2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball team

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018;

Rice Owls men's basketball
2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Scott Pera (2nd season)
Assistant coach	Chris Kreider
Assistant coach	Mark Linebaugh
Assistant coach	Van Green
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse

The 2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second-year head coach Scott Pera, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2017–18 season 7–24, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place and failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Connor Cashaw	0	G	6'5"	205	Junior	Lincolnshire, IL	Graduate transferred to Creighton
A. J. Lapray	2	G	6'5"	190	RS Senior	Salem, OR	Graduated
Miles Lester	11	G	6'0"	170	Freshman	Wichita, KS	Transferred to Wake Forest
Malik Osbourne	13	F	6'8"	200	Freshman	Matteson, IL	Transferred to Florida State
Bishop Mency	15	G	6'5"	215	Senior	Chino Hills, CA	Graduated
Grant Youngkin	20	G	6'3"	190	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
J. T. Trauber	24	G	5'10"	165	Senior	Houston, TX	Walk-on; graduated
Austin Meyer	30	F	6'9"	235	Sophomore	Pflugerville, TX	Transferred to Oklahoma State

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jack Williams	32	F	6'8"	220	RS Senior	Porter Ranch, CA	Transferred from Pacific. Will be eligible to play immediately since Williams graduated from Pacific.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Chris Mullins #55 SG	Mansfield, TX	Timberview High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A	Aug 23, 2017
Chris Mullins #55 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 3
Trey Murphy III SG	Cary, NC	Cary Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Nov 8, 2017
Trey Murphy III SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Quentin Millora-Brown PF	Lorton, VA	Bishop O'Connell High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 8, 2017
Quentin Millora-Brown PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Payton Moore SG	Los Angeles, CA	Windward School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Nov 8, 2017
Payton Moore SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0
Drew Peterson SF	Libertyville, IL	Libertyville High Scoool	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Apr 10, 2018
Drew Peterson SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 0
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Max Fiedler C	Melbourne, FL	Melbourne High School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Sep 16, 2018
Max Fiedler C	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
Zach Crisler PF	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
Quincy Olivari PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Payton Moore	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Santa Monica High School	Los Angeles, California
G	1	Josh Parrish	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Seguin High School TCU	Arlington, Texas
G	2	Trey Murphy III	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Cary Academy	Durham, North Carolina
G	3	Ako Adams	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School	Washington, D.C.
F	4	Dylan Jones	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	The Village School Penn	Houston, Texas
G	5	Addison Owen (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	The Paideia School	Atlanta, Georgia
F	10	Robert Martin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Tilton School	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G/F	23	Drew Peterson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Libertyville High School	Libertyville, Illinois
G	24	Chris Mullins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Mansfield Timberview High School	Grand Prairie, Texas
G	30	Oliver Xu (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Sr	Hong Kong International School	Hong Kong
F	32	Jack Williams	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Chaminade Pacific	Porter Ranch, California
F	35	Tim Harrison	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Francis W. Parker School	San Diego, California

Head coach

Scott Pera (Penn State)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Kreider (Lebanon Valley)
Mark Linebaugh (Colgate)
Van Green (Rice)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm	St. Thomas (TX)	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm	Saint Leo	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Penn	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Nov 12, 2018* 7:00 pm	Alabama A&M Men Against Breast Cancer Cup	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Houston Men Against Breast Cancer Cup	H&PE Arena Houston, TX
Nov 17, 2018* 2:00 pm	Northwestern State Men Against Breast Cancer Cup	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Nov 21, 2018* 8:00 pm, BYUtv	at BYU Men Against Breast Cancer Cup	Marriott Center Provo, UT
Nov 25, 2018* 2:00 pm	at Wichita State	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, KS
Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas State	Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, TX
Dec 1, 2018* 4:30 pm	Lamar	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Dec 13, 2018* 11:15 am	St. Edward's	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Dec 15, 2018* 2:00 pm	UC Santa Barbara	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm	at Texas–Rio Grande Valley	UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX
Dec 21, 2018* 7:00 pm	Omaha	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Conference USA regular season
Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm	North Texas	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Jan 3, 2019 3:00 pm	Southern Miss	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm	Louisiana Tech	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Jan 10, 2019 7:00 pm	at UTSA	Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Jan 12, 2019 8:00 pm	at UTEP	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Jan 19, 2019	at North Texas	The Super Pit Denton, TX
Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm	Middle Tennessee	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm	UAB	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Jan 31, 2019 TBA	at Charlotte	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Feb 2, 2019 TBA	at Old Dominion	Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm	Western Kentucky	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm	Marshall	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Feb 14, 2019 TBA	at FIU	Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
Feb 16, 2019 1:00 pm	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
Feb 23, 2019	TBA
Feb 28, 2019	TBA
Mar 3, 2019	TBA
Mar 6, 2019	TBA
Mar 9, 2019	TBA
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

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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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2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rice	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTSA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018;

2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References