2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team

2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2015–16 record	9–16 (4–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Rhoades (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Carlin Hartman
Assistant coach	Scott Pera
Assistant coach	J.D. Byers
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse

2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UAB	11	–	2	.846	21	–	5	.808
Middle Tennessee	10	–	3	.769	18	–	7	.720
Marshall	9	–	3	.750	13	–	12	.520
Louisiana Tech	8	–	4	.667	19	–	6	.760
Old Dominion	7	–	5	.583	14	–	11	.560
UTEP	7	–	6	.538	15	–	11	.577
Charlotte	6	–	6	.500	9	–	15	.375
FIU	6	–	7	.462	12	–	14	.462
Florida Atlantic	5	–	8	.385	7	–	19	.269
WKU	4	–	8	.333	12	–	13	.480
Rice	4	–	8	.333	9	–	16	.360
North Texas	4	–	8	.333	9	–	16	.360
Southern Miss*	4	–	8	.333	7	–	16	.304
UTSA	2	–	11	.154	4	–	22	.154
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.

† 2016 C-USA Tournament winner As of February 14, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team represents Rice University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second year head coach Mike Rhoades, play their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse and are members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Owls finished the season 12–20, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a four way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dan Peera	0	G	6'0"	180	Senior	San Ramon, California	Graduated
Jordan Reed	5	G	5'11"	170	Freshman	Lucas, Texas	Transferred to New Hampshire
Denzel Davis	10	F	6'8"	215	RS Freshman	Orlando, Florida	Left Rice (Personal)
Jeremy Jones	20	F	6'5"	205	Freshman	San Antonio, Texas	Transferred to Gonzaga^[1]
J.T. Trauber	24	G	5'10"	165	Freshman	Houston, Texas	Left Team (Personal)
Van Green	31	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Birmingham, Alabama	Exhausted Eligibility
Seth Gearhart	41	F	6'7"	215	Senior	Wilsonville, Oregon	Graduated

Recruiting class of 2015

Connor Cashaw in the 2015 IHSA 4A championship game victory

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marcus Evans PG	Virginia Beach, VA	Cape Henry Collegiate School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jun 29, 2014
Marcus Evans PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Connor Cashaw SG	Lincolnshire, IL	Adlai E. Stevenson High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 30, 2014
Connor Cashaw SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Marquez Letcher-Ellis SF	Houston, TX	Montverde Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 25, 2014
Marquez Letcher-Ellis SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 79
Amir Smith SF	Missouri City, TX	Ridgepoint High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 30, 2015
Amir Smith SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR
Chad Lott PG	Shreveport, LA	Byrd High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 19, 2014
Chad Lott PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.

Roster

2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Cashaw, ConnorConnor Cashaw	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Lincolnshire, IL
1.5 !G	1	Guercy, MaxMax Guercy (C)	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Arleta, California
1.5 !G	2	Evans, MarcusMarcus Evans	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Chesapeake, Virginia
2.5 !G/F	4	Koulechov, EgorEgor Koulechov	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Volgograd, Russia
3.5 !F	12	Letcher-Ellis, MarquezMarquez Letcher-Ellis	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	15	Mency, BishopBishop Mency	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Chino Hills, California
1.5 !G	21	Lott, ChadChad Lott	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Shreveport, Louisiana
1.5 !G	22	Jackson, MarcusMarcus Jackson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Acton, California
1.5 !G	30	Xu, OliverOliver Xu (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Hong Kong
2.5 !G/F	31	Brown, HarrisonHarrison Brown (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Charlottesville, Virginia
3.5 !F	32	Smith, AmirAmir Smith	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Missouri City, Texas
5.0 !C	45	Pollard, NateNate Pollard	85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Bountiful, Utah
5.0 !C	54	Drone, AndrewAndrew Drone	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Junction, Illinois

Head coach

Mike Rhoades

Assistant coach(es)

Carlin Hartman
Scott Pera
J.D. Byers

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2015-07-29

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 7:00 PM	LeTourneau	W 102–78		Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 10:30 PM, P12N	at #14 California	L 65–97	0–1	Haas Pavilion (10,530) Berkeley, CA
11/16/2015* 9:00 PM	at San Francisco Roundball Showcase	L 54–80	0–2	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,417) San Francisco, CA
11/19/2015* 8:00 PM, ASN	Oregon State	L 69–77	0–3	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,981) Houston, TX
11/22/2015* 5:00 PM	Fresno State Roundball Showcase	L 65–82	0–4	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,749) Houston, TX
11/25/2015* 8:00 PM, ASN	Lamar Roundball Showcase	W 94–82	1–4	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,376) Houston, TX
11/27/2015* 7:00 PM	UC Riverside Roundball Showcase	W 87–81	2–4	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,169) Houston, TX
11/29/2015* 5:00 PM	Texas–Arlington	L 74–92	2–5	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,668) Houston, TX
12/02/2015* 7:30 PM	at Houston Baptist	L 73–77	2–6	Sharp Gymnasium (887) Houston, TX
12/05/2015* 7:00 PM	St. Edward's	W 93–72	3–6	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
12/17/2015* 11:30 AM	St. Thomas	W 67–54	4–6	Tudor Fieldhouse (5,268) Houston, TX
12/19/2015* 7:00 PM, ROOT	at New Mexico	W 90–89	5–6	The Pit (12,507) Albuquerque, NM
12/22/2015* 7:05 PM	at South Alabama	L 67–74	5–7	Mitchell Center (1,937) Mobile, AL
12/29/2015* 7:00 PM	Incarnate Word	L 76–82	5–8	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,747) Houston, TX
C-USA Regular season
01/01/2016 8:00 PM, ASN	at UTEP	L 60–61	5–9 (0–1)	Don Haskins Center (7,154) El Paso, TX
01/03/2016 3:00 PM	at UTSA	L 80–85	5–10 (0–2)	Convocation Center (607) San Antonio, TX
01/09/2016 1:00 PM, ASN	at North Texas	L 74–85	5–11 (0–3)	The Super Pit (1,886) Denton, TX
01/14/2016 7:00 PM, ASN	WKU	W 83–73	6–11 (1–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,664) Houston, TX
01/16/2016 7:00 PM	Marshall	L 90–94	6–12 (1–4)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,196) Houston, TX
01/21/2016 8:00 PM, CBSSN	at UAB	L 70–82	6–13 (1–5)	Bartow Arena (5,535) Birmingham, AL
01/23/2016 5:00 PM	at Middle Tennssee	L 73–87	6–14 (1–6)	Murphy Center (4,104) Murfreesboro, TN
01/30/2016 7:00 PM	North Texas	W 95–87	7–14 (2–6)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,515) Houston, TX
02/04/2016 7:00 PM	Louisiana Tech	L 78–90	7–15 (2–7)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,660) Houston, TX
02/06/2016 7:00 PM	Southern Miss	W 72–65	8–15 (3–7)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,760) Houston, TX
02/11/2016 6:00 PM	at Charlotte	L 73-102	8–16 (3–8)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,127) Charlotte, NC
02/13/2016 1:00 PM, ASN	at Old Dominion	W 75–66	9–16 (4–8)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,075) Norfolk, VA
02/18/2016 7:00 PM	Florida Atlantic			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
02/20/2016 1:00 PM, ASN	FIU			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
02/25/2016 7:00 PM	at Southern Miss			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
02/27/2016 6:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
03/03/2016 7:00 PM	Charlotte			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
03/05/2016 1:00 PM, ASN	Old Dominion			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Conference USA Tournament
03/08-12/2016	vs.			Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
*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

Seasons	1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Recruiting class of 2015

Roster

Schedule

See Also

References