Kelvin Sampson

Kelvin Sampson
	Sampson as coach of Houston in 2023
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Houston
Conference	Big 12
Record	299–84 (.781)
Biographical details
Born	October 5, 1955; Laurinburg, North Carolina, U.S.
Playing career
1973–1978	Pembroke State
Position(s)	Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1979–1980	Michigan State (GA)
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
Head coaching record
Overall	798–355 (.692)
Tournaments	31–20 (NCAA Division I); 2–4 (NIT)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	3 NCAA Division I regional – Final Four (2002, 2021, 2025); 3 Frontier tournament (1983–1985); 2 Frontier regular season (1984, 1985); 4 Big 12 tournament (2001–2003, 2025); 3 Big 12 regular season (2005, 2024, 2025); 2 AAC tournament (2021, 2022); 4 AAC regular season (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023);
Awards
	2× AP Coach of the Year (1995, 2024); Ben Jobe Award (2022); 2× Henry Iba Award (1995, 2024); 2× NABC Coach of the Year (2002, 2024); Sporting News Coach of the Year (2025); 2× Frontier Coach of the Year (1983, 1985); Pac-10 Coach of the Year (1991); Big Eight Coach of the Year (1995); 4× AAC Coach of the Year (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023); 2× Big 12 Coach of the Year (2024, 2025);

Kelvin Dale Sampson (born October 5, 1955) is an American college basketball coach, currently the head coach for the University of Houston of the Big 12 Conference.