Rice Owls
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| School Name: |
Rice University
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| Location: |
Houston, Texas
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| Arena: |
Tudor Fieldhouse
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| Capacity: |
5,208
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| Conference: |
Conference USA
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| Head coach: |
Ben Braun
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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).
History
Coaches
| 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 |
28-50 |
.359
|
| James Kitts |
1932-1938 |
39-46 |
.459
|
| Buster Brannon |
1938-1942 |
68-20 |
.773
|
| Joe Davis |
1942-1945 |
52-10 |
.839
|
| Buster Brannon |
1945-1946 |
10-11 |
.476
|
| Joe Davis |
1946-1949 |
30-42 |
.417
|
| Don Suman |
1949-1959 |
132-105 |
.557
|
| John Frankie |
1959-1963 |
39-54 |
.419
|
| George Carlisle |
1963-1966 |
18-53 |
.254
|
| Don Knodel |
1966-1974 |
77-126 |
.379
|
| Bob Polk |
1974-1977 |
17-63 |
.212
|
| Mike Schuler |
1977-1981 |
30-76 |
.283
|
| Tommy Suitts |
1981-1987 |
63-99 |
.389
|
| Scott Thomson |
1987-1992 |
65-79 |
.451
|
| Willis Wilson |
1992-2008 |
218-247 |
.469
|
| Ben Braun |
2008-present |
16-29 |
.356
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Coaching staff
| Position
|
Name
|
| Head Coach: |
Ben Braun
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| Associate Head Coach: |
Louis Reynaud
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| Assistant Coach: |
Marco Morocs
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| Assistant Coach: |
Mike Roberts
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| Director of Basketball Operations: |
Gaelyn Rose
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| Director of Player Development: |
Damon Stoudamire
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Current roster
| No.
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|
Position
|
Year
|
Player
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| 1
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So
|
Nate Schwarze
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| 3
|
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|
Fr
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Tamir Jackson
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| 4
|
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|
So
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Connor Frizzelle
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| 5
|
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Template:Basketball team player/role/F
|
So
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Emerson Herndon
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| 11
|
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Jr
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Suleiman Braimoh
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| 12
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Jr
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Bryan Beasley
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| 13
|
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Template:Basketball team player/role/F
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Fr
|
Stuart Pirri
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| 14
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Template:Country Flag IRN
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Template:Basketball team player/role/F
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Fr
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Arsalan Kazemi
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| 15
|
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Template:Basketball team player/role/C
|
Jr
|
Trey Stanton
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| 20
|
Template:Country Flag USA
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Template:Basketball team player/role/F
|
So
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Lucas Kuipers
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| 32
|
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Template:Basketball team player/role/G
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Sr
|
Cory Pflieger
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| 34
|
Template:Country Flag EGY
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Template:Basketball team player/role/C
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Fr
|
Omar Oraby
|
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Players of note
File:Autry Court.jpg Tudor Fieldhouse, before the 2008 renovations.
Owls in the NBA
Former players
- 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
Rice University has retired one jersey.
| Retired basketball jerseys
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| Number
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Player
|
Years played
|
| ?? |
Bill Closs[1] |
1939–43
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References
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