2014–15 Rice Owls men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:Rice Owls
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:12–20
Conf Record:8–10
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach3:J.D. Byers

The 2014–15 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first year head coach Mike Rhoades, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They 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.

Previous season

The Owls 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.

Departures

Offseason Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Sean Obi 3 F 6'9" 265 Freshman Transferred to Duke
Nizar Kapic 4 G/F 6'6" 195 RS Freshman Left Team (Injury)
Keith Washington 5 G 6'1" 180 Sophomore Left Rice (Personal)
Hunter Eggers 15 G 6'0" 200 Freshman Left Team (Personal)
Drew Bender 21 G 6'5" 195 Freshman Transferred to Northern Colorado
Austin Ramljak 42 G 6'3" 200 Senior Graduated
Bahrom Firozgary 44 F 6'8" 200 Senior Graduated

In-Season Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Maurice Rivers 12 F 6'6" 190 Freshman Personal
Ross Wilson 11 F 6'6" 215 Junior Injury
Oliver Xu 3 G 6'2" 170 Freshman Personal
Joey Burbach 2 G 6'5" 190 Sophomore Personal

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
sortname4 F 6'5" 205 Sophomore Transferred from Arizona State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Koulechev will have to sit out for the 2014–15 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
sortnameVan Green 31 G 6'3" 185 Senior Transferred from Columbia. Transferred under NCAA graduate transfer exception, Green will not have to sit out for the 2014–15 season.

Recruiting class of 2014

Recruiting class of 2015

Schedule

[1] |-!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Conference USA tournament|-

See also

2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014-2015 Schedule . www.riceowls.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150421195414/http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/rice-m-baskbl-sched.html . 2015-04-21.