Kellen Sampson
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant coach |
| Team | Houston |
| Conference | Big 12 Conference |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 18, 1985 Butte, Montana |
| Playing career | |
| 2004–2007 | Oklahoma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2007–2008 | Indiana (graduate assistant) |
| 2008–2009 | Oklahoma (graduate assistant) |
| 2009–2010 | Oklahoma (assistant strength & conditioning) |
| 2010–2011 | Stephen F. Austin (assistant) |
| 2011–2014 | Appalachian State (assistant) |
| 2014–present | Houston (assistant) |
Kellen Sampson (born June 18, 1985) is an American college basketball coach who is an assistant coach of the Houston Cougars men's basketball team.
Early life and playing career
[edit]Sampson played college basketball for his father, Kelvin Sampson at Oklahoma.[1] He remained with the Sooners to play his senior year after his father left to become the head coach of Indiana.[2]
Coaching career
[edit]Sampson began his coaching career as a graduate assistant on his father's staff at Indiana.[3] After Kelvin was fired in 2008, Kellen left the Hoosiers and returned to Oklahoma as a graduate assistant.[4] He spent the following season as an assistant strength & conditioning coach with the Sooners.
Sampson was hired as an assistant at Stephen F. Austin in 2010.[5] After one season he was hired as an assistant at Appalachian State. Sampson spent three seasons at Appalachian State before being hired as an assistant at Houston after his father was named the head coach of the Cougars.[6] On June 12,2023, he was named head coach in waiting to succeed his father after they both signed new contracts to remain with the Cougars.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Oklahoma State basketball coach big board: Who tops latest list of coaching candidates?". The Oklahoman. March 25, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ "Don't forget the Sampson who stayed behind". The Oklahoman. April 2, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Decourcy, Mike (October 7, 2014). "Sampson sees his father rise again". Sporting News. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
- ^ "Kellen Sampson hired as graduate assistant". The Oklahoman. May 31, 2008. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "A basketball life: Kellen Sampson follows his dad's path". Houston Chronicle. March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
- ^ "Sampson vows to get UH basketball back the right way". Houston Chronicle. April 4, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ "UH's Kellen Sampson can hire dad Kelvin Sampson as advisor". Houston Chronicle. June 12, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
External links
[edit]- 1985 births
- Living people
- American men's basketball coaches
- Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball coaches
- Houston Cougars men's basketball coaches
- Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball coaches
- Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball coaches
- Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball players
- Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks basketball coaches