2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 22
Record23–8 (13–5 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFertitta Center
2019–20 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cincinnati135 .7222010  .667
No. 22 Houston135 .722238  .742
Tulsa135 .7222110  .677
Wichita State117 .611238  .742
UConn108 .5561912  .613
Memphis108 .5562110  .677
SMU99 .5001911  .633
UCF711 .3891614  .533
South Florida711 .3891417  .452
Temple612 .3331417  .452
East Carolina513 .2781120  .355
Tulane414 .2221218  .400
Note: The 2020 AAC tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cougars were led by sixth-year head coach Kelvin Sampson as members of the American Athletic Conference. This was the second season that the team played its home games at the Fertitta Center. The AP poll released on January 13th had the Cougars ranked outside the top 25, and to date, it is the most recent poll in which the Cougars were unranked. They have since begun a streak of 102 weeks ranked in the AP Top 25, the 17th longest streak in division 1 men’s college basketball history.