The University of Houston Men's Basketball program learned the breakdown of its American Athletic Conference opponents during the 2021-22 season.
After plans for a 20-game conference slate during the 2020-21 season, the Cougars and other American teams will return to an 18-game game league schedule in 2021-22. Each school will play eight of its 10 opponents twice, home and away, with one opponent on the road only and one opponent at home only.
In 2021-22, Houston will face Cincinnati, Memphis, SMU, Temple, Tulane, UCF, USF and Wichita State in home-and-away series. The Cougars will play East Carolina once in the Fertitta Center while hitting the road to take on Tulsa in Tulsa, Okla.
The Cougars' complete non-conference schedule will be announced soon with the complete American schedule, game times and broadcasting networks to follow at a later date.
2021-22 AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MATRIX
| School | Home Only | Away Only | Home & Away |
| Houston | East Carolina | at Tulsa | Cincinnati, Memphis, SMU, Temple, Tulane, UCF, USF, Wichita State |
| Cincinnati | Tulane | at UCF | East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Temple, Tulsa, USF, Wichita State |
| East Carolina | SMU | at Houston | Cincinnati, Memphis, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, USF, Wichita State |
| Memphis | Temple | at USF | Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, Wichita State |
| SMU | UCF | at East Carolina | Cincinnati, Houston, Memphis, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, USF, Wichita State |
| Temple | Wichita State | at Memphis | Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF, USF |
| Tulane | Tulsa | at Cincinnati | East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Temple, UCF, USF, Wichita State |
| Tulsa | Houston | at Tulane | Cincinnati, East Carolina, Memphis, SMU, Temple, UCF, USF, Wichita State |
| UCF | Cincinnati | at SMU | East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, USF, Wichita State |
| USF | Memphis | at Wichita State | Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, SMU, Temple, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF |
| Wichita State | USF | at Temple | Cincinnati, East Carolina, Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tulane, Tulsa, UCF |
ABOUT the HOUSTON COUGARS
Two starters and seven lettermen return from the Cougars' 2020-21 team, which advanced to the sixth NCAA Final Four in school history, captured the American Athletic Conference Tournament championships and posted a 28-4 overall record under the leadership of Head Coach Kelvin Sampson.
Entering his eighth season with the Cougars, Sampson has competed in more than 1,000 games during his award-winning career. He ranks as the second-winningest coach in program history and leads the Cougars in overall winning percentage (.723) and conference winning percentage (.680).
Junior guard Marcus Sasser returns from an All-American Athletic Conference season a year ago, averaging 13.7 points per game with 78 3-pointers, including back-to-back 20-point contests against Oregon State and Baylor in the NCAA Tournament.
Forward Fabian White Jr. returns as a "super-senior" after battling through a severe knee injury, surgery and rehab to return to the lineup in the second half of the season a year ago. Sophomore guard Tramon Mark showed basketball fans a promising future with clutch late-season shots against Memphis and against Rutgers in the NCAA Tournament Second Round.
