Kelvin Sampson, who coached the Cougars to greatness in the AAC, recognizes the competition in the nation's premier hoops conference is much fiercer.
At a recent coaches meeting in Kansas City, Mo., University of Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson likened the Big 12 to a “tough dog park.” “You’ve got two dogs by each other, kind of side-eyeing, or a little one starts yapping at the big one, and they start sizing each other up,” Sampson said. “I was kind of sizing them all up. “It used to be that you could look at a few of those little dogs and go, ‘I can get that one, I can get that one, I can get that one.
” Sampson said the toughness of the Big 12 places a focus on staying healthy because “you’re a sprained ankle away from mediocrity.” During the Elite Eight run in 2022, the Cougars played most of the season without injured starters Sasser and Mark. The No. 1 team in the nation for most of last season, the Cougars were a national title favorite, only for Sasser to be limited by a groin injury suffered in the AAC tournament.
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