2013–14 Rice Owls men's basketball team
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2013–14 Rice Owls men's basketball | |
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 7–23 (2–14 C-USA) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Tudor Fieldhouse |
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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
[edit]Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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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
[edit]Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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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
[edit]- ^ "Ben Braun won't return as Rice basketball coach". USA Today. March 13, 2014. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
- ^ Matta, Sam (March 26, 2014). "Dream comes true for new Rice coach, family". The Standard-Speaker. Retrieved November 1, 2024.