2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball team

2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball

Conference	Conference USA
2016–17 record	6–1 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Rhoades (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Scott Pera
Assistant coach	J.D. Byers
Assistant coach	Brent Scott
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Rice	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
WKU	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
UAB	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
UTEP	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
FIU	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
North Texas	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
UTSA	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200


† 2017 C-USA Tournament winner As of November 18, 2016;

The 2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball team will represent Rice University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second year head coach Mike Rhoades, will play their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse and are members of Conference USA.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2015–16 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Max Guercy	1	G	5'9"	170	Senior	Arleta, CA	Graduated
Oliver Xu	30	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Hong Kong	Walk-on; didn't return
Amir Smith	32	F	6'6"	200	Freshman	Missouri City, TX	Transferred to State Fair Community College
Nate Pollard	45	C	7'1"	220	Sophomore	Bountiful, UT	Transferred to Chaminade

Recruiting class of 2016

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ako Adams #55 PG	Arlington, VA	Bishop O'Connell High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 5, 2015
Ako Adams #55 PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 3
Tim Harrison #66 PF	El Cajon, CA	Francis Parker High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 1, 2015
Tim Harrison #66 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 3
Austin Meyer #51 C	Mustang, OK	Mustang High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 25, 2015
Austin Meyer #51 C	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 3
B.J. Martin #92 PF	Waltham, MA	Tilton School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 15, 2016
B.J. Martin #92 PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 2
Corey Douglas PF	Louisville, KY	Fork Union Military Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 26, 2016
Corey Douglas PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 2
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 3, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Cashaw, ConnorConnor Cashaw	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Lincolnshire, Illinois
1.5 !G	2	Evans, MarcusMarcus Evans	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Chesapeake, Virginia
3.5 !F	3	Martin, RobertRobert Martin	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2.5 !G/F	4	Koulechov, EgorEgor Koulechov	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Volgograd, Russia
1.5 !G	5	Adams, AkoAko Adams	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Washington, D.C.
3.5 !F	11	Douglas, CoreyCorey Douglas	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Louisville, Kentucky
3.5 !F	12	Letcher-Ellis, MarquezMarquez Letcher-Ellis	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Houston, Texas
1.5 !G	13	Owen, AddisonAddison Owen (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Atlanta, Georgia
1.5 !G	15	Mency, BishopBishop Mency	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chino Hills, California
1.5 !G	20	Youngkin, GrantGrant Youngkin (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	21	Lott, ChadChad Lott	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Shreveport, Louisiana
1.5 !G	22	Jackson, MarcusMarcus Jackson (C)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Acton, California
3.5 !F	30	Meyer, AustinAustin Meyer	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pflugerville, Texas
2.5 !G/F	31	Brown, HarrisonHarrison Brown (W)	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Charlottesville, Virginia
3.5 !F	35	Harrison, TimTim Harrison	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	San Diego, California
5.0 !C	54	Drone, AndrewAndrew Drone	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Junction, Illinois

Head coach

Mike Rhoades (Lebanon Valley)

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Pera (Penn State)
J.D. Byers (Lebanon Valley)
Brent Scott (Rice)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 7:00 PM	Our Lady of the Lake	W 96–86		Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016* 1:00 PM	at James Madison	W 94–70	1–0	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, VA
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM	Texas Southern	L 68–71	1–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,082) Houston, TX
11/19/2016* 1:00 PM	at Nebraska–Omaha	W 100–87	2–1	Baxter Arena (1,814) Omaha, NE
11/21/2016* 7:00 PM	Montana State	W 83–78	3–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,408) Houston, TX
11/23/2016* 7:00 PM	Delaware State	W 80–58	4–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,275) Houston, TX
11/26/2016* 3:00 PM	at Incarnate Word	W 87–79	5–1	McDermott Center (530) San Antonio, TX
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM	Houston Baptist	W 90–77	6–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,766) Houston, TX
12/03/2016* 1:00 PM, FSSW	at Texas Tech	L 84-85	6-2	United Supermarkets Arena (10,452) Lubbock, TX
12/10/2016* 7:00 PM	Stephen F. Austin			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
12/15/2016* 11:45 AM	St. Edward's			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
12/17/2016* 6:00 PM, ACCN Extra	at Pittsburgh			Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
12/19/2016* 7:00 PM	Northwestern State			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM	St. Thomas			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Conference USA regular season
12/31/2016 12:00 PM	at Old Dominion			Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
01/02/2017 6:00 PM, ESPN3	at Charlotte			Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
01/05/2017 7:00 PM, beIN	Middle Tennessee			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
01/07/2017 7:00 PM	UAB			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
01/14/2017 2:00 PM	North Texas			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
01/19/2017 6:30 PM	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
01/21/2017 4:00 PM	at Southern Miss			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
01/26/2017 7:00 PM, CI	Old Dominion			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
01/28/2017 7:00 PM	Charlotte			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
02/04/2017 2:00 PM	at North Texas			The Super Pit Denton, TX
02/09/2017 6:00 PM	at FIU			FIU Arena Miami, FL
02/11/2017 6:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic			FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
02/16/2017 7:00 PM	UTSA			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
02/18/2017 7:00 PM	UTEP			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
02/23/2017 7:00 PM	Southern Miss			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
02/25/2017 7:00 PM	Louisiana Tech			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
03/02/2017 6:00 PM	at Marshall			Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
03/04/2017 7:00 PM	at WKU			E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA Tournament
03/08–11/2017	vs.			Legacy Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/rice-m-baskbl-sched.html

Rice Owls men's basketball

Venues	Tudor Fieldhouse (1950–present)

Rivalries	Houston

Culture & lore	History Sammy the Owl Marching Owl Band

People	Head coaches Retired jerseys

Seasons	1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Recruiting class of 2016

Roster

Schedule

See also

References