One primary task on Houston basketball coach Kelvin Sampson’s offseason “to-do” list has already been checked off the list.

"Mike is a rising star in the coaching world," Oklahoma State coach Steve Lutz said on the school's website about Ekanem at the time of his hiring. UH had an opening on its coaching staff after ...

CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported on Thursday afternoon that Sampson is hiring Oklahoma State’s Mike Ekanem as an assistant coach. Source: Houston's Kelvin Sampson ...

On Thursday, Sampson made a big hire for the program. He brought in Oklahoma State coach Mike Ekanem as an assistant, per Jeff Borzello of ESPN. Ekanem is an experienced addition to the Houston ...

Houston's Kelvin Sampson will hire Oklahoma State's Mike Ekanem as an assistant coach, a source confirmed Thursday. Ekanem spent this past season as assistant coach at Oklahoma State.