While the Houston Cougars extended their Sweet 16 streak to seven straight this year, the season ultimately ended sooner than expected. The 2026-27 Cougars were a unique team with two starting freshmen in Kingston Flemings and Chris Cenac Jr. This was the first time that Houston ran out two freshmen in the starting lineup , and the former five-stars formed a strong duo for the Cougars. Houston had three returning starters in Emanuel Sharp, Milos Uzan and Joseph Tugler. Uzan surprisingly returned for his senior season while Sharp was the senior leader of the team. Houston ultimately went 30-7 on season and got to at least 30 wins for an NCAA-record-tying fifth straight season. There were ultimately no trophies won this season for Houston, but there were some special plays throughout the year for the Cougars. Here are the top five plays. 1.…