2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team explained

Year:2015–16
Team:Rice Owls
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Conference USA
Short Conf:C-USA
Record:12–20
Conf Record:7–11
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:J.D. Byers

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.

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dan Peera 0 G 6'0" 180 Senior Graduated
Jordan Reed 5 G 5'11" 170 Freshman Transferred to New Hampshire
Denzel Davis 10 F 6'8" 215 RS Freshman Left Rice (Personal)
Jeremy Jones 20 F 6'5" 205 Freshman Transferred to Gonzaga[1]
J.T. Trauber 24 G 5'10" 165 Freshman Left Team (Personal)
Van Green 31 G 6'3" 185 Senior Exhausted Eligibility
Seth Gearhart 41 F 6'7" 215 Senior Graduated

Schedule

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

See also

2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jim Meehan: Interesting addition to Gonzaga's roster: walk-on 6-5 wing Jeremy Jones. Redshirt QB at Rice last season, then joined basketball team . September 2, 2015.
  2. Web site: 2015-2016 Schedule . www.RiceOwls.com . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422224555/http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/rice-m-baskbl-sched.html . 2016-04-22.