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Jersey Number 4
Kingston Flemings
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- High School:
- William J. Brennan
HONORS
• 2025-26 Consensus Second-Team All-American
• 2025-26 John R. Wooden Award All-America Team
• 2025-26 All-America Second Team (NABC)
• 2025-26 All-America Second Team (USBWA)
• 2025-26 All-America Second Team (The Sporting News)
• 2025-26 All-America Second Team (CBS Sports)
• 2025-26 All-America Second Team (Field of 68)
• 2025-26 All-America Second Team (Andy Katz)
• 2025-26 Bob Cousy Award Finalist
• 2025-26 All-Freshman First Team (Andy Katz)
• 2025-26 All Big 12 Conference First Team
• 2025-26 NABC All-Gulf District First Team
• 2025-26 Big 12 Conference All-Freshman Team
• USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Nov. 18, 2025)
• Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week (Nov. 17, 2025)
• Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 17, 2025)
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Nov. 17, 2025)
• Big 12 Starting Five of the Week (February 9, 2026)
• Big 12 Starting Five of the Week (January 26, 2026)
• Big 12 Starting Five of the Week (January 12, 2026)
• Big 12 Starting Five of the Week (Dec. 22, 2025)
• Big 12 Starting Five of the Week (Dec. 8, 2025)
• Big 12 Starting Five of the Week (Nov. 17, 2025)
FRESHMAN (2025-26)
Consensus All-America Second-Team selection... First freshman in program history to earn All-America honors... Set Houston freshman single-game scoring record with 42 points at #12/12 Texas Tech, moving past great guard Rob Williams... Became first freshman in school history to start 37 games in a season and was one of five Cougars to compete in all 37 games... Led Houston in field goals (222), field goal attempts (466), 3-point field goal percentage (.387), assists (192), steals (56) and scoring average (16.1)... Scoring average ranked second in Houston freshman single-season history while his points total (594) set a freshman single-season record... Led Houston with 12 20-point games and tied for team lead with 29 double-digit scoring games... First freshman to lead team in assists since Galen Robinson Jr. in 2015-16 and finished fifth in the Big 12 with his assists average (5.2).. Ranked seventh in the league with 1.5 steals per contest... Led or tied for team lead in scoring in 21 games and led or tied for team lead in assists in 27 games... Made his collegiate debut against Lehigh in season opener in Fertitta Center... Posted eight points with two rebounds and two assists against the Mountain Hawks (11/3)... Led all players on 8-of-10 shooting and grabbed two rebound with three assists and a pair of steals in win over Towson inside Fertitta Center... Became first Cougar freshman to score 20+ points on 75.0 percent shooting or better since Tramon Mark on Feb. 6, 2021 (11/8)... Tied for team-high honors with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting and dished out a game-high nine assists with five rebounds, a block and steal and no turnovers in home win over Oakland (11/12)... Led all players with 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting and grabbed five rebounds with a game-high seven assists in win over #22/25 Auburn during RxBenefits Battleground 2k25 inside Legacy Arena at The BJCC in Birmingham, Ala. (11/16)... Blocked an Auburn shot to take the lead with 15 seconds remaining... Led all players with 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting from field and dished out five assists with a pair of steals in home win over Rider (11/20)... Led all players with 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting and added four rebounds with three assists and a pair of steals in loss to #17/16 Tennessee during second day of Players Era Championship inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (11/25)... Totaled 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting with three 3-pointers and swiped eight steals with three rebounds and five assists in win over Florida State during Houston Hoops Showdown inside Toyota Center... Eight steals was the second-highest single-game total in Houston history (12/6)... Led all players with six assists in home win over Jackson State (12/10)... Scored 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting and grabbed three rebounds with three assists and three steals in home win over New Orleans (12/13)... Posted 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting and grabbed six rebounds with five assists and three steals in win over #14/14 Arkansas during Never Forget Tribute Classic inside Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. (12/20)... Led Cougars with 15 points and five assists and added two rebounds and a pair of steals in home win over MIddle Tennessee (12/29)... Led all players with 19 points, six assists and five steals in road win at Cincinnati (1/3)... Scored nine points in the final two minutes on the way to a game-high 23 points to lead the Cougars in a home win over #14/14 Texas Tech... Added five assists with three rebounds and blocked shot against the Red Raiders (1/6)... Led all players with seven assists and only one turnover and scored 10 points in road win at Baylor (1/10)... Paced all players with seven assists and grabbed five rebounds with 10 points and only one turnover in 24 minutes against West Virginia (1/13)... Led all players with 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting and added game highs of eight assists and four steals (1/18)... Led all players with 42 points on 15-of-26 shooting from the field and 8-of-10 shooting from the free throw line at #12/12 Texas Tech... Set Houston freshman single-game scoring record, moving past great guard Rob Williams... Was the third highest road point total by any Cougar and tied as the 17th-highest total overall... Added six assists with two rebounds and two steals against the Red Raiders (1/24)... Led all players with 27 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field and 9-of-9 from the free throw line in road win at TCU... Added five assists against the Horned Frogs (1/28)... Led all players with six assists and added seven points and four rebounds in home win over Cincinnati (1/31)... Led all players with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting and dished out six rebounds with three asists and two steals and only one turnover in home win over rv/rv UCF (2/4)... Led Houston with 19 points and tied for game-high honors with five assists in road win at #16/14 BYU (2/7)... Grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and dished out four assists with 12 points in home win over Kansas State (2/14)... Led all players with 22 points on 9-of 15 shooting, including 4-of-6 from the arc at #6/6 Iowa State... Also grabbed five rebounds with four assists against the Cyclones (2/16)... Led Cougars with 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds with four steals against #4/4 Arizona (2/21)... Topped Houston with 16 points at #14/14 Kansas (2/23)... Scored 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting and dished out eight assists with six rebounds, one steal and only one turnover in more than 30 minutes against Colorado (2/28)... Led all players with 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting and grabbed three rebounds with a game-high seven assists in home win over Baylor (3/4).. Tied his career high with nine assists and added 13 points with five rebounds and a steal in road win at Oklahoma State (3/7). Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament: Led Cougars with 17 points and grabbed four rebounds with three assists and a pair of steals in Quarterfinal win over rv/rv (10) BYU (3/12)... Led all players with 21 points and grabbed four rebounds with three assists and three steals in Semifinal win over #14/16 (3) Kansas (3/13)... Handed out seven assists in Championship Game loss to #2/2 (1) Arizona (3/14). NCAA Tournament: Led all players with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting and dished out four assists with six rebounds in First-Round win over (15) Idaho (3/19)... Scored 11 points with six rebounds, four assists and no turnovers in nearly 37 minutes in Sweet 16 against #13/12 (3) Illinois inside Toyota Center.
HIGH SCHOOL
4-star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports, on3 and ESPN... Ranked #17 overall and No. 3 shooting guard nationally by on3... Ranked #20 overall and No. 3 point guard nationally by 247Sports... Ranked #22 overall and No. 6 point guard nationally in ESPN100... Ranked #22 overall and No. 3 point guard nationally by Rivals... Chose Houston over Alabama, Baylor, LSU, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech... Played for Coach Koty Cowgill at Brennan High School. Senior (2024-25): Recognized as Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Texas... Led Brennan High School to 33-3 record and Class 6A state semifinals for second straight season... Averaged 20.4 points, 6.8 assists, 6.4 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game... Named to Naismith All-America Third Team... Named Iverson Classic Team Honor Most Valuable Player... Received Community Leadership Award at Iverson Classic after volunteering locally on behalf of Habitat for Humanity and donating his time to a blanket and backpack drive for the needy in association with his club team as well as a food drive with Thrive Outreach San Antonio... Member of Naismith Trophy High School Player of the Year Midseason Team... Named to Naismith Trophy Watch List for National High School Player of the Year... Led Team USA to Gold Medal at FIBA U18 3x3 World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary... Competed at USA Basketball U17 National Team training camps and National Basketball Association Players Association Top 100 Camp... Played on Puma’s Pro16 Circuit. Junior (2023-24): Named San Antonio Express-News Player of the Year for second straight season... Led Brennan High School to UIL Regional Semifinals and 31-5 overall record with 16-0 mark in district play... Averaged 17.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game... Led Bears in scoring in three of four postseason games, including an 18-point effort in Semifinals against Stony Point HS.. Scored 39 points in win over Harlan HS….. Finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in win over Jay HS on way to being named San Antonio Express-News Player of the Week (Feb. 19). Sophomore (2022-23): Honored as San Antonio Express-News Player of the Year. Freshman (2021-22): Set Brennan HS single-season record for assists.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kingston Elijah Flemings... Born in Newport News, Va... Son of Shayla and Demetric Flemings... Has a brother, Shaydon, and three sisters, Royal, Kadence and Bella... Majoring in integrated studies.
• 2025-26 Consensus Second-Team All-American
• 2025-26 John R. Wooden Award All-America Team
• 2025-26 All-America Second Team (NABC)
• 2025-26 All-America Second Team (USBWA)
• 2025-26 All-America Second Team (The Sporting News)
• 2025-26 All-America Second Team (CBS Sports)
• 2025-26 All-America Second Team (Field of 68)
• 2025-26 All-America Second Team (Andy Katz)
• 2025-26 Bob Cousy Award Finalist
• 2025-26 All-Freshman First Team (Andy Katz)
• 2025-26 All Big 12 Conference First Team
• 2025-26 NABC All-Gulf District First Team
• 2025-26 Big 12 Conference All-Freshman Team
• USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Nov. 18, 2025)
• Lute Olson Award National Player of the Week (Nov. 17, 2025)
• Big 12 Player of the Week (Nov. 17, 2025)
• Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Nov. 17, 2025)
• Big 12 Starting Five of the Week (February 9, 2026)
• Big 12 Starting Five of the Week (January 26, 2026)
• Big 12 Starting Five of the Week (January 12, 2026)
• Big 12 Starting Five of the Week (Dec. 22, 2025)
• Big 12 Starting Five of the Week (Dec. 8, 2025)
• Big 12 Starting Five of the Week (Nov. 17, 2025)
| Game Highs | ||||
| Points | 42 | at #12/12 Texas Tech (1/24/26) | ||
| FG | 15 | at #12/12 Texas Tech (1/24/26) | ||
| FGA | 15 | vs. Arizona State (1/18/26) | ||
| 3FG | 4 4 |
at #6/6 Iowa State (2/16/26) at #12/12 Texas Tech (1/24/26) |
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| 3FGA | 9 | at #12/12 Texas Tech (1/24/26) | ||
| FT | 9 | at TCU (1/28/26) | ||
| FTA | 10 | at #12/12 Texas Tech (1/24/26) | ||
| Rebounds | 8 | vs. #4/4 Arizona (2/21/26) | ||
| Off. Rebounds | 2 | vs. #14/14 Arkansas (12/20/25) | ||
| Def. Rebounds | 8 | vs. #4/4 Arizona (2/21/26) | ||
| Assists | 9 9 |
at Oklahoma State (3/7/26) 9, vs. Oakland (11/12/25) |
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| Steals | 8 | vs. Florida State (12/6/25) | ||
| Blocks | 2 | vs. Florida State (1/18/26) | ||
| Minutes | 39:15 | vs. Syracuse (11/24/25) | ||
Consensus All-America Second-Team selection... First freshman in program history to earn All-America honors... Set Houston freshman single-game scoring record with 42 points at #12/12 Texas Tech, moving past great guard Rob Williams... Became first freshman in school history to start 37 games in a season and was one of five Cougars to compete in all 37 games... Led Houston in field goals (222), field goal attempts (466), 3-point field goal percentage (.387), assists (192), steals (56) and scoring average (16.1)... Scoring average ranked second in Houston freshman single-season history while his points total (594) set a freshman single-season record... Led Houston with 12 20-point games and tied for team lead with 29 double-digit scoring games... First freshman to lead team in assists since Galen Robinson Jr. in 2015-16 and finished fifth in the Big 12 with his assists average (5.2).. Ranked seventh in the league with 1.5 steals per contest... Led or tied for team lead in scoring in 21 games and led or tied for team lead in assists in 27 games... Made his collegiate debut against Lehigh in season opener in Fertitta Center... Posted eight points with two rebounds and two assists against the Mountain Hawks (11/3)... Led all players on 8-of-10 shooting and grabbed two rebound with three assists and a pair of steals in win over Towson inside Fertitta Center... Became first Cougar freshman to score 20+ points on 75.0 percent shooting or better since Tramon Mark on Feb. 6, 2021 (11/8)... Tied for team-high honors with 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting and dished out a game-high nine assists with five rebounds, a block and steal and no turnovers in home win over Oakland (11/12)... Led all players with 22 points on 8-of-13 shooting and grabbed five rebounds with a game-high seven assists in win over #22/25 Auburn during RxBenefits Battleground 2k25 inside Legacy Arena at The BJCC in Birmingham, Ala. (11/16)... Blocked an Auburn shot to take the lead with 15 seconds remaining... Led all players with 18 points on 8-of-10 shooting from field and dished out five assists with a pair of steals in home win over Rider (11/20)... Led all players with 25 points on 10-of-15 shooting and added four rebounds with three assists and a pair of steals in loss to #17/16 Tennessee during second day of Players Era Championship inside MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas (11/25)... Totaled 21 points on 8-of-13 shooting with three 3-pointers and swiped eight steals with three rebounds and five assists in win over Florida State during Houston Hoops Showdown inside Toyota Center... Eight steals was the second-highest single-game total in Houston history (12/6)... Led all players with six assists in home win over Jackson State (12/10)... Scored 15 points on 5-of-9 shooting and grabbed three rebounds with three assists and three steals in home win over New Orleans (12/13)... Posted 21 points on 7-of-15 shooting and grabbed six rebounds with five assists and three steals in win over #14/14 Arkansas during Never Forget Tribute Classic inside Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. (12/20)... Led Cougars with 15 points and five assists and added two rebounds and a pair of steals in home win over MIddle Tennessee (12/29)... Led all players with 19 points, six assists and five steals in road win at Cincinnati (1/3)... Scored nine points in the final two minutes on the way to a game-high 23 points to lead the Cougars in a home win over #14/14 Texas Tech... Added five assists with three rebounds and blocked shot against the Red Raiders (1/6)... Led all players with seven assists and only one turnover and scored 10 points in road win at Baylor (1/10)... Paced all players with seven assists and grabbed five rebounds with 10 points and only one turnover in 24 minutes against West Virginia (1/13)... Led all players with 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting and added game highs of eight assists and four steals (1/18)... Led all players with 42 points on 15-of-26 shooting from the field and 8-of-10 shooting from the free throw line at #12/12 Texas Tech... Set Houston freshman single-game scoring record, moving past great guard Rob Williams... Was the third highest road point total by any Cougar and tied as the 17th-highest total overall... Added six assists with two rebounds and two steals against the Red Raiders (1/24)... Led all players with 27 points on 8-of-16 shooting from the field and 9-of-9 from the free throw line in road win at TCU... Added five assists against the Horned Frogs (1/28)... Led all players with six assists and added seven points and four rebounds in home win over Cincinnati (1/31)... Led all players with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting and dished out six rebounds with three asists and two steals and only one turnover in home win over rv/rv UCF (2/4)... Led Houston with 19 points and tied for game-high honors with five assists in road win at #16/14 BYU (2/7)... Grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and dished out four assists with 12 points in home win over Kansas State (2/14)... Led all players with 22 points on 9-of 15 shooting, including 4-of-6 from the arc at #6/6 Iowa State... Also grabbed five rebounds with four assists against the Cyclones (2/16)... Led Cougars with 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds with four steals against #4/4 Arizona (2/21)... Topped Houston with 16 points at #14/14 Kansas (2/23)... Scored 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting and dished out eight assists with six rebounds, one steal and only one turnover in more than 30 minutes against Colorado (2/28)... Led all players with 21 points on 7-of-14 shooting and grabbed three rebounds with a game-high seven assists in home win over Baylor (3/4).. Tied his career high with nine assists and added 13 points with five rebounds and a steal in road win at Oklahoma State (3/7). Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament: Led Cougars with 17 points and grabbed four rebounds with three assists and a pair of steals in Quarterfinal win over rv/rv (10) BYU (3/12)... Led all players with 21 points and grabbed four rebounds with three assists and three steals in Semifinal win over #14/16 (3) Kansas (3/13)... Handed out seven assists in Championship Game loss to #2/2 (1) Arizona (3/14). NCAA Tournament: Led all players with 18 points on 8-of-12 shooting and dished out four assists with six rebounds in First-Round win over (15) Idaho (3/19)... Scored 11 points with six rebounds, four assists and no turnovers in nearly 37 minutes in Sweet 16 against #13/12 (3) Illinois inside Toyota Center.
HIGH SCHOOL
4-star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports, on3 and ESPN... Ranked #17 overall and No. 3 shooting guard nationally by on3... Ranked #20 overall and No. 3 point guard nationally by 247Sports... Ranked #22 overall and No. 6 point guard nationally in ESPN100... Ranked #22 overall and No. 3 point guard nationally by Rivals... Chose Houston over Alabama, Baylor, LSU, TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech... Played for Coach Koty Cowgill at Brennan High School. Senior (2024-25): Recognized as Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Texas... Led Brennan High School to 33-3 record and Class 6A state semifinals for second straight season... Averaged 20.4 points, 6.8 assists, 6.4 rebounds and 2.9 steals per game... Named to Naismith All-America Third Team... Named Iverson Classic Team Honor Most Valuable Player... Received Community Leadership Award at Iverson Classic after volunteering locally on behalf of Habitat for Humanity and donating his time to a blanket and backpack drive for the needy in association with his club team as well as a food drive with Thrive Outreach San Antonio... Member of Naismith Trophy High School Player of the Year Midseason Team... Named to Naismith Trophy Watch List for National High School Player of the Year... Led Team USA to Gold Medal at FIBA U18 3x3 World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary... Competed at USA Basketball U17 National Team training camps and National Basketball Association Players Association Top 100 Camp... Played on Puma’s Pro16 Circuit. Junior (2023-24): Named San Antonio Express-News Player of the Year for second straight season... Led Brennan High School to UIL Regional Semifinals and 31-5 overall record with 16-0 mark in district play... Averaged 17.4 points, 7.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game... Led Bears in scoring in three of four postseason games, including an 18-point effort in Semifinals against Stony Point HS.. Scored 39 points in win over Harlan HS….. Finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in win over Jay HS on way to being named San Antonio Express-News Player of the Week (Feb. 19). Sophomore (2022-23): Honored as San Antonio Express-News Player of the Year. Freshman (2021-22): Set Brennan HS single-season record for assists.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kingston Elijah Flemings... Born in Newport News, Va... Son of Shayla and Demetric Flemings... Has a brother, Shaydon, and three sisters, Royal, Kadence and Bella... Majoring in integrated studies.
CHRIS CENAC Jr. (April 10, 2026)
Tuesday, April 14
COACH KELVIN SAMPSON (April 9, 2026)
Thursday, April 09
PREVIEW – Coach Kelvin Sampson vs. #13/12 (3) Illinois (March 23, 2026)
Tuesday, March 24
HIGHLIGHTS – vs. (10) Texas A&M (March 21, 2026)
Monday, March 23
