2012–13 Rice Owls men's basketball team

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.

2012–13 Rice Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2012–13 record5–26 (1–15 C-USA)
Head coachBen Braun (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Louis Reynaud
  • Gus Argenal
  • Adam Cohen
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 19 Memphis160 1.000  315  .861
Southern Miss124 .750  2710  .730
UTEP106 .625  1814  .563
East Carolina97 .563  2312  .657
UCF*97 .563  2011  .645
Tulsa88 .500  1716  .515
Houston79 .438  2013  .606
UAB79 .438  1617  .485
Tulane610 .375  2015  .571
Marshall610 .375  1319  .406
SMU511 .313  1517  .469
Rice115 .063  526  .161
2013 C-USA Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions

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
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/10/2012*
7:00 PM
St. Thomas L 59–72  0–1
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,637)
Houston, TX
11/14/2012*
7:00 PM
St. Edward's W 75–63  1–1
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,288)
Houston, TX
11/17/2012*
7:00 PM
at Temple L 63–77  1–2
Liacouras Center (6,836)
Philadelphia, PA
11/22/2012*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
vs. Georgia Tech
DIRECTV Classic Quarterfinals
L 36–54  1–3
Anaheim Convention Center (1,087)
Anaheim, CA
11/23/2012*
8:30 PM, ESPNU
vs. Drake
DIRECTV Classic consolation round
L 66–77  1–4
Anaheim Convention Center (1,627)
Anaheim, CA
11/25/2012*
3:00 PM, ESPN3
vs. Drexel
DIRECTV Classic 7th place game
L 47–55  1–5
Anaheim Convention Center (2,527)
Anaheim, CA
12/01/2012*
7:00 PM
Houston Baptist W 61–53  2–5
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,827)
Houston, TX
12/12/2012*
7:00 PM
Long Island L 70–97  2–6
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,172)
Houston, TX
12/15/2012*
7:00 PM
Hartford L 51–58  2–7
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,632)
Houston, TX
12/19/2012*
7:00 PM
Chicago State W 63–60 OT 3–7
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,077)
Houston, TX
12/22/2012*
7:00 PM
TCU L 63–65  3–8
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,549)
Houston, TX
12/29/2012*
1:00 PM, LHN
at Texas L 41–57  3–9
Frank Erwin Center (10,943)
Austin, TX
01/05/2013*
3:00 PM
at Harvard L 62–92  3–10
Lavietes Pavilion (1,722)
Boston, MA
01/09/2013
7:00 PM
Southern Miss L 52–75  3–11 (0–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,411)
Houston, TX
01/12/2013
5:30 PM, CSS
at Tulsa L 51–64  3–12 (0–2)
Reynolds Center (4,521)
Tulsa, OK
01/16/2013
6:00 PM, CSS
Memphis L 51–77  3–13 (0–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,837)
Houston, TX
01/19/2013*
7:00 PM
New Orleans W 95–71  4–13
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,423)
Houston, TX
01/23/2013
6:00 PM, CSS
at UCF L 67–78  4–14 (0–4)
UCF Arena (4,556)
Orlando, FL
01/26/2013
1:00 PM, CSS
at Tulane L 66–73  4–15 (0–5)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,698)
New Orleans, LA
01/30/2013
7:00 PM
Houston W 79–69  5–15 (1–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,532)
Houston, TX
02/02/2013
7:00 PM
East Carolina L 63–79  5–16 (1–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,691)
Houston, TX
02/06/2013
8:00 PM
at UTEP L 53–65  5–17 (1–7)
Don Haskins Center (7,223)
El Paso, TX
02/09/2013
7:00 PM
SMU L 39–61  5–18 (1–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,256)
Houston, TX
02/13/2013
6:00 PM
at Marshall L 70–71  5–19 (1–9)
Cam Henderson Center (5,308)
Huntington, WV
02/16/2013
7:00 PM
at UAB L 57–80  5–20 (1–10)
Bartow Arena (5,176)
Birmingham, AL
02/23/2013
7:00 PM
Tulane L 64–89  5–21 (1–11)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,477)
Houston, TX
02/27/2013
7:00 PM
at SMU L 55–67  5–22 (1–12)
Moody Coliseum (3,280)
Dallas, TX
03/02/2013
1:00 PM
UTEP L 56–67  5–23 (1–13)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,037)
Houston, TX
03/06/2013
7:00 PM
at Houston L 62–84  5–24 (1–14)
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,923)
Houston, TX
03/09/2013
7:00 PM
Tulsa L 71–77  5–25 (1–15)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,018)
Houston, TX
2013 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/13/2013
6:00 PM
vs. Houston
First Round
L 67–72  5–26
BOK Center (5,743)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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