2013–14 Rice Owls men's basketball team

2013–14 Rice Owls men's basketball
Conference Conference USA
2013–14 record 7–23 (2–14 C-USA)
Head coach Ben Braun (6th year)
Assistant coach Louis Reynaud
Assistant coach Brian Eskildsen
Assistant coach Adam Gierlach
Home arena Tudor Fieldhouse
2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 13 3   .813     29 8   .784
Tulsa 13 3   .813     21 13   .618
Middle Tennessee 13 3   .813     24 9   .727
Southern Miss 13 3   .813     29 7   .806
UTEP 12 4   .750     23 11   .676
Old Dominion 9 7   .563     18 18   .500
Tulane 8 8   .500     17 17   .500
UAB 7 9   .438     18 13   .581
Charlotte 7 9   .438     17 14   .548
FIU* 7 9   .438     15 16   .484
North Texas 6 10   .375     16 16   .500
Florida Atlantic 5 11   .313     10 22   .313
East Carolina 5 11   .313     17 17   .500
UTSA 4 12   .250     8 22   .267
Marshall 4 12   .250     11 22   .333
Rice 2 14   .125     7 23   .233
2014 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

The 2013–14 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by sixth year head coach Ben Braun, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 7–23, 2–14 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to North Texas.

At the end of the season, head coach Ben Braun resigned after accumulating a six-year record of 63–128. He was replaced by Mike Rhoades, former assistant at VCU.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Dan Peera Guard 6–0 185 Junior San Ramon, California
1 Max Guercy Guard 5–9 165 Sophomore Arleta, California
2 Joey Burbach Guard 6–5 190 Freshman Port Washington, Wisconsin
3 Sean Obi Forward 6–9 265 Freshman Kaduna, Nigeria
4 Nizar Kapic Guard/Forward 6–6 195 RS Freshman Sankt Pölten, Austria
5 Keith Washington Guard 6–1 180 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
10 Denzel Davis Forward 6–8 215 Freshman Orlando, Florida
11 Ross Wilson Forward 6–7 215 Sophomore Gosforth, England
15 Hunter Eggers Guard 6–0 200 Freshman Greenwich, Connecticut
21 Drew Bender Guard 6–5 195 Freshman Phoenix, Arizona
22 Marcus Jackson Guard 6–3 165 Freshman Acton, California
41 Seth Gearhart Forward 6–7 215 Junior Wilsonville, Oregon
42 Austin Ramljak Guard 6–3 200 Senior Thousand Oaks, California
44 Bahrom Firozgary Forward 6–8 200 Senior Houston, Texas
54 Andrew Drone Center 6–10 290 Freshman Junction, Illinois

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season

11/09/2013*
2:00 pm
St. Thomas W 69–60  1–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,775)
Houston, TX

11/12/2013*
7:00 pm
Southeastern Louisiana L 62–63  1–1
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,024)
Houston, TX

11/15/2013*
8:00 pm, FSN
at Texas A&M L 65–68  1–2
Reed Arena (4,816)
College Station, TX

11/20/2013*
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 63–61  2–2
American Bank Center (1,006)
Corpus Christi, TX

11/23/2013*
2:00 pm
Princeton L 56–70  2–3
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,628)
Houston, TX

11/29/2013*
8:00 pm
vs. Rider
Cable Car Classic semifinals
L 92–96 OT 2–4
Leavey Center (850)
Santa Clara, CA

11/30/2013*
8:00 pm
at Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic 3rd place game
W 67–66  3–4
Leavey Center (1.024)
Santa Clara, CA

12/04/2013*
7:30 pm
at Houston Baptist L 71–73  3–5
Sharp Gymnasium (724)
Houston, TX

12/07/2013*
2:00 pm
South Alabama W 96–93 3OT 4–5
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,201)
Houston, TX

12/19/2013*
11:30 am
Northwood W 69–56  5–5
Tudor Fieldhouse (4,924)
Houston, TX

12/21/2013*
3:30 pm, CSS/CSNH
vs. Houston
Lone Star Showcase
L 52–54  5–6
Toyota Center (5,907)
Houston, TX

12/30/2013*
1:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 44–66  5–7
Frank Erwin Center (8,199)
Austin, TX

01/04/2014*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Harvard L 54–69  5–8
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,762)
Houston, TX

01/09/2014
7:00 pm
FIU L 60–71  5–9 (0–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (965)
Houston, TX

01/11/2014
7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic L 68–73  5–10 (0–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,276)
Houston, TX

01/16/2014
7:00 pm
at Southern Miss L 62–84  5–11 (0–3)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,835)
Hattiesburg, MS

01/18/2014
7:00 pm
at Tulane L 41–58  5–12 (0–4)
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,531)
New Orleans, LA

01/23/2014
7:00 pm
Marshall L 63–73  5–13 (0–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,254)
Houston, TX

01/25/2014
7:00 pm
Charlotte W 71–69  6–13 (1–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,571)
Houston, TX

01/30/2014
8:00 pm, CSS/CSNH
at UTSA L 76–89  6–14 (1–6)
Convocation Center (1,347)
San Antonio, TX

02/01/2014
8:00 pm
at UTEP L 57–68  6–15 (1–7)
Don Haskins Center (11,036)
El Paso, TX

02/06/2014
7:00 pm
North Texas W 75–70  7–15 (2–7)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,112)
Houston, TX

02/08/2014
3:00 pm, CSS/CSNH
Tulsa L 56–66  7–16 (2–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,757)
Houston, TX

02/15/2014
7:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech L 46–85  7–17 (2–9)
Thomas Assembly Center (4,561)
Ruston, LA

02/20/2014
6:00 pm
at Old Dominion L 51–55  7–18 (2–10)
Constant Center (5,409)
Norfolk, VA

02/22/2014
4:00 pm
at East Carolina L 55–67  7–19 (2–11)
Williams Arena (5,023)
Greenville, NC

02/27/2014
7:00 pm
UAB L 60–61  7–20 (2–12)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,112)
Houston, TX

03/01/2014
5:00 pm
at Middle Tennessee L 41–65  7–21 (2–13)
Murphy Center (6,307)
Murfreesboro, TN

03/06/2014
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech L 48–70  7–22 (2–14)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,380)
Houston, TX
2014 Conference USA Tournament

03/11/2014
4:30 pm
vs. North Texas
First round
L 62–63 OT 7–23
Don Haskins Center (4,226)
El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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