The 2019–20 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Scott Pera, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to FIU.
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 15–17 (7–11 C-USA) |
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Home arena | Tudor Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Owls finished the 2018–19 season 13–19 overall, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in four-way tie for 9th place. In the C-USA tournament, they were defeated by Marshall in the first round.[1]
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Dylan Jones | 4 | F | 6'8" | 215 | RS Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
Oliver Xu | 30 | G | 6'2" | 170 | RS Senior | Hong Kong | Walk-on; graduated |
Jack Williams | 32 | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Senior | Porter Ranch, CA | Graduated |
Quentin Millora-Brown | 42 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Freshman | Lorton, VA | Transferred to Vanderbilt |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Tommy McCarthy | 13 | G | 6'0" | 175 | GS Senior | Ranch Santa Fe, CA | Transferred from Harvard. Will be eligible to play immediately since McCarthy graduated from Harvard. |
Malik Ondigo | F | 6'10" | 215 | Junior | St. Louis, MO | Transferred from Texas Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ondigo will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
2019 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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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:![]() | ||||||
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2020 recruiting class
editUS college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits | ||||||
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Mylyjael Poteat C | Reidsville, NC | The Burlington School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Jan 13, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Cameron Sheffield SF | Alpharetta, GA | Chattahoochee High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 27, 2018 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 31, 2019* 7:00 pm | St. Edward's | L 83–89 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | at Arkansas | L 43–91 | 0–1 | Bud Walton Arena (17,274) Fayetteville, AR | |||||||
November 9, 2019* 3:30 pm, CUSA.tv | Penn | W 80–61 | 1–1 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,557) Houston, TX | |||||||
November 10, 2019* 4:00 pm, CUSA.tv | Wayland Baptist | W 65–40 | 2–1 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,222) Houston, TX | |||||||
November 12, 2019* 6:30 pm, DemonTV | at Northwestern State | W 80–74 | 3–1 | Prather Coliseum (1,606) Natchitoches, LA | |||||||
November 16, 2019* 4:00 pm, BigWest.tv | at UC Santa Barbara | W 82–81 | 4–1 | The Thunderdome (1,503) Santa Barbara, CA | |||||||
November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, Facebook | Houston Rivalry | L 89–97 | 4–2 | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,513) Houston, TX | |||||||
November 22, 2019* 1:00 pm, FloHoops | vs. Milwaukee Islands of the Bahamas Showcase First Round | W 75–69 | 5–2 | Baha Mar Convention Center (300) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
November 23, 2019* 4:00 pm, FloHoops | vs. Liberty Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Semifinals | L 59–71 | 5–3 | Baha Mar Convention Center (300) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
November 24, 2019* 4:00 pm, FloHoops | vs. East Carolina Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 3rd Place Game | W 77–69 | 6–3 | Baha Mar Convention Center (300) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lamar | L 60–73 | 6–4 | Montagne Center (1,807) Beaumont, TX | |||||||
December 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, CUSA.tv | Houston Baptist | W 96–84 | 7–4 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,725) Houston, TX | |||||||
December 19, 2019* 11:15 am, CUSA.tv | St. Thomas (TX) | W 103–70 | 8–4 | Tudor Fieldhouse (4,325) Houston, TX | |||||||
December 29, 2019* 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv | Sam Houston State | L 61–75 | 8–5 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,763) Houston, TX | |||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Marshall | L 69–89 | 8–6 (0–1) | Cam Henderson Center (5,311) Huntington, WV | |||||||
January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Western Kentucky | L 61–68 | 8–7 (0–2) | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,619) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Florida Atlantic | L 76–81 | 8–8 (0–3) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,170) Houston, TX | |||||||
January 11, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | FIU | W 92–78 | 9–8 (1–3) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,490) Houston, TX | |||||||
January 16, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Louisiana Tech | L 56–72 | 9–9 (1–4) | Thomas Assembly Center (2,467) Ruston, LA | |||||||
January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Southern Miss | L 68–81 | 9–10 (1–5) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,571) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
January 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at North Texas | L 59–79 | 9–11 (1–6) | The Super Pit (2,729) Denton, TX | |||||||
January 23, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UTEP | L 64–72 | 9–12 (1–7) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,518) Houston, TX | |||||||
January 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | UTSA | L 88–90 | 9–13 (1–8) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,239) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | North Texas | W 84–75 | 10–13 (2–8) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,580) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UAB | W 86–72 | 11–13 (3–8) | Bartow Arena (3,032) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
February 8, 2020 5:00 pm, CUSA.tv | at Middle Tennessee | W 91–83 | 12–13 (4–8) | Murphy Center (3,912) Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Old Dominion | L 70–73 | 12–14 (4–9) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,387) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Charlotte | W 70–54 | 13–14 (5–9) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,872) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 22, 2020 6:00 pm, CUSA.tv | at UTEP | L 62–68 | 13–15 (5–10) | Don Haskins Center (4,139) El Paso, TX | |||||||
March 1, 2020 2:00 pm, CUSA.tv | Middle Tennessee | W 77–66 | 14–15 (6–10) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,677) Houston, TX | |||||||
March 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Southern Miss | W 72–57 | 15–15 (7–10) | Reed Green Coliseum (3,065) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
March 7, 2020 5:00 pm, CUSA.tv | UTEP | L 72-77 | 15-16 (7-11) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,608) Houston, TX | |||||||
Conference USA tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (12) | vs. (5) FIU First round | L 76–85 | 15–17 | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
Source[2]
References
edit- ^ "Season Ends as Rice Falls to Marshall, 82-65, in C-USA Tournament". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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