2011–12 Rice Owls men's basketball team


The 2011–12 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth year head coach Ben Braun, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–16, 8–8 in C-USA to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Basketball tournament to East Carolina. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Louisiana in the first round and Drake in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to Oakland.

2011–12 Rice Owls men's basketball
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record19–16 (8–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Louis Reynaud
  • Mike Roberts
  • Marco Marcos
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
Seasons
2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Memphis133 .813268 .765
Southern Miss115 .688259 .735
Tulsa106 .6251714 .548
UCF106 .6252211 .667
UAB97 .5631516 .484
Marshall97 .5632114 .600
Rice88 .5001815 .545
UTEP79 .4381517 .469
Houston79 .4381515 .500
East Carolina511 .3131516 .484
SMU412 .2501319 .406
Tulane313 .1881519 .441
2012 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
0Ahmad IbrahimForward6–6220FreshmanBeirut, Lebanon
1Nate SchwarzeGuard5–11182SeniorChelsea, Michigan
3Tamir JacksonGuard6–3194JuniorPaterson, New Jersey
4Connor FrizzelleGuard6–1191SeniorRed Oak, Texas
5Emerson HerndonForward6–9235SeniorHouston, Texas
10Dan PeeraGuard6–0185FreshmanConcord, California
12Jarelle ReischelForward6–6212FreshmanFrankfurt, Germany
14Arsalan KazemiForward6–7220JuniorIsfahan, Iran
15Julian DeBoseGuard6–4196FreshmanWashington, D.C.
20Lucas KuipersForward6–8217SeniorRochester, Minnesota
30David ChadwickForward6–9220SophomoreCharlotte, North Carolina
31Dylan EnnisGuard6–2182FreshmanBrampton, Ontario
34Omar OrabyCenter7–2265SophomoreCairo, Egypt
41Seth GearhartForward6–7208FreshmanWilsonville, Oregon

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/12/2011*
7:00 pm
New OrleansW 83–49 1–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,719)
Houston, TX
11/17/2011*
7:00 pm
Southern
South Padre Island Invitational
W 80–65 2–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,308)
Houston, TX
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm
Florida A&M
South Padre Island Invitational
W 75–59 3–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,396)
Houston, TX
11/25/2011*
5:00 pm
vs. Northern Iowa
South Padre Island Invitational
L 60–64 3–1
South Padre Island Convention Centre (556)
South Padre Island, TX
11/26/2011*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Iowa State
South Padre Island Invitational
L 63–90 3–2
South Padre Island Convention Centre (660)
South Padre Island, TX
11/20/2011*
3:00 pm
Maryland Eastern ShoreW 81–49 4–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,245)
Houston, TX
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm
at Houston BaptistW 78–66 5–2
Sharp Gymnasium (1,041)
Houston, TX
12/03/2011*
2:00 pm
St. Thomas (TX)W 81–67 6–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (836)
Houston, TX
12/14/2011*
7:00 pm
Louisiana CollegeW 109–51 7–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (603)
Houston, TX
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm
LamarL 81–87 7–3
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,516)
Houston, TX
12/19/2011*
8:00 pm, CSS
TempleL 70–77 7–4
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,483)
Houston, TX
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm, FSSW
at Texas A&MW 65–58 8–4
Reed Arena (8,284)
College Station, TX
12/28/2011*
7:00 pm
Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiW 78–66 9–4
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,479)
Houston, TX
12/31/2011*
1:00 pm, LHN
at TexasL 59–73 9–5
Frank Erwin Center (14,506)
Austin, TX
01/04/2012*
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
at TCUL 74–78 9–6
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (3,972)
Fort Worth, TX
01/07/2012
7:00 pm
MarshallL 61–63 9–7 (0–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,237)
Houston, TX
01/11/2012
7:00 pm
at SMUW 68–52 10–7 (1–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,951)
Dallas, TX
01/14/2012
7:00 pm
at TulaneW 50–49 11–7 (2–1)
Fogelman Arena (1,740)
New Orleans, LA
01/18/2012
7:00 pm
UABL 60–61 OT11–8 (2–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,371)
Houston, TX
01/21/2012
7:00 pm
TulsaL 46–70 11–9 (2–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,080)
Houston, TX
01/25/2012
7:00 pm, SPSO
at MemphisL 51–73 11–10 (2–4)
FedExForum (15,997)
Memphis, TN
01/28/2012
7:00 pm
TulaneW 88–74 12–10 (3–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,424)
Houston, TX
02/01/2012
7:00 pm
UTEPW 77–75 13–10 (4–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,305)
Houston, TX
02/04/2012
5:00 pm
at East CarolinaL 68–82 13–11 (4–5)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,212)
Greenville, NC
02/08/2012
7:00 pm, FSN
at HoustonW 79–71 14–11 (5–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion (5,220)
Houston, TX
02/11/2012
7:00 pm
SMUW 43–39 15–11 (6–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,363)
Houston, TX
02/18/2012
7:00 pm
at TulsaL 50–69 15–12 (6–6)
Reynolds Center (5,511)
Tulsa, OK
02/22/2012
8:00 pm, CSS
UCFW 83–74 16–12 (7–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,517)
Houston, TX
02/25/2012
7:00 pm, CSS
at Southern MissL 56–58 16–13 (7–7)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,965)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/29/2012
8:00 pm
at UTEPW 68–61 17–13 (8–7)
Don Haskins Center (8,268)
El Paso, TX
03/03/2012
7:00 pm, CSS
HoustonL 75–76 17–14 (8–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,943)
Houston, TX
2012 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
03/07/2012
12:00 pm, CSS
vs. East Carolina
First Round
L 66–68 17–15
FedExForum (8,356)
Memphis, TN
2012 CIT
03/14/2012*
7:00 pm
at Louisiana–Lafayette
First Round
W 68–63 18–15
Cajundome (2,037)
Lafayette, LA
03/17/2012*
7:00 pm
Drake
Second Round
W 74–68 19–15
Tudor Fieldhouse (731)
Houston, TX
03/20/2012*
6:00 pm
at Oakland
Quarterfinals
L 70–77 19–16
Athletics Center O'rena (1,775)
Rochester, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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