{"id":850743,"date":"2026-08-10T22:52:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/850743\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T22:52:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T22:52:12","slug":"chendall-weaver-signs-with-mens-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/850743\/","title":{"rendered":"Chendall Weaver Signs with Men\u2019s Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Chendall Weaver, Signing\" class=\"sidearm-story-image-align-left\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MBB_26_Signed_Chendall.jpeg\" style=\"display:inline-block; margin-right:10px; margin-bottom:10px; float:left\" width=\"420\"\/>HOUSTON \u2013 Graduate guard <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/chendall-weaver\/10402\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"10402\" target=\"_blank\">Chendall Weaver<\/a> has joined the University of Houston Men&#8217;s Basketball program after signing a financial aid agreement, Head Coach <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougars.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/kelvin-sampson\/1798\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"1798\" target=\"_blank\">Kelvin Sampson<\/a> announced Monday.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nWeaver \u2013 whose first name is pronounced KEN-Dull \u2013 will have one season of eligibility beginning in 2026-27. The Mansfield, Texas, native joined the Cougars after competing for the previous three seasons at Texas with his first season at UT Arlington in 2022-23.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn four seasons, Weaver has competed in 122 games while shooting higher than 46 percent from the field and needs only 159 points to reach 1,000 in his collegiate career.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n&#8220;Every program has an identity. When we think about adding players to our culture, the first thing is that you have to be a good person. Obviously, the talent has to be there, and then the fit. Chendall is high level on all three,&#8221; Sampson said. &#8220;He&#8217;s a great kid from a great family. He is tough and fits our identity on how we want to play at both ends. He is an extremely competitive player. Chendall has a chance to come in here and make us better.&#8221;<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nStanding 6-foot-3 and weighing 180 pounds, Weaver began his collegiate career at UT Arlington as a freshman for the 2022-23 season. That year, he averaged 9.5 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while playing in all 32 games. He scored a career-high 21 points in a road win at Sam Houston (Feb. 4, 2023) and grabbed 10 rebounds, including five offensive boards, in a road win at San Francisco (Dec. 19, 2022)..<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFor his efforts, he was named the WAC Freshman of the Year and was a four-time honoree as the WAC Freshman of the Week.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFrom there, Weaver transferred to Texas, where he played for the last three seasons and from which he received his bachelor&#8217;s degree in physical culture and sports. He played all 34 games as a sophomore with the Longhorns in 2023-24 and scored 11 points with four rebounds and an assist in a loss at Houston inside Fertitta Center (Feb. 17, 2024).<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nWeaver was limited to 20 games as a junior in 2024-25 due to a groin injury but returned for his senior campaign in 2026-27 to lead the Longhorns to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. He recorded the first double-double of his career with 11 points and 10 rebounds in an NCAA First Four win over NC State (March 17, 2026).<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nIn addition to his work on the court, Weaver was named to both the SEC Academic Honor Roll and the NABC Honors Court in 2024-25 and earned a place on the SEC Men&#8217;s Basketball Community Service Team following the 2025-26 campaign.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBefore entering the collegiate ranks, Weaver was a star at Mansfield Timberview High School. As a senior there, he averaged 17.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game while leading his team to a 36-5 overall record and the Class 5A State Championship Title Game.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nHe averaged 17.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game in the state playoffs on the way to earning Class 5A State All-Tournament Team honors.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nBUY TICKETS<br \/>\nNon-season ticket holders interested in purchasing season tickets are invited to place their names on the Season Ticket Wait List <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/43pqXCU\" title=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/43pqXCU\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">by clicking here.<\/a><br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSUPPORT YOUR COOGS<br \/>\nFans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Men&#8217;s Basketball by <a href=\"https:\/\/app.uhcougars.com\/UH25PartnerWSA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">providing NIL opportunities<\/a> and by <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcougarpride.com\/membership-center\/giving-opportunities\/sport-specific-clubs\/50-50-club\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">joining the 50-50 Club<\/a>, which provides financial support directly to Houston Men&#8217;s Basketball for needs beyond its operating budget.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nFans who join the 50-50 Club will receive embroidered Jordan Brand team apparel, invitations to exclusive events, regular updates about the program and much more.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\nSTAY CONNECTED<br \/>\nFans can receive updates by following <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/UHCougarMBK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@UHCougarMBK<\/a> on X and catch up with the latest news and notes on the team by clicking LIKE on the team&#8217;s Facebook page at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UHCougarMBK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UHCougarMBK<\/a> or by visiting the team&#8217;s Instagram page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/UHCougarMBK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">UHCougarMBK<\/a>.<br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u2013 UHCougars.com \u2013<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HOUSTON \u2013 Graduate guard Chendall Weaver has joined the University of Houston Men&#8217;s Basketball program after signing a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":850744,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[574],"tags":[64,63,726,85],"class_list":["post-850743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-basketball","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-basketball","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=850743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/850743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/850744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=850743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=850743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=850743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}