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2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
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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 |
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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.
Departures
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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 due to 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 |
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Incoming transfers
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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. |
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2018 recruiting class
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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 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0 | ||||||
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2019 recruiting class
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Max Fiedler C |
Melbourne, FL | Melbourne High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Sep 16, 2018 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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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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