
- Kingston Flemings (16.1 ppg and 5.2 apg)
- Emanuel Sharp (15.5 ppg and 3.0 rpg)
- Milos Uzan (11.1 ppg and 4.0 apg)
- Isaiah Harwell (3.6 ppg and 2.0 rpg)
- Kalif Sakho (2.4 ppg and 2.6 rpg)
- Chris Cenac (9.5 ppg and 7.9 rpg)
Roster returnees
- Joseph Tugler (8.4 ppg and 5.3 rpg)
- Mercy Miller (5.0 ppg and 1.8 rpg)
- Chase McCarty (4.1 ppg and 2.5 rpg)
Roster additions
- Dedan Thomas Jr. (15.3 ppg and 6.3 apg at LSU)
- Corey Hadnot II (20.4 ppg and 3.5 apg at Purdue Fort Wayne)
- Delrecco Gillespie (17.7 ppg and 11.3 rpg at Kent State)
- Braden East (12.8 ppg and 9.1 rpg at Lamar)
- Ikenna Alozie (4-star guard prospect)
- Arafan Diane (4-star center prospect)
Houston knew the NBA Draft decisions for its guys early on, with Flemings and Cenac projected as first-round picks this month. Uzan and Sharp both have a chance of being picked in the second round as well. Who they do bring back is Tugler, a past Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year for his senior campaign.
Defense will be key for the two star guard pickups, Hadnot and Thomas. Both are quality scorers but aren’t known for defense. If they improve at that level and Gillespie’s rebounding translates at the Big 12 level, then there won’t be any drop-offs for the team.
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