2012–13 Rice Owls men's basketball team

2012–13 Rice Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–26 (1–15 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
Seasons
2012–13 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 Memphis † 16 – 0   1.000 31 – 5   .861
Southern Miss 12 – 4   .750 27 – 10   .730
UTEP 10 – 6   .625 18 – 14   .563
East Carolina 9 – 7   .563 23 – 12   .657
UCF* 9 – 7   .563 20 – 11   .645
Tulsa 8 – 8   .500 17 – 16   .515
Houston 7 – 9   .438 20 – 13   .606
UAB 7 – 9   .438 16 – 17   .485
Tulane 6 – 10   .375 20 – 15   .571
Marshall 6 – 10   .375 13 – 19   .406
SMU 5 – 11   .313 15 – 17   .469
Rice 1 – 15   .063 5 – 26   .161
† 2013 C-USA tournament winner
As of April 2, 2013
Rankings from AP poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to NCAA sanctions


The 2012–13 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fifth-year head coach Ben Braun, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 5–26, 1–15 in C-USA play, to finish in last place.[1] They lost in the first round of the Conference USA tournament to Houston.[2]

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Max Guercy Guard 5' 9" 170 Freshman Arleta, CA
3 Tamir Jackson Guard 6' 3" 194 Senior Paterson, NJ
4 Nizar Kapic Guard/forward 6' 6" 195 Freshman Sankt Pölten, Austria
5 Keith Washington Guard 6' 1" 170 Freshman Philadelphia, PA
10 Dan Peera Guard 6' 0" 185 Sophomore Concord, CA
11 Ross Wilson Forward 6' 7" 205 Freshman Gosforth, England
15 Julian DeBose Guard 6' 4" 196 Sophomore Washington, D.C.
41 Seth Gearhart Forward 6' 7" 208 Sohpomore Wilsonville, OR
42 Austin Ramljak Guard 6' 3" 170 Junior Thousand Oaks, CA
44 Bahrom Firozgary Forward 6' 8" 200 Junior Houston, TX

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/10/2012*
7:00 pm 		St. Thomas L 59–72  0–1
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,637)
Houston, TX
11/14/2012*
7:00 pm 		St. Edward's W 75–63  1–1
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,288)
Houston, TX
11/17/2012*
7:00 pm 		at Temple L 63–77  1–2
 Liacouras Center (6,836)
Philadelphia, PA
11/22/2012*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Georgia Tech
DIRECTV Classic quarterfinals 		L 36–54  1–3
 Anaheim Convention Center (1,087)
Anaheim, CA
11/23/2012*
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Drake
DIRECTV Classic consolation round 		L 66–77  1–4
 Anaheim Convention Center (1,627)
Anaheim, CA
11/25/2012*
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Drexel
DIRECTV Classic seventh-place game 		L 47–55  1–5
 Anaheim Convention Center (2,527)
Anaheim, CA
12/01/2012*
7:00 pm 		Houston Baptist W 61–53  2–5
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,827)
Houston, TX
12/12/2012*
7:00 pm 		Long Island L 70–97  2–6
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,172)
Houston, TX
12/15/2012*
7:00 pm 		Hartford L 51–58  2–7
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,632)
Houston, TX
12/19/2012*
7:00 pm 		Chicago State W 63–60 OT 3–7
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,077)
Houston, TX
12/22/2012*
7:00 pm 		TCU L 63–65  3–8
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,549)
Houston, TX
12/29/2012*
1:00 pm, LHN 		at Texas L 41–57  3–9
 Frank Erwin Center (10,943)
Austin, TX
01/05/2013*
3:00 pm 		at Harvard L 62–92  3–10
 Lavietes Pavilion (1,722)
Boston, MA
01/09/2013
7:00 pm 		Southern Miss L 52–75  3–11 (0–1)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,411)
Houston, TX
01/12/2013
5:30 pm, CSS 		at Tulsa L 51–64  3–12 (0–2)
 Reynolds Center (4,521)
Tulsa, OK
01/16/2013
6:00 pm, CSS 		Memphis L 51–77  3–13 (0–3)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,837)
Houston, TX
01/19/2013*
7:00 pm 		New Orleans W 95–71  4–13
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,423)
Houston, TX
01/23/2013
6:00 pm, CSS 		at UCF L 67–78  4–14 (0–4)
 UCF Arena (4,556)
Orlando, FL
01/26/2013
1:00 pm, CSS 		at Tulane L 66–73  4–15 (0–5)
 Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,698)
New Orleans, LA
01/30/2013
7:00 pm 		Houston W 79–69  5–15 (1–5)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (2,532)
Houston, TX
02/02/2013
7:00 pm 		East Carolina L 63–79  5–16 (1–6)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (1,691)
Houston, TX
02/06/2013
8:00 pm 		at UTEP L 53–65  5–17 (1–7)
 Don Haskins Center (7,223)
El Paso, TX
02/09/2013
7:00 pm 		SMU L 39–61  5–18 (1–8)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (2,256)
Houston, TX
02/13/2013
6:00 pm 		at Marshall L 70–71  5–19 (1–9)
 Cam Henderson Center (5,308)
Huntington, WV
02/16/2013
7:00 pm 		at UAB L 57–80  5–20 (1–10)
 Bartow Arena (5,176)
Birmingham, AL
02/23/2013
7:00 pm 		Tulane L 64–89  5–21 (1–11)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (2,477)
Houston, TX
02/27/2013
7:00 pm 		at SMU L 55–67  5–22 (1–12)
 Moody Coliseum (3,280)
Dallas, TX
03/02/2013
1:00 pm 		UTEP L 56–67  5–23 (1–13)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (2,037)
Houston, TX
03/06/2013
7:00 pm 		at Houston L 62–84  5–24 (1–14)
 Hofheinz Pavilion (3,923)
Houston, TX
03/09/2013
7:00 pm 		Tulsa L 71–77  5–25 (1–15)
 Tudor Fieldhouse (2,018)
Houston, TX
2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
03/13/2013
6:00 pm 		vs. Houston
First round 		L 67–72  5–26
 BOK Center (5,743)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ^ "Men's College Basketball Standings - 2012-13 Conference USA Standings". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Houston 72-67 Rice (Mar 13, 2013) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2024.