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2013–14 Rice Owls men's basketball team

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2013–14 Rice Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–23 (2–14 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Louis Reynaud
  • Brian Eskildsen
  • Adam Gierlach
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
Seasons
2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 13 3   .813 29 8   .784
Tulsa 13 3   .813 21 13   .618
Middle Tennessee 13 3   .813 24 9   .727
Southern Miss 13 3   .813 29 7   .806
UTEP 12 4   .750 23 11   .676
Old Dominion 9 7   .563 18 18   .500
Tulane 8 8   .500 17 17   .500
UAB 7 9   .438 18 13   .581
Charlotte 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
FIU* 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
North Texas 6 10   .375 16 16   .500
Florida Atlantic 5 11   .313 10 22   .313
East Carolina 5 11   .313 17 17   .500
UTSA 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
Marshall 4 12   .250 11 22   .333
Rice 2 14   .125 7 23   .233
2014 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The 2013–14 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by sixth year head coach Ben Braun, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 7–23, 2–14 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to North Texas.

At the end of the season, head coach Ben Braun resigned after accumulating a six-year record of 63–128.[1] He was replaced by Mike Rhoades, former assistant at VCU.[2]

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Dan Peera Guard 6–0 185 Junior San Ramon, California
1 Max Guercy Guard 5–9 165 Sophomore Arleta, California
2 Joey Burbach Guard 6–5 190 Freshman Port Washington, Wisconsin
3 Sean Obi Forward 6–9 265 Freshman Kaduna, Nigeria
4 Nizar Kapic Guard/Forward 6–6 195 RS Freshman Sankt Pölten, Austria
5 Keith Washington Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 Denzel Davis Forward 6–8 215 Freshman Orlando, Florida
11 Ross Wilson Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Gosforth, England
15 Hunter Eggers Guard 6–0 200 Freshman Greenwich, Connecticut
21 Drew Bender Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Phoenix, Arizona
22 Marcus Jackson Guard 6–3 165 Freshman Acton, California
41 Seth Gearhart Forward 6–7 215 Junior Wilsonville, Oregon
42 Austin Ramljak Guard 6–3 200 Senior Thousand Oaks, California
44 Bahrom Firozgary Forward 6–8 200 Senior Houston, Texas
54 Andrew Drone Center 6–10 290 Freshman Junction, Illinois

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/09/2013*
2:00 pm
St. Thomas W 69–60  1–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,775)
Houston, TX
11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana L 62–63  1–1
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,024)
Houston, TX
11/15/2013*
8:00 pm, FSN
at Texas A&M L 65–68  1–2
Reed Arena (4,816)
College Station, TX
11/20/2013*
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 63–61  2–2
American Bank Center (1,006)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/23/2013*
2:00 pm
Princeton L 56–70  2–3
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,628)
Houston, TX
11/29/2013*
8:00 pm
vs. Rider
Cable Car Classic semifinals
L 92–96 OT 2–4
Leavey Center (850)
Santa Clara, CA
11/30/2013*
8:00 pm
at Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic 3rd place game
W 67–66  3–4
Leavey Center (1.024)
Santa Clara, CA
12/04/2013*
7:30 pm
at Houston Baptist L 71–73  3–5
Sharp Gymnasium (724)
Houston, TX
12/07/2013*
2:00 pm
South Alabama W 96–93 3OT 4–5
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,201)
Houston, TX
12/19/2013*
11:30 am
Northwood W 69–56  5–5
Tudor Fieldhouse (4,924)
Houston, TX
12/21/2013*
3:30 pm, CSS/CSNH
vs. Houston
Lone Star Showcase
L 52–54  5–6
Toyota Center (5,907)
Houston, TX
12/30/2013*
1:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 44–66  5–7
Frank Erwin Center (8,199)
Austin, TX
01/04/2014*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Harvard L 54–69  5–8
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,762)
Houston, TX
01/09/2014
7:00 pm
FIU L 60–71  5–9 (0–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (965)
Houston, TX
01/11/2014
7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic L 68–73  5–10 (0–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,276)
Houston, TX
01/16/2014
7:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 62–84  5–11 (0–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,835)
Hattiesburg, MS
01/18/2014
7:00 pm
at Tulane L 41–58  5–12 (0–4)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,531)
New Orleans, LA
01/23/2014
7:00 pm
Marshall L 63–73  5–13 (0–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,254)
Houston, TX
01/25/2014
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 71–69  6–13 (1–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,571)
Houston, TX
01/30/2014
8:00 pm, CSS/CSNH
at UTSA L 76–89  6–14 (1–6)
Convocation Center (1,347)
San Antonio, TX
02/01/2014
8:00 pm
at UTEP L 57–68  6–15 (1–7)
Don Haskins Center (11,036)
El Paso, TX
02/06/2014
7:00 pm
North Texas W 75–70  7–15 (2–7)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,112)
Houston, TX
02/08/2014
3:00 pm, CSS/CSNH
Tulsa L 56–66  7–16 (2–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,757)
Houston, TX
02/15/2014
7:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 46–85  7–17 (2–9)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,561)
Ruston, LA
02/20/2014
6:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 51–55  7–18 (2–10)
Constant Center (5,409)
Norfolk, VA
02/22/2014
4:00 pm
at East Carolina L 55–67  7–19 (2–11)
Williams Arena (5,023)
Greenville, NC
02/27/2014
7:00 pm
UAB L 60–61  7–20 (2–12)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,112)
Houston, TX
03/01/2014
5:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 41–65  7–21 (2–13)
Murphy Center (6,307)
Murfreesboro, TN
03/06/2014
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech L 48–70  7–22 (2–14)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,380)
Houston, TX
2014 Conference USA tournament
03/11/2014
4:30 pm
vs. North Texas
First round
L 62–63 OT 7–23
Don Haskins Center (4,226)
El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Ben Braun won't return as Rice basketball coach". USA Today. March 13, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Matta, Sam (March 26, 2014). "Dream comes true for new Rice coach, family". The Standard-Speaker. Retrieved November 1, 2024.