Sports World Reacts To The Kelvin Sampson Announcement

WICHITA, KS – MARCH 15: Head coach Kelvin Sampson of the Houston Cougars reacts against the San Diego State Aztecs during the second half of the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at INTRUST Arena on March 15, 2018 in Wichita, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

We’re about a month and a half away from Houston, Cincinnati, and UCF joining the Big 12.

The move was announced last June in response to Oklahoma and Texas joining the SEC and USC and UCLA joining the Big Ten.

All three schools are expected to join the Big 12 on Jul. 1 and Houston men’s basketball coach Kelvin Sampson is fired up about it.

“I’m really excited about coaching in the Big 12 going forward. I think we’ll represent our University well,” Sampson said.

.@UHCougarMBK Coach Kelvin Sampson on the @TheHRReview: “I’m really excited about coaching in the Big 12 going forward. I think we’ll represent our University well.”

— Mark Berman (@MarkBermanFox26) May 18, 2023

Fans are also excited to see the Cougars compete in a better conference.

🙏🏻🙏🏻 https://t.co/SpB9TR0mrG

— Robert Flores (@RoFlo) May 17, 2023

There ya go. https://t.co/6jgEMpKSX7

— Jason (@TEXANJASON) May 17, 2023

More Significant Big 12 News https://t.co/y1GOkAebGf

— Joe Cook (@josephcook89) May 17, 2023

Nuff said. https://t.co/mTmV5it7LL

— Dylan (@TwoBlount) May 17, 2023

This comes after Sampson interviewed for the Milwaukee Bucks head-coaching job. Based on this text, he’s staying at Houston for this upcoming season and perhaps even longer.