2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball team
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 13–19 (8–10 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Tudor Fieldhouse |
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Old Dominion † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 C-USA tournament winner |
The 2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second-year head coach Scott Pera, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA.
Previous season
The Owls finished the 2017–18 season 7–24, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place and failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Connor Cashaw | 0 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Junior | Lincolnshire, IL | Graduate transferred to Creighton |
A. J. Lapray | 2 | G | 6'5" | 190 | RS Senior | Salem, OR | Graduated |
Miles Lester | 11 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Freshman | Wichita, KS | Transferred to Wake Forest |
Malik Osbourne | 13 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Freshman | Matteson, IL | Transferred to Florida State |
Bishop Mency | 15 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Chino Hills, CA | Graduated |
Grant Youngkin | 20 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
J. T. Trauber | 24 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Senior | Houston, TX | Walk-on; graduated |
Austin Meyer | 30 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Sophomore | Pflugerville, TX | Transferred to Oklahoma State |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Jack Williams | 32 | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Senior | Porter Ranch, CA | Transferred from Pacific. Will be eligible to play immediately since Williams graduated from Pacific. |
2018 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Chris Mullins #55 SG |
Mansfield, TX | Timberview High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | Aug 23, 2017 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 3 | ||||||
Trey Murphy III SG |
Cary, NC | Cary Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Nov 8, 2017 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
Quentin Millora-Brown PF |
Lorton, VA | Bishop O'Connell High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Nov 8, 2017 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
Payton Moore SG |
Los Angeles, CA | Windward School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Nov 8, 2017 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
Drew Peterson SF |
Libertyville, IL | Libertyville High Scoool | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 10, 2018 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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2019 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2019) | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Max Fiedler C |
Melbourne, FL | Melbourne High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 16, 2018 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Zach Crisler PF |
Glenside, PA | La Salle College High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 14, 2018 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Quincy Olivari PG |
Atlanta, GA | Westlake High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 17, 2018 | |
Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm |
St. Thomas (TX) | W 90–76 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Saint Leo | W 80–64 | 1–0 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,368) Houston, TX | |||||||
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Penn | L 76–92 | 1–1 |
Palestra (2,256) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv |
Alabama A&M Men Against Breast Cancer Cup |
W 73–59 | 2–1 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,103) Houston, TX | |||||||
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Houston Men Against Breast Cancer Cup |
L 68–79 | 2–2 |
H&PE Arena (3,952) Houston, TX | |||||||
Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Northwestern State Men Against Breast Cancer Cup |
W 102–74 | 3–2 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,220) Houston, TX | |||||||
Nov 21, 2018* 8:00 pm, BYUtv |
at BYU Men Against Breast Cancer Cup |
L 78–105 | 3–3 |
Marriott Center (11,631) Provo, UT | |||||||
Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm, Cox YurView/ESPN3 |
at Wichita State | L 61–90 | 3–4 |
Charles Koch Arena (10,089) Wichita, KS | |||||||
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Texas State | L 60–74 | 3–5 |
Strahan Coliseum (1,897) San Marcos, TX | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018* 4:30 pm |
Lamar | L 68–75 | 3–6 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,926) Houston, TX | |||||||
Dec 13, 2018* 11:15 am |
St. Edward's | W 78–73 | 4–6 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (4,786) Houston, TX | |||||||
Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UC Santa Barbara | L 89–99 OT | 4–7 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,000) Houston, TX | |||||||
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 75–67 | 5–7 |
UTRGV Fieldhouse (418) Edinburg, TX | |||||||
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Omaha | L 66–83 | 5–8 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,276) Houston, TX | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Texas | L 87–103 | 5–9 (0–1) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,735) Houston, TX | |||||||
Jan 3, 2019 3:00 pm |
Southern Miss | W 73–65 | 6-9 (1-1) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,108) Houston, TX | |||||||
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm |
Louisiana Tech | W 78–66 | 7–9 (2–1) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,430) Houston, TX | |||||||
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UTSA | L 79–95 | 7–10 (2–2) |
Convocation Center (530) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
Jan 12, 2019 8:00 pm |
at UTEP | L 64–65 | 7–11 (2–3) |
Don Haskins Center (4,345) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Texas | L 75–76 | 7–12 (2–4) |
The Super Pit (3,728) Denton, TX | |||||||
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm |
Middle Tennessee | W 79–68 | 8–12 (3–4) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,375) Houston, TX | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UAB | L 86–89 | 8–13 (3–5) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,731) Houston, TX | |||||||
Jan 31, 2019 6:00 pm |
at Charlotte | W 65–61 | 9–13 (4–5) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (3,837) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Old Dominion | L 76–80 | 9–14 (4–6) |
Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,805) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
Feb 7, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Western Kentucky | L 85–92 2OT | 9–15 (4–7) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,757) Houston, TX | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Marshall | W 74–69 | 10–15 (5–7) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,910) Houston, TX | |||||||
Feb 14, 2019 6:00 pm |
at FIU | L 65–86 | 10–16 (5–8) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (785) Miami, FL | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm |
at Florida Atlantic | L 41–60 | 10–17 (5–9) |
FAU Arena (1,389) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 8:00 pm |
UTEP | W 85-81 2OT | 11–17 (6–9) |
Don Haskins Center (5,071) El Paso, TX | |||||||
Mar 3, 2019 2:00 pm |
Middle Tennessee | W 67–61 | 12–17 (7–9) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,478) Houston, TX | |||||||
Mar 6, 2019 6:00 pm |
at Charlotte | W 79–70 | 13–17 (8–9) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,513) Charlotte, NC | |||||||
Mar 9, 2019 7:00 pm |
Charlotte | L 70–78 | 13–18 (8–10) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,884) Houston, TX | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(11) | vs. (6) Marshall First round |
L 65–82 | 13–19 |
Ford Center at The Star (2,704) Frisco, TX | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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