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Hoops Progress Report: Cougar sports staff look at what’s ahead

The wait is over. On Saturday afternoon, head coach Kelvin Sampson and the No. 3 Houston Cougars will play in its first Big 12 game in program history West Virginia comes to the Fertitta Center.

After going a perfect 13-0 to start the year, 18 games in arguably the toughest conference in the nation now await the Cougars. With that in mind, we at The Cougar decided to answer some reader questions about what’s next for Houston and what to expect.

How do you think this year’s team (specifically personnel-wise) compares to last year’s? Do you think losing clutch scorers like Marcus Sasser and Tramon Mark will affect the Cougar’s ability to make runs late in the second half?