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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
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Lath, Cedric
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Jersey Number 8
Cedric Lath
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-10
- Weight:
- 265
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Abidjan, Ivory Coast
- High School:
- Balboa School [San Diego, Calif.]
Bio
| Game Highs | ||||
| Points | 4 | vs. Jackson State (11/4/24) | ||
| FG | 2 | vs. Jackson State (11/4/24) | ||
| FGA | 3 3 3 |
vs. Hofstra (11/22/24) vs. Louisiana (11/13/24) vs. Jackson State (11/4/24) |
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| 3FG | –– | –– | ||
| 3FGA | –– | –– | ||
| FT | 1 (4X) |
Most recently vs. (16) SIUE (3/20/25) |
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| FTA | 4 | vs. Utah (1/22/25) | ||
| Rebounds | 6 | vs. #7/8 (2) Iowa State (3/16/24) | ||
| Assists | 1 | vs. Louisiana (11/13/24) | ||
| Steals | 1 1 |
vs. Jackson State (11/4/24) vs. #14/15 Kansas (3/9/24) |
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| Blocks | 3 | vs. (16) Longwood (3/24/24) | ||
| Minutes | 21:01 | vs. #7/8 (2) Iowa State (3/16/24) | ||
Competed in 20 games... Averaged 0.7 points and 1.3 rebounds per game, including 1.0 offensive boards per contest... Blocked a shot in charity exhibition win vs. #13/15 Texas A&M (10/27)... Finished with four points on 2-of-3 shooting and added three offensive rebounds with a steal in season-opening win over Jackson State inside Fertitta Center (11/4)... Grabbed five rebounds, including three offensive, and scored two points with an assist in home win over Louisiana (11/13)... Scored two points and blocked a shot in home win over Hofstra (11/22)... Grabbed a team-high three offensive rebounds in home win over Toledo (12/18)... Snared two rebounds in road win at Kansas State (1/11)... Posted five rebounds, including four offensive boards, and blocked two shots in home win over Utah (1/22). NCAA Tournament: Grabbed three offensive rebounds in First Round win over (16) SIEU inside INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita, Kan, (3/20).
REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2023-24)
Competed in 25 games... Made his Houston debut in season-opening win over ULM inside Fertitta Center (11/6)... Grabbed offensive rebound in home win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (11/11)... Snared offensive board in home win over Montana (11/24)... Posted two offensive boards in home win over Rice (12/6)... Blocked a shot in home win over Texas State (12/21)... Grabbed offensive rebound in home win over Penn (12/30)... Snared an offensive rebound and put the layup back in home win over #25/25 Texas Tech (1/17)... Grabbed two rebounds in road win at rv/rv Oklahoma (3/2). Big 12 Championship: Posted two rebounds win Quarterfinals win over (8) TCU (3/14)... Grabbed six rebounds, including three offensive against #7/8 (2) Iowa State in Title Game (3/16). NCAA Tournament: Made his NCAA Tournament debut in First-Round win over (16) Longwood... Finished with an offensive rebound and game-high three blocks against the Lancers (3/22).
FRESHMAN (2022-23)
Joined team at the semester break and sat out the spring semester as a redshirt.... First joined the Cougar bench against South Florida but did not dress out (1/11)... Did not compete in any games but practiced regularly with the team.
HIGH SCHOOL
Only played basketball for the final three years of his high school career after growing up in Abidjan, Ivory Coast... Spent a year in Canada before coming to the United States and competing for Liberty High School in Henderson, Nev... Played for Dream Visions on the AAU circuit, where he burst on the scene in summer 2022 with his physical play and athleticism... Chose Houston over Texas, BYU, UCLA, TCU, Kansas State, Arizona and Illinois.
PERSONAL
Full name is Cedric Louis Loess Lath... Last name is pronounced Lot... Born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast... Son of Gisele Iorougnon... Has sisters, Merveille Lath, Andrea Lath and Roxanne Bally... Majoring in integrated studies.
First Team Meeting (June 1, 20250
Sunday, June 01
Coach Kelvin Sampson (May 27, 2025)
Tuesday, May 27
Coach Kelvin Sampson – Contract Extension
Wednesday, May 21
HIGHLIGHTS – Big 12 Championships Final Round (April 24, 2025)
Friday, April 25
