The Milwaukee Bucks conducted an interview for the franchise's head-coaching opening with University of Houston coach Kelvin Sampson, sources told ESPN.
Sampson, the first known high-profile college coach to meet with Milwaukee about the vacancy, spent six seasons in the NBA as an assistant coach — including three with the Bucks — before returning to college basketball in 2014 and constructing a national championship contender at Houston.
Sampson is 232-74 (.758) in his nine seasons at Houston, including four consecutive berths in the Sweet 16 and a trip to the Final Four in 2021.
His Cougars were ranked No. 1 in the nation for much of the 2022-23 season. Sampson is 657-301 (.686) in his college career across stops at Houston, Indiana, Oklahoma and Washington State.