2012–13 Rice Owls men's basketball team

2012–13 Rice Owls men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2012–13 record	5–26 (1–15 C-USA)
Head coach	Ben Braun (5th year)
Assistant coach	Louis Reynaud
Assistant coach	Gus Argenal
Assistant coach	Adam Cohen
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#20 Memphis †	16	–	0	1.000	31	–	5	.861
Southern Miss	12	–	4	.750	27	–	10	.730
UTEP	10	–	6	.625	18	–	14	.563
East Carolina	9	–	7	.563	23	–	12	.657
UCF*	9	–	7	.563	20	–	11	.645
Tulsa	8	–	8	.500	17	–	16	.515
Houston	7	–	9	.438	20	–	13	.606
UAB	7	–	9	.438	16	–	17	.485
Tulane	6	–	10	.375	20	–	15	.571
Marshall	6	–	10	.375	13	–	19	.406
SMU	5	–	11	.313	15	–	17	.469
Rice	1	–	15	.063	5	–	26	.161

† 2013 C-USA Tournament winner As of April 2, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll *Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions

The 2012–13 Rice Owls men's basketball team representedRice University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fifth year head coach Ben Braun, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 5–26, 1–15 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament to Houston.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Max Guercy	Guard	5–9	170	Freshman	Arleta, California
3	Tamir Jackson	Guard	6–3	194	Senior	Paterson, New Jersey
4	Nizar Kapic	Guard/Forward	6–6	195	Freshman	Sankt Pölten, Austria
5	Keith Washington	Guard	6–1	170	Freshman	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10	Dan Peera	Guard	6–0	185	Sophomore	Concord, California
11	Ross Wilson	Forward	6–7	205	Freshman	Gosforth, England
15	Julian DeBose	Guard	6–4	196	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.
41	Seth Gearhart	Forward	6–7	208	Sohpomore	Wilsonville, Oregon
42	Austin Ramljak	Guard	6–3	170	Junior	Thousand Oaks, California
44	Bahrom Firozgary	Forward	6–8	200	Junior	Houston, Texas

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/10/2012*	St. Thomas	L 59–72	0–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,637)
11/14/2012*	St. Edward's	W 75–63	1–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,288)
11/17/2012*	at Temple	L 63–77	1–2	Liacouras Center (6,836)
11/22/2012*	vs. Georgia Tech (DIRECTV Classic Quarterfinals)	L 36–54	1–3	Anaheim Convention Center (1,087)
11/23/2012*	vs. Drake (DIRECTV Classic consolation round)	L 66–77	1–4	Anaheim Convention Center (1,627)
11/25/2012*	vs. Drexel (DIRECTV Classic 7th place game)	L 47–55	1–5	Anaheim Convention Center (2,527)
12/01/2012*	Houston Baptist	W 61–53	2–5	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,827)
12/12/2012*	Long Island	L 70–97	2–6	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,172)
12/15/2012*	Hartford	L 51–58	2–7	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,632)
12/19/2012*	Chicago State	W 63–60 ^OT	3–7	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,077)
12/22/2012*	TCU	L 63–65	3–8	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,549)
12/29/2012*	at Texas	L 41–57	3–9	Frank Erwin Center (10,943)
01/05/2013*	at Harvard	L 62–92	3–10	Lavietes Pavilion (1,722)
01/09/2013	Southern Miss	L 52–75	3–11 (0–1)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,411)
01/12/2013	at Tulsa	L 51–64	3–12 (0–2)	Reynolds Center (4,521)
01/16/2013	Memphis	L 51–77	3–13 (0–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,837)
01/19/2013*	New Orleans	W 95–71	4–13	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,423)
01/23/2013	at UCF	L 67–78	4–14 (0–4)	UCF Arena (4,556)
01/26/2013	at Tulane	L 66–73	4–15 (0–5)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,698)
01/30/2013	Houston	W 79–69	5–15 (1–5)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,532)
02/02/2013	East Carolina	L 63–79	5–16 (1–6)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,691)
02/06/2013	at UTEP	L 53–65	5–17 (1–7)	Don Haskins Center (7,223)
02/09/2013	SMU	L 39–61	5–18 (1–8)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,256)
02/13/2013	at Marshall	L 70–71	5–19 (1–9)	Cam Henderson Center (5,308)
02/16/2013	at UAB	L 57–80	5–20 (1–10)	Bartow Arena (5,176)
02/23/2013	Tulane	L 64–89	5–21 (1–11)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,477)
02/27/2013	at SMU	L 55–67	5–22 (1–12)	Moody Coliseum (3,280)
03/02/2013	UTEP	L 56–67	5–23 (1–13)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,037)
03/06/2013	at Houston	L 62–84	5–24 (1–14)	Hofheinz Pavilion (3,923)
03/09/2013	Tulsa	L 71–77	5–25 (1–15)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,018)
2013 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/13/2013	vs. Houston (First Round)	L 67–72	5–26	BOK Center (5,743)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

Rice Owls men's basketball

Venues	Tudor Fieldhouse (1950–present)

Rivalries	Houston

Culture & lore	History Sammy the Owl Marching Owl Band

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

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