2015 – 16 Houston Cougars men 's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Cougars were led by second year head coach Kelvin Sampson and were members of the American Athletic Conference . The Cougars played their home games at Hofheinz Pavilion . They finished the season with a record of 22 – 11 , 12 – 6 in AAC play to finish in a tie for third place in conference . They lost in the quarterfinals of the AAC Tournament to Tulane . They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Georgia Tech in the first round
AAC Tournament
2016 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Houston Cougars men's basketball team