2013–14 Rice Owls men's basketball team

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.

2013–14 Rice Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2013–14 record7–23 (2–14 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Louis Reynaud
  • Brian Eskildsen
  • Adam Gierlach
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2013–14 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Louisiana Tech133 .813  298  .784
Tulsa133 .813  2113  .618
Middle Tennessee133 .813  249  .727
Southern Miss133 .813  297  .806
UTEP124 .750  2311  .676
Old Dominion97 .563  1818  .500
Tulane88 .500  1717  .500
UAB79 .438  1813  .581
Charlotte79 .438  1714  .548
FIU*79 .438  1516  .484
North Texas610 .375  1616  .500
Florida Atlantic511 .313  1022  .313
East Carolina511 .313  1717  .500
UTSA412 .250  822  .267
Marshall412 .250  1122  .333
Rice214 .125  723  .233
2014 C-USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties

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.

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