Rice Owls men's basketball

Rice Owls
2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball team
University Rice University
Conference C-USA
Location Houston, TX
Head coach Mike Rhoades (3rd year)
Arena Autry Court at Tudor Fieldhouse
(Capacity: 5,750)
Nickname Owls
Student section Autry Army
Colors Blue and Gray[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1954
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.

History

Coaches

Head Coach Years Win-Loss Pct.
Robert Cummings1914–191730–11.732
Wilbur Tisdale1917–191914–14.500
Leslie Mann1919–19206–6.500
Pete Cawthon1920–19215–10.333
Howard Yerges1921–19222–12.143
Phillip Arbuckle1922–192310–9.526
Franklyn Ashcraft1923–19243–17.150
John Patrick Nicholson1924–19252–12.143
Franklyn Ashcraft1925–19271–22.043
Russell Daugherty1927–193225–46.352
James Kitts1932–193848–56.462
Buster Brannon1938–194268–20.773
Joe Davis1942–194552–10.839
Buster Brannon1945–194617–16.515
Joe Davis1946–194931–46.403
Don Suman1949–1959149–106.584
John Frankie1959–196339–54.419
George Carlisle1963–196618–53.254
Don Knodel1966–197476–127.374
Bob Polk1974–197717–63.212
Mike Schuler1977–198130–76.283
Tommy Suitts1981–198764–106.376
Scott Thompson1987–199265–79.451
Willis Wilson1992–2008219–246.471
Ben Braun2008–201463–128.330
Mike Rhoades2014–12–20.375

NCAA Tournament results

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

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

The Owls have appeared in one CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. 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

Roster

2014–15 Rice Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 0 Peera, DanDan Peera 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr California San Ramon, California
G 1 Guercy, MaxMax Guercy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr California Arleta, California
G/F 4 Koulechov, EgorEgor Koulechov (I) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Volgograd Oblast Volgograd, Russia
G 5 Reed, JordanJordan Reed 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Texas Lucas, Texas
F 10 Davis, DenzelDenzel Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Florida Orlando, Florida
G 15 Mency, BishopBishop Mency 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr California Chino Hills, California
F 20 Jones, JeremyJeremy Jones 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Texas San Antonio, Texas
G 22 Jackson, MarcusMarcus Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So California Acton, California
G 24 Trauber, J. T.J. T. Trauber (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Texas Houston, Texas
G 31 Green, VanVan Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Alabama Birmingham, Alabama
F 41 Gearhart, SethSeth Gearhart (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Oregon Wilsonville, Oregon
C 45 Pollard, NateNate Pollard 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Utah Bountiful, Utah
C 54 Drone, AndrewAndrew Drone 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Illinois Junction, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-05

Players of note

Tudor Fieldhouse, before the 2008 renovations.

Owls in the NBA

Former players

Retired jerseys

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

  1. "Color Palette : Rice University". Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  2. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/rice/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/tocquickfacts.pdf
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