Cancun Challenge tourney relocating to Florida
The Cancun Challenge men's and women's college basketball tournament will relocate to Melbourne, Florida, this fall amid coronavirus concerns.
2021 Season
2021 Schedule
15-6, 3rd in American
- 11/25W 97-85
- 11/29L 88-66
- 12/5W 71-61
- 12/11W 61-59
- 12/16PPD
- 12/1923PPD
- 12/22W 75-63
- 12/30W 79-65
- 1/3L 55-46
- 1/6L 76-62
- 1/918L 80-51
- 1/13W 75-49
- 1/16W 66-56
- 1/20W 80-46
- 1/23L 50-38
- 1/27W 71-64
- 1/30CANC
- 2/3W 64-56
- 2/10W 89-52
- 2/13W 71-50
- 2/17PPD
- 2/20W 75-66
- 2/24W 77-65
- 2/2713W 67-49
- 3/2L 65-57
- 3/9h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- Full Schedule
Walker, Makurat lead No. 6 UConn to 92-40 win over Houston
Megan Walker had 21 points and nine rebounds, Anna Makurat added 16 points and No. 6 UConn beat Houston 92-40 on Saturday.
Nelson-Ododa steals, makes layup (0:18)
Makurat knocks down 3 for UConn (0:20)
Walker nails corner 3 (0:27)
Top-ranked UConn bounces back from loss, routs Houston 91-51
Megan Walker scored 22 points and Christyn Willimas had 21 as top-ranked UConn responded to its first loss of the season with a 91-51 rout of Houston on Saturday.
Williams, Dangerfield connect for a UConn score (0:21)
No. 11 Texas A&M women give Blair 800th career win
Chennedy Carter scored 23 points, two other players had double-doubles and No. 11 Texas A&M gave Gary Blair his 800th win as a head coach with a 72-43 over Houston on Sunday.
Engstler, Lewis help No. 18 Syracuse beat Houston 86-63
Emily Engstler and Kiara Lewis flirted with triple-doubles and No. 18 Syracuse beat Houston 86-63 on Thursday night at the Greater Victoria Invitational.
Collier scores 29, Samuelson hurt in UConn win over Houston
Napheesa Collier celebrated senior day by scoring 29 points and grabbing nine rebounds to lead No. 2 UConn over Houston 83-61 on Saturday.
UConn bounces back with win over Houston
In their first game since losing at No. 8 Baylor, the top-ranked and even-keeled Huskies rebounded with an 81-61 victory over Houston on Sunday.
No. 1 UConn rebounds from loss to handle Houston 81-61
Katie Lou Samuelson had 19 points, Napheesa Collier added 18 points and the top-ranked UConn Huskies rebounded from a rare regular-season loss with an 81-61 win over Houston on Sunday.
Anigwe's 37 help No. 24 Cal women hold off Houston 80-79
Kristine Anigwe had 37 points and 13 rebounds and the No. 24 California women survived a late rally for an 80-79 season-opening victory over Houston on Tuesday night.
No. 18 South Florida women beat Houston to clinch No. 2 seed
Kitija Laksa scored 32 points, Maria Jespersen had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 18 South Florida beat Houston 81-65 on Wednesday night to seal the No. 2 seed in the American Athletic Conference Tournament.
Top-ranked Connecticut beats Houston by 60 (0:44)
Stevens' 19 leads No. 1 UConn to 95-35 rout
Azura Stevens had 19 points and 10 rebounds off the bench to lead four players in double-figures scoring, and top-ranked UConn used a strong defensive effort to rout Houston 95-35 on Saturday.
Houston's Harris is espnW's player of the week
The list of contenders for player of the week was standing room only, but sophomore Jasmyne Harris -- who scored 27 points after the break to help Houston pull off one of the biggest second-half comebacks in NCAA Division I history -- stood out the most.
Williams, No. 20 Texas A&M women beat Houston 83-65
Danni Williams scored 21 points while Khaalia Hillsman and Anriel Howard each had double-doubles to help the No. 20 Texas A&M women beat Houston 83-65 on Friday in the first round of the Preseason WNIT.
Fitzgerald scores tournament-record 30 as Temple advances
Feyonda Fitzgerald poured in a conference tournament-record 30 points and had seven assists as 25th-ranked Temple defeated Houston on Saturday in the quarterfinals of the American Athletic Confer
2020-21 American Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Florida | 12-2 | - | 15-3 |
| UCF | 12-2 | - | 14-3 |
| Houston | 12-5 | 1.5 | 15-6 |
| Tulane | 12-6 | 2 | 16-7 |
| Temple | 11-7 | 3 | 11-10 |
| East Carolina | 6-10 | 7 | 8-13 |
| Cincinnati | 6-12 | 8 | 7-15 |
| Tulsa | 4-13 | 9.5 | 5-13 |
| Wichita State | 2-9 | 8.5 | 5-11 |
| Memphis | 2-11 | 9.5 | 4-14 |
| SMU | 0-2 | 6 | 0-6 |