Rice Owls men's basketball

Rice Owls
Rice Owls
	2017–18 Rice Owls men's basketball team
University	Rice University
Head coach	Scott Pera (1st season)
Conference	C-USA
Location	Houston, Texas
Arena	Tudor Fieldhouse ; (Capacity: 5,208)
Nickname	Owls
Student section	The Nest
Colors	Blue and Gray;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
	1940, 1942
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1954
NCAA Tournament second round
	1970
NCAA Tournament appearances
	1940, 1942, 1954, 1970
Conference regular season champions
	Southwest Conference: 1918, 1935, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1970

The Rice Owls men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Rice University. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in Conference USA. They previously participated in the Southwest Conference (1914–1996) and the Western Athletic Conference (1996–2005).

The Owls play their home games in Tudor Fieldhouse, which they have called home since 1950. Previously known as Rice Gymnasium, it was renamed in honor of Rice alum Bobby Tudor, who spearheaded the 2008 renovation of the facility with a multimillion-dollar donation. The court is designated "Autry Court" in memory of Mrs. James L. Autry. Her husband James Lockhart Autry was a descendant of Micajah Autry, who was a hero of the Battle of the Alamo. Her daughter, Mrs. Edward W. Kelley, made a generous donation to the gymnasium building fund in honor of her late mother, an ardent supporter of Rice.

Coaches[edit]

Head Coach	Years	Win-Loss	Pct.
Robert Cummings	1914–1917	30–11	.732
Wilbur Tisdale	1917–1919	14–14	.500
Leslie Mann	1919–1920	6–6	.500
Pete Cawthon	1920–1921	5–10	.333
Howard Yerges	1921–1922	2–12	.143
Phillip Arbuckle	1922–1923	10–9	.526
Franklyn Ashcraft	1923–1924	3–17	.150
John Patrick Nicholson	1924–1925	2–12	.143
Franklyn Ashcraft	1925–1927	1–22	.043
Russell Daugherty	1927–1932	25–46	.352
James Kitts	1932–1938	48–56	.462
Buster Brannon	1938–1942	68–20	.773
Joe Davis	1942–1945	52–10	.839
Buster Brannon	1945–1946	17–16	.515
Joe Davis	1946–1949	31–46	.403
Don Suman	1949–1959	149–106	.584
John Frankie	1959–1963	39–54	.419
George Carlisle	1963–1966	18–53	.254
Don Knodel	1966–1974	76–127	.374
Bob Polk	1974–1977	17–63	.212
Mike Schuler	1977–1981	30–76	.283
Tommy Suitts	1981–1987	64–106	.376
Scott Thompson	1987–1992	65–79	.451
Willis Wilson	1992–2008	219–246	.471
Ben Braun	2008–2014	63–128	.330
Mike Rhoades	2014–2017	47–52	.474
Scott Pera	2017–20__	0-0	.000

Postseason history[edit]

NCAA Tournament results[edit]

The Owls have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1940	First Round Regional Third Place Game	Kansas Colorado	L 44–50 W 60–56
1942	First Round Regional Third Place Game	Stanford Kansas	L 47–53 L 53–55
1954	Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place Game	Oklahoma A&M Colorado	L 45–51 W 78–55
1970	First Round	New Mexico State	L 77–101

NIT results[edit]

The Owls have appeared in five National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1943	Quarterfinals	St. John's	L 49–51
1991	First Round	Arkansas State	L 71–78
1993	First Round Second Round	Wisconsin Boston College	W 77–73 L 68–101
2004	Opening Round	UW-Milwaukee	L 53–91
2005	Opening Round	Southwest Missouri State	L 82–105

CIT results[edit]

The Owls have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Louisiana-Lafayette Drake Oakland	W 68–63 W 74–68 L 70–77

CBI results[edit]

The Owls have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First Round Quarterfinals	San Francisco Utah Valley	W 85–76 L 79–85

Roster[edit]

2017–18 Rice Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Connor Cashaw	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Lincolnshire, Illinois
G	2	AJ Lapray	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Salem, Oregon
G	3	Ako Adams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
F	4	Dylan Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Houston, Texas
G	5	Addison Owen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Atlanta, Georgia
F	10	Robert Martin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G	11	Miles Lester	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Wichita, Kansas
G	12	John Parrish	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Arlington, Texas
F	13	Malik Osborne	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Matteson, Illinois
G	14	Najja Hunter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Brooklyn, New York
G	15	Bishop Mency	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Chino Hills, California
G	20	Grant Youngkin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
G	24	J. T. Trauber	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Houston, Texas
F	30	Austin Meyer	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Pflugerville, Texas
F	35	Tim Harrison	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	San Diego, California

Head coach

Scott Pera

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Kreider
Mark Linebaugh
Omar Mance

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2017-11-09

Players of note[edit]

Tudor Fieldhouse, before the 2008 renovations.

Owls in the NBA[edit]

Former players[edit]

Morris Almond (2007–09)
Ken Austin (1983–84)
Bill Closs (1949–52)
Brock Gillespie (2006–07)
Mike Harris (2008–10)
Bill Henry (1948–50)
Bob Kinney (1949–50)
Ricky Pierce (1982–97)
Brent Scott (1996–97)
Mike Wilks (2002–09)

Retired jerseys[edit]

Rice University has retired six jerseys.

Retired basketball jerseys
Number	Player	Years played
16	Bill Henry	1942–45
21	Gene Schwinger	1951–54
22	Bill Closs^[2]	1939–43
23	Bob Kinney	1938–42
25	Ricky Pierce	1979–82
29	Don Lance	1951–54

References[edit]

^ Color Palette (PDF). Rice Athletics Official Brand Book. Rice Owls. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.
^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/tocquickfacts.pdf

External links[edit]

Official website

[1] Color Palette (PDF). Rice Athletics Official Brand Book. Rice Owls. April 11, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2017.

[2] ttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/tocquickfacts.pdf

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v t e Rice Owls men's basketball
Venues	Tudor Fieldhouse (1950–present)
Rivalries	Houston
Culture & lore	History Sammy the Owl Marching Owl Band
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys
Seasons	1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

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Located in: Houston, Texas
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People	Alumni Faculty and Staff Presidents William Marsh Rice James A. Baker, Sr. Edgar Odell Lovett
Facilities	Fondren Library Village Arcade
Founded: 1912 Students: 6,623 Endowment: 5.324 billion

v t e Conference USA men's basketball
Current teams	Charlotte 49ers Florida Atlantic Owls FIU Panthers Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Marshall Thundering Herd Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders North Texas Mean Green Old Dominion Monarchs Rice Owls Southern Miss Golden Eagles UAB Blazers UTEP Miners UTSA Roadrunners Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Championships & awards	Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19