San Antonio-on a white plate in the Houston Kojers Treasury room inside Alamodom, Kelvin Sampson wrote his team: 35-4.
Then, under it: “Another one.”
The message was clear: the task was not carried out.
As far as it was a wonderful, exciting, emotional and unreasonable victory like Houston's victory on Saturday night over Duke, he did not end the journey of this team.
The job did not end.
The crazy gathering from 14 to bottom with 8:17 will not mean nearly if Houston is unable to follow him by a victory over his first colleague in Florida on Monday night for the first time in school.
“We did not want to exaggerate the reaction. This was not our heroism,” said novice goalkeeper Emmanuel Sharp. “It was a great victory and we put in a great position. But we knew that there is still another one. We learn to immerse it quickly.
“A new day, the new scout report, a new mindset. It is good to return to focus on a game. The game has been watched, we have overcome your roosters, well, on the next game.”
Monday night is 11 years in making.
In 2014, Sampson arrived in Houston, inherited a program that had not advanced in the NCAA championship for the days of Phi Slama Jama in 1984.
He turned it into one of the best in the country. This season was distinguished by the fourth consecutive season, 30 wins for the Oujuir and the second final since 2021.
It is their third consecutive championship as the number 1 and the fifth consecutive in a row that produced the 10 best defense in terms of efficiency.
But the final goal, the national championship, may escape them.
There was a lot of a sorrow march in recent seasons.
Sweet 16 loss to Duke last year, when the star goalkeeper Jamal Shadd lost an ankle in the first half.
2023 Sweet 16 setbacks to Miami. Loss of the second round of 2018 against Michigan and Jordan Paul in the bell.
“We deserved a break,” Sharp said. “It was difficult, year after year.”
Throughout most of Saturday night, Houston seemed to have been heading for more disappointment. But the Kojer refused to lose, the amazing Duke and No. 1 in the American Professional League, choosing Cooper Flage.
Monday night will not be easy. Florida may have the best player on the ground at Walter Clayton JR. , And a large front program will stand out on Houston.
Joan Roberts said with a smile. “Look for a way to win.”
Houston's success key – continuity – is a scarcity of sport these days. Four beginners returned a year ago.
While LJ Cryer's top scorer is a transportation from Baylor, this is his second season as Kacgar.
Sharp, Roberts, Joseph Tugler, Key Scholarss Terrance Arceneaux and Ja'vier Francis have never played in another school. They were all developed by Sampson and its employees.
“We are not like other programs. We have a culture that many men want to leave,” said Sharp. “We win a lot every year and we are always in a position that allows us to be a great team because of the training staff and how we work every day. Not leaving many players here.”
The victory will be on Monday night for all of these players who fell, who helped Sampson made Houston the annual threat of March. Many of them will come in the olmodom.
“I feel only one way for us to go out, and this is to win a national championship,” Roberts said.
