2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second year head coach Mike Rhoades, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–20, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA Tournament to Charlotte.

2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2015–16 record12–20 (7–11 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2015–16 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UAB162 .889  267  .788
Middle Tennessee135 .722  2510  .714
Marshall126 .667  1716  .515
Louisiana Tech126 .667  2310  .697
Old Dominion126 .667  2513  .658
UTEP108 .556  1914  .576
Charlotte99 .500  1419  .424
Western Kentucky810 .444  1816  .529
North Texas711 .389  1220  .375
Rice711 .389  1220  .375
FIU711 .389  1319  .406
Florida Atlantic513 .278  825  .242
Southern Miss*513 .278  821  .276
UTSA315 .167  527  .156
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Owls finished the season 12–20, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dan Peera0G6'0"180SeniorSan Ramon, CaliforniaGraduated
Jordan Reed5G5'11"170FreshmanLucas, TexasTransferred to New Hampshire
Denzel Davis10F6'8"215RS FreshmanOrlando, FloridaLeft Rice (Personal)
Jeremy Jones20F6'5"205FreshmanSan Antonio, TexasTransferred to Gonzaga[1]
J.T. Trauber24G5'10"165FreshmanHouston, TexasLeft Team (Personal)
Van Green31G6'3"185SeniorBirmingham, AlabamaExhausted Eligibility
Seth Gearhart41F6'7"215SeniorWilsonville, OregonGraduated

Recruiting class of 2015

Connor Cashaw in the 2015 IHSA 4A championship game victory
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Marcus Evans
PG
Virginia Beach, VA Cape Henry Collegiate School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Connor Cashaw
SG
Lincolnshire, IL Adlai E. Stevenson High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 30, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Marquez Letcher-Ellis
SF
Houston, TX Montverde Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 25, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 79
Amir Smith
SF
Missouri City, TX Ridgepoint High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 30, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: NR
Chad Lott
PG
Shreveport, LA Byrd High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 19, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 78
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:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 16, 2014.

    Roster

    2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G 0 Connor Cashaw 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lincolnshire, IL
    G 1 Max Guercy (C) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Arleta, California
    G 2 Marcus Evans 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chesapeake, Virginia
    G/F 4 Egor Koulechov 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS So Volgograd, Russia
    F 12 Marquez Letcher-Ellis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) Fr Houston, Texas
    G 15 Bishop Mency 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Chino Hills, California
    G 21 Chad Lott  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Shreveport, Louisiana
    G 22 Marcus Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Acton, California
    G 30 Oliver Xu (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) So Hong Kong
    G/F 31 Harrison Brown (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Charlottesville, Virginia
    F 32 Amir Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Missouri City, Texas
    C 45 Nate Pollard 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)220 lb (100 kg) So Bountiful, Utah
    C 54 Andrew Drone 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) Jr Junction, Illinois
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: 2015-07-29

    Schedule

    [2]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/07/2015*
    7:00 pm
    LeTourneau W 102–78 
    Tudor Fieldhouse 
    Houston, TX
    Non-conference regular season
    11/13/2015*
    10:30 pm, P12N
    at No. 14 California L 65–97  0–1
    Haas Pavilion (10,530)
    Berkeley, CA
    11/16/2015*
    9:00 pm
    at San Francisco
    Roundball Showcase
    L 54–80  0–2
    War Memorial Gymnasium (1,417)
    San Francisco, CA
    11/19/2015*
    8:00 pm, ASN
    Oregon State L 69–77  0–3
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,981)
    Houston, TX
    11/22/2015*
    5:00 pm
    Fresno State
    Roundball Showcase
    L 65–82  0–4
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,749)
    Houston, TX
    11/25/2015*
    8:00 pm, ASN
    Lamar
    Roundball Showcase
    W 94–82  1–4
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,376)
    Houston, TX
    11/27/2015*
    7:00 pm
    UC Riverside
    Roundball Showcase
    W 87–81  2–4
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,169)
    Houston, TX
    11/29/2015*
    5:00 pm
    Texas–Arlington L 74–92  2–5
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,668)
    Houston, TX
    12/02/2015*
    7:30 pm
    at Houston Baptist L 73–77  2–6
    Sharp Gymnasium (887)
    Houston, TX
    12/05/2015*
    7:00 pm
    St. Edward's W 93–72  3–6
    Tudor Fieldhouse 
    Houston, TX
    12/17/2015*
    11:30 am
    St. Thomas W 67–54  4–6
    Tudor Fieldhouse (5,268)
    Houston, TX
    12/19/2015*
    7:00 pm, ROOT
    at New Mexico W 90–89  5–6
    The Pit (12,507)
    Albuquerque, NM
    12/22/2015*
    7:05 pm
    at South Alabama L 67–74  5–7
    Mitchell Center (1,937)
    Mobile, AL
    12/29/2015*
    7:00 pm
    Incarnate Word L 76–82  5–8
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,747)
    Houston, TX
    C-USA Regular season
    01/01/2016
    8:00 pm, ASN
    at UTEP L 60–61  5–9
    (0–1)
    Don Haskins Center (7,154)
    El Paso, TX
    01/03/2016
    3:00 pm
    at UTSA L 80–85  5–10
    (0–2)
    Convocation Center (607)
    San Antonio, TX
    01/09/2016
    1:00 pm, ASN
    at North Texas L 74–85  5–11
    (0–3)
    The Super Pit (1,886)
    Denton, TX
    01/14/2016
    7:00 pm, ASN
    WKU W 83–73  6–11
    (1–3)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,664)
    Houston, TX
    01/16/2016
    7:00 pm
    Marshall L 90–94  6–12
    (1–4)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (2,196)
    Houston, TX
    01/21/2016
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    at UAB L 70–82  6–13
    (1–5)
    Bartow Arena (5,535)
    Birmingham, AL
    01/23/2016
    5:00 pm
    at Middle Tennessee L 73–87  6–14
    (1–6)
    Murphy Center (4,104)
    Murfreesboro, TN
    01/30/2016
    7:00 pm
    North Texas W 95–87  7–14
    (2–6)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (2,515)
    Houston, TX
    02/04/2016
    7:00 pm
    Louisiana Tech L 78–90  7–15
    (2–7)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,660)
    Houston, TX
    02/06/2016
    7:00 pm
    Southern Miss W 72–65  8–15
    (3–7)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (2,760)
    Houston, TX
    02/11/2016
    6:00 pm
    at Charlotte L 73-102  8–16
    (3–8)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (3,127)
    Charlotte, NC
    02/13/2016
    1:00 pm, ASN
    at Old Dominion W 75–66  9–16
    (4–8)
    Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,075)
    Norfolk, VA
    02/18/2016
    7:00 pm
    Florida Atlantic W 90–85  10–16
    (5–8)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,400)
    Houston, TX
    02/20/2016
    1:00 pm, ASN
    FIU W 86–70  11–16
    (6–8)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (3,859)
    Houston, TX
    02/25/2016
    7:00 pm
    at Southern Miss W 76–74 OT 12–16
    (7–8)
    Reed Green Coliseum (2,547)
    Hattiesburg, MS
    02/27/2016
    6:00 pm
    at Louisiana Tech L 69–88  12–17
    (7–9)
    Thomas Assembly Center (5,527)
    Ruston, LA
    03/03/2016
    7:00 pm
    Charlotte L 75–88  12–18
    (7–10)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,349)
    Houston, TX
    03/05/2016
    1:00 pm, ASN
    Old Dominion L 67–74  12–19
    (7–11)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (3,418)
    Houston, TX
    Conference USA Tournament
    03/09/2016
    6:00 pm, ASN
    vs. Charlotte
    Second round
    L 69–79  12–20
    Legacy Arena (3,905)
    Birmingham, AL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

    See also

    2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team

    References

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