2019–20 Rice Owls men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Rice Owls men's basketball team represent Rice University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Scott Pera, play their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA.

2019–20 Rice Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2019–20 record15–17 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coachScott Pera (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Vince Alexander
  • Mark Linebaugh
  • Van Green
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Texas14–4 .778  20–11  .645
Western Kentucky13–5 .722  20–10  .667
Louisiana Tech13–5 .722  22–8  .733
Charlotte10–8 .556  16–13  .552
FIU9–9 .500  19–13  .594
Marshall10–8 .556  17–15  .531
UAB9–9 .500  19–13  .594
Old Dominion9–9 .500  13–19  .406
Florida Atlantic8–10 .444  17–15  .531
UTSA7–11 .389  13–19  .406
UTEP8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Rice7–11 .389  15–17  .469
Southern Miss5–13 .278  9–22  .290
Middle Tennessee4–14 .222  8–23  .258
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2018–19 season 13–19 overall, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in four-way tie for 9th place. In the C-USA Tournament, they were defeated by Marshall in the first round.[1]

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Dylan Jones4F6'8"215RS SeniorHouston, TXGraduated
Oliver Xu30G6'2"170RS SeniorHong KongWalk-on; graduated
Jack Williams32F6'8"220RS SeniorPorter Ranch, CAGraduated
Quentin Millora-Brown42F6'9"205FreshmanLorton, VATransferred to Vanderbilt

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Tommy McCarthy13G6'0"175GS SeniorRanch Santa Fe, CATransferred from Harvard. Will be eligible to play immediately since McCarthy graduated from Harvard.
Malik OndigoF6'10"215JuniorSt. Louis, MOTransferred from Texas Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ondigo will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
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 
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 
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.

    2020 recruiting class

    Roster
    2019–20 Rice Owls men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Payton Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoSanta Monica High School Los Angeles, California
    G 1 Josh Parrish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrSeguin High School
    TCU    		 Arlington, Texas
    G 2 Trey Murphy III 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCary Academy Durham, North Carolina
    G 3 Ako Adams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrBishop O'Connell High School Washington, D.C.
    G 4 Quincy Olivari 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrWestlake High School Atlanta, Georgia
    G 5 Addison Owen (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrThe Paideia School Atlanta, Georgia
    F 10 Robert Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrTilton School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    F 12 Ben Moffat (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrRider High School Wichita Falls, Texas
    G 13 Tommy McCarthy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) GSLa Costa Canyon High School
    Harvard    		 Rancho Santa Fe, California
    G 14 Reed Myers (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrScottsdale Christian Academy Phoenix, Arizona
    F 15 Max Fiedler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrMelbourne High School Indialantic, Florida
    F 20 Zach Crisler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrLa Salle High School North Wales, Pennsylvania
    G/F 23 Drew Peterson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoLibertyville High School Libertyville, Illinois
    G 24 Chris Mullins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMansfield Timberview High School Grand Prairie, Texas
    F 35 Tim Harrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrFrancis Parker School San Diego, California
    F Malik Ondigo  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrPutnam Science Academy
    Texas Tech    		 El Mirage, Arizona
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: January 18, 2020

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 31, 2019*
    7:00 pm    		 St. Edward's L 83–89 
    		Tudor Fieldhouse 
    Houston, TX
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    7:00 pm, SECN+    		 at Arkansas L 43–91  0–1
    		 Bud Walton Arena (17,274)
    Fayetteville, AR
    November 9, 2019*
    3:30 pm, CUSA.tv    		 Penn W 80–61  1–1
    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,557)
    Houston, TX
    November 10, 2019*
    4:00 pm, CUSA.tv    		 Wayland Baptist W 65–40  2–1
    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,222)
    Houston, TX
    November 12, 2019*
    6:30 pm, DemonTV    		 at Northwestern State W 80–74  3–1
    		 Prather Coliseum (1,606)
    Natchitoches, LA
    November 16, 2019*
    4:00 pm, BigWest.tv    		 at UC Santa Barbara W 82–81  4–1
    		 The Thunderdome (1,503)
    Santa Barbara, CA
    November 19, 2019*
    7:00 pm, Facebook    		 Houston
    Rivalry    		 L 89–97  4–2
    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (2,513)
    Houston, TX
    November 22, 2019*
    1:00 pm, FloHoops    		 vs. Milwaukee
    Islands of the Bahamas Showcase First Round    		 W 75–69  5–2
    		 Baha Mar Convention Center (300)
    Nassau, Bahamas
    November 23, 2019*
    4:00 pm, FloHoops    		 vs. Liberty
    Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Semifinals    		 L 59–71  5–3
    		 Baha Mar Convention Center (300)
    Nassau, Bahamas
    November 24, 2019*
    4:00 pm, FloHoops    		 vs. East Carolina
    Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 3rd Place Game    		 W 77–69  6–3
    		 Baha Mar Convention Center (300)
    Nassau, Bahamas
    December 7, 2019*
    2:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at Lamar L 60–73  6–4
    		 Toyota Center (1,807)
    Houston, TX
    December 14, 2019*
    7:00 pm, CUSA.tv    		 Houston Baptist W 96–84  7–4
    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,725)
    Houston, TX
    December 19, 2019*
    11:15 am, CUSA.tv    		 St. Thomas (TX) W 103–70  8–4
    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (4,325)
    Houston, TX
    December 29, 2019*
    2:00 pm, CUSA.tv    		 Sam Houston State L 61–75  8–5
    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,763)
    Houston, TX
    Conference USA regular season
    January 2, 2020
    6:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at Marshall L 69–89  8–6
    (0–1)    		 Cam Henderson Center (5,311)
    Huntington, WV
    January 4, 2020
    4:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Western Kentucky L 61–68  8–7
    (0–2)    		 E. A. Diddle Arena (4,619)
    Bowling Green, KY
    January 9, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 Florida Atlantic L 76–81  8–8
    (0–3)    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,170)
    Houston, TX
    January 11, 2020
    2:00 pm, ESPN+    		 FIU W 92–78  9–8
    (1–3)    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,490)
    Houston, TX
    January 16, 2020
    6:30 pm, ESPN+    		 at Louisiana Tech L 56–72  9–9
    (1–4)    		 Thomas Assembly Center (2,467)
    Ruston, LA
    January 18, 2020
    2:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at Southern Miss L 68–81  9–10
    (1–5)    		 Reed Green Coliseum (3,571)
    Hattiesburg, MS
    January 20, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at North Texas L 59–79  9–11
    (1–6)    		 The Super Pit (2,729)
    Denton, TX
    January 23, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 UTEP L 64–72  9–12
    (1–7)    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,518)
    Houston, TX
    January 25, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 UTSA L 88–90  9–13
    (1–8)    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (2,239)
    Houston, TX
    February 1, 2020
    2:00 pm, ESPN+    		 North Texas W 84–75  10–13
    (2–8)    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (2,580)
    Houston, TX
    February 6, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 at UAB W 86–72  11–13
    (3–8)    		 Bartow Arena (3,032)
    Birmingham, AL
    February 8, 2020
    5:00 pm, CUSA.tv    		 at Middle Tennessee W 91–83  12–13
    (4–8)    		 Murphy Center (3,912)
    Murfreesboro, TN
    February 13, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+    		 Old Dominion L 70–73  12–14
    (4–9)    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,387)
    Houston, TX
    February 15, 2020
    2:00 pm, ESPN+    		 Charlotte W 70–54  13–14
    (5–9)    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (2,872)
    Houston, TX
    February 22, 2020
    6:00 pm, CUSA.tv    		 at UTEP L 62–68  13–15
    (5–10)    		 Don Haskins Center (4,139)
    El Paso, TX
    March 1, 2020
    2:00 pm, CUSA.tv    		 Middle Tennessee W 77–66  14–15
    (6–10)    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,677)
    Houston, TX
    March 4, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Southern Miss W 72–57  15–15
    (7–10)    		 Reed Green Coliseum (3,065)
    Hattiesburg, MS
    March 7, 2020
    5:00 pm, CUSA.tv    		 UTEP L 72-77  15-16
    (7-11)    		 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,608)
    Houston, TX
    Conference USA Tournament
    March 11, 2020
    6:30 pm, ESPN+    		 (12) vs. (5) FIU
    First round    		 L 76–85  15–17
    		 Ford Center at The Star 
    Frisco, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central.

    Source[2]

    References
    1. "Season Ends as Rice Falls to Marshall, 82-65, in C-USA Tournament". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
    2. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2020.
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