Houston offers Kelvin Sampson revised contract amid interview for Milwaukee Bucks head coaching job

Sampson spent three seasons in Milwaukee as an assistant

Houston's Kelvin Sampson recently interviewed for the Milwaukee Bucks head coaching position, a source confirmed to CBS Sports' Matt Norlander. Sampson was an assistant on the Bucks' staff from 2008-11 when current Milwaukee general manager Jon Horst was a member of the front office.

Sampson released a short statement to multiple media outlets after news of the interview went public: "Can't wait to compete in the Big 12 next season. Go Coogs!"

This after Sampson was presented a revised contract at some point over the last two weeks, according to the Houston Chronicle. That contract would push Sampson's salary to a level placing him among the top 15 coaches in the sport, the Chronicle reports. Sampson is scheduled to make $3.4 million next season.

Houston is in the midst of a transition from the AAC to the Big 12. The Cougars finished 2022-23 with a 33-4 record and went 17-1 in league play. They were ranked No. 1 through much of the year, earning a top seed and advancing to the Sweet 16 of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. 

In nine seasons with the Cougars, Sampson is 232-74. Under his guidance, Houston has reached the Sweet 16 four times and made a trip to the Final Four in 2021. 

Before making the jump to the NBA in 2008, Sampson was previously the coach at Oklahoma, Indiana and Washington State. He has compiled a 731-345 career record and a 24-18 mark in the NCAA Tournament.