2012–13 Rice Owls men's basketball team

2012–13 Rice Owls men's basketball
Conference Conference USA
2012–13 record 5–26 (1–15 C-USA)
Head coach Ben Braun (5th year)
Assistant coach Louis Reynaud
Assistant coach Gus Argenal
Assistant coach Adam Cohen
Home arena Tudor Fieldhouse
2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#20 Memphis 16 0   1.000     31 5   .861
Southern Miss 12 4   .750     27 10   .730
UTEP 10 6   .625     18 14   .563
East Carolina 9 7   .563     23 12   .657
UCF* 9 7   .563     20 11   .645
Tulsa 8 8   .500     17 16   .515
Houston 7 9   .438     20 13   .606
UAB 7 9   .438     16 17   .485
Tulane 6 10   .375     20 15   .571
Marshall 6 10   .375     13 19   .406
SMU 5 11   .313     15 17   .469
Rice 1 15   .063     5 26   .161
2013 C-USA Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions

The 2012–13 Rice Owls men's basketball team representedRice University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fifth year head coach Ben Braun, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–26, 1–15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament to Houston.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Max Guercy Guard 5–9 170 Freshman Arleta, California
3 Tamir Jackson Guard 6–3 194 Senior Paterson, New Jersey
4 Nizar Kapic Guard/Forward 6–6 195 Freshman Sankt Pölten, Austria
5 Keith Washington Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 Dan Peera Guard 6–0 185 Sophomore Concord, California
11 Ross Wilson Forward 6–7 205 Freshman Gosforth, England
15 Julian DeBose Guard 6–4 196 Sophomore Washington, D.C.
41 Seth Gearhart Forward 6–7 208 Sohpomore Wilsonville, Oregon
42 Austin Ramljak Guard 6–3 170 Junior Thousand Oaks, California
44 Bahrom Firozgary Forward 6–8 200 Junior Houston, Texas

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season

11/10/2012*
7:00 PM
St. Thomas L 59–72  0–1
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,637)
Houston, TX

11/14/2012*
7:00 PM
St. Edward's W 75–63  1–1
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,288)
Houston, TX

11/17/2012*
7:00 PM
at Temple L 63–77  1–2
Liacouras Center (6,836)
Philadelphia, PA

11/22/2012*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Georgia Tech
DIRECTV Classic Quarterfinals
L 36–54  1–3
Anaheim Convention Center (1,087)
Anaheim, CA

11/23/2012*
8:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. Drake
DIRECTV Classic consolation round
L 66–77  1–4
Anaheim Convention Center (1,627)
Anaheim, CA

11/25/2012*
3:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Drexel
DIRECTV Classic 7th place game
L 47–55  1–5
Anaheim Convention Center (2,527)
Anaheim, CA

12/01/2012*
7:00 PM
Houston Baptist W 61–53  2–5
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,827)
Houston, TX

12/12/2012*
7:00 PM
Long Island L 70–97  2–6
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,172)
Houston, TX

12/15/2012*
7:00 PM
Hartford L 51–58  2–7
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,632)
Houston, TX

12/19/2012*
7:00 PM
Chicago State W 63–60 OT 3–7
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,077)
Houston, TX

12/22/2012*
7:00 PM
TCU L 63–65  3–8
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,549)
Houston, TX

12/29/2012*
1:00 PM, LHN
at Texas L 41–57  3–9
Frank Erwin Center (10,943)
Austin, TX

01/05/2013*
3:00 PM
at Harvard L 62–92  3–10
Lavietes Pavilion (1,722)
Boston, MA

01/09/2013
7:00 PM
Southern Miss L 52–75  3–11 (0–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,411)
Houston, TX

01/12/2013
5:30 PM, CSS
at Tulsa L 51–64  3–12 (0–2)
Reynolds Center (4,521)
Tulsa, OK

01/16/2013
6:00 PM, CSS
Memphis L 51–77  3–13 (0–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,837)
Houston, TX

01/19/2013*
7:00 PM
New Orleans W 95–71  4–13
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,423)
Houston, TX

01/23/2013
6:00 PM, CSS
at UCF L 67–78  4–14 (0–4)
UCF Arena (4,556)
Orlando, FL

01/26/2013
1:00 PM, CSS
at Tulane L 66–73  4–15 (0–5)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,698)
New Orleans, LA

01/30/2013
7:00 PM
Houston W 79–69  5–15 (1–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,532)
Houston, TX

02/02/2013
7:00 PM
East Carolina L 63–79  5–16 (1–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,691)
Houston, TX

02/06/2013
8:00 PM
at UTEP L 53–65  5–17 (1–7)
Don Haskins Center (7,223)
El Paso, TX

02/09/2013
7:00 PM
SMU L 39–61  5–18 (1–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,256)
Houston, TX

02/13/2013
6:00 PM
at Marshall L 70–71  5–19 (1–9)
Cam Henderson Center (5,308)
Huntington, WV

02/16/2013
7:00 PM
at UAB L 57–80  5–20 (1–10)
Bartow Arena (5,176)
Birmingham, AL

02/23/2013
7:00 PM
Tulane L 64–89  5–21 (1–11)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,477)
Houston, TX

02/27/2013
7:00 PM
at SMU L 55–67  5–22 (1–12)
Moody Coliseum (3,280)
Dallas, TX

03/02/2013
1:00 PM
UTEP L 56–67  5–23 (1–13)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,037)
Houston, TX

03/06/2013
7:00 PM
at Houston L 62–84  5–24 (1–14)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,923)
Houston, TX

03/09/2013
7:00 PM
Tulsa L 71–77  5–25 (1–15)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,018)
Houston, TX
2013 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

03/13/2013
6:00 PM
vs. Houston
First Round
L 67–72  5–26
BOK Center (5,743)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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