Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta has served as the chairman of the University of Houston System Board of Regents since 2009. The program's basketball -- the Fertitta Center -- was even named in his honor.

NBA Playoffs underway, Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta took a break from postseason action to celebrate another local success story-the University of Houston Co

Tilman Fertitta, who is preparing to be the U.S. ambassador to Italy, had fun at the Mavericks' expense in recent Oval Office visit.