Kelvin Dale Sampson (born October 5, 1955) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach for the University of Houston of the American Athletic Conference. Today we will discuss about Kellen Sampson: Salary| Press conference| Son| Houston.
Kellen Sampson: Salary| Press conference| Son| Houston…
Sampson was born in the Lumbee Native American community of Deep Branch in Robeson County, North Carolina, where he excelled in the classroom and the athletic arena during his prep days at Pembroke High School, in Pembroke, North Carolina. Sampson was captain of his high school basketball team for two years, and played for his father John W. “Ned” Sampson.
| Houston Cougars | |
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| Position | Head coach |
| League | American Athletic Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | October 5, 1955 Laurinburg, North Carolina |
| Career information | |
| High school | Pembroke (Pembroke, North Carolina) |
| College | UNC Pembroke (1973–1978) |
| Position | Guard |
| Coaching career | 1979–present |
| Career history | |
| As coach: | |
| 1979–1980 | Michigan State (assistant) |
| 1980–1981 | Montana Tech (assistant) |
| 1981–1985 | Montana Tech |
| 1985–1987 | Washington State (assistant) |
| 1987–1994 | Washington State |
| 1994–2006 | Oklahoma |
| 2006–2008 | Indiana |
| 2008–2011 | Milwaukee Bucks (assistant) |
| 2011–2014 | Houston Rockets (assistant) |
| 2014–present | Houston |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Salary
Kelvin Sampson, Houston Agree to 6-Year Contract Worth Reported $18 Million. The University of Houston and head basketball coach Kelvin Sampson reached an agreement Thursday on a six-year contract extension.
Press conference
The University of Houston men’s basketball team will be without two of their leaders for Saturday night’s match-up against South Carolina due to COVID-19.
According to a press release, both Head Coach Kelvin Sampson and Assistant Coach Kellen Sampson were impacted by COVID-19 contact tracing protocols, forcing them to sit out the game.
Cougars assistant coach Quannas White will act as head coach during the game. “Our staff has been a big part of our success, and I have complete faith in Quannas, our coaches and staff and all our young men,” head coach Sampson said.
Son
After an incident following No. 13 Houston’s loss Saturday at No.9 Alabama basketball, coaches Kelvin and Kellen Sampson have apologized to UA. Kelvin Sampson is Houston’s head coach. Kellen, his son, is an assistant coach for the Cougars. Alabama (7-1) beat Houston, 83-82 at Coleman Coliseum.
Houston
Following the expiration of the five-year show cause penalty, the Houston Cougars hired Sampson to coach the men’s basketball team on April 2, 2014. Sampson was instrumental in Houston’s push to raise funds to build a $25 million practice facility in 2016 and a $60 million renovation to Hofheinz Pavilion (renamed the Fertitta Center) in 2018.
Sampson led Houston to the NIT in his second and third seasons. In 2018, Houston posted its first Top 25 finish and won its first NCAA tournament game since 1984. In 2019, the Cougars won a school-record 33 games, only the fourth 30-win season in school history. They also advanced to the Sweet Sixteen, their deepest run in the tournament since advancing all the way to the national championship game in 1983 and 1984.
