2014–15 Rice Owls men's basketball team American college basketball season
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
In-Season Departures
Incoming Transfers
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Previous School
Egor Koulechov 4
F
6'5"
205
Sophomore
Volgograd, Russia 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.
Van Green
31
G
6'3"
185
Senior
Birmingham , Alabama 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
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Bishop Mency SF
Chino Hills, CA
Chino Hills High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Apr 1, 2014
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 65
Jordan Reed SG
Lucas, TX
Lovejoy High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Sep 30, 2013
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Maurice Rivers SG
Atlanta, GA
Columbia High School
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Nov 16, 2013
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Nate Pollard C
Bountiful, UT
Impact Basketball Academy
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Apr 23, 2014
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jeremy Jones SF
San Antonio, TX
East Central High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Dec 1, 2014
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
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:
Recruiting class of 2015
Connor Cashaw helped Stevenson (IL) win the 2015 IHSA Class 4A championship.
College recruiting information
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
Star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals :247Sports :
Connor Cashaw SG
Lincolnshire, IL
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sep 30, 2014
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
Star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :
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:
Roster
2014–15 Rice Owls men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 0
Dan Peera 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
San Ramon, California
G 1
Max Guercy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Arleta, California
G/F 4
Egor Koulechov (I)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
So
Volgograd , Russia
G 5
Jordan Reed 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
Lucas, Texas
F 10
Denzel Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
RS Fr
Orlando, Florida
G 15
Bishop Mency 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Chino Hills, California
F 20
Jeremy Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
San Antonio, Texas
G 22
Marcus Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So
Acton, California
G 24
J. T. Trauber (W)
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Houston, Texas
G 31
Van Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Birmingham, Alabama
F 41
Seth Gearhart (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Wilsonville, Oregon
C 45
Nate Pollard 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Bountiful, Utah
C 54
Andrew Drone 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg)
So
Junction, Illinois
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
[ 1]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014 *5:00 pm
LeTourneau W 82–64 –
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Regular season
11/14/2014 *9:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State
L 54–67 0–1
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
11/19/2014 *7:00 pm
Prairie View A&M W 68–64 1–1
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,092)Houston, TX
11/22/2014 *7:00 pm
William & Mary L 65–69 1–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,195)Houston, TX
11/27/2014 *8:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Mercer Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinalsL 71–77 OT
1–3
Alaska Airlines Center Anchorage, AK
11/28/2014 *5:00 pm
vs. Washington State Great Alaska Shootout consolation round L 74–76 1–4
Alaska Airlines Center (2,554)Anchorage, AK
11/29/2014 *3:00 pm
at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout 7th place game L 54–65 1–5
Alaska Airlines Center (2,398)Anchorage, AK
12/03/2014 *7:00 pm
Houston Baptist L 55–58 1–6
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,139)Houston, TX
12/06/2014 *7:00 pm
St. Edward's W 54–49 2–6
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,613)Houston, TX
12/18/2014 *11:30 am
St. Thomas W 72–61 3–6
Tudor Fieldhouse (4,502)Houston, TX
12/22/2014 *7:00 pm
at Lamar
L 72–79 OT
3–7
Montagne Center Beaumont, TX
12/29/2014 *12:00 pm, LHN
at No. 11 Texas
L 55–66 3–8
Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
01/02/2015 7:00 pm
UTSA W 67–52 4–8 (1–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,242)Houston, TX
01/04/2015 2:30 pm, ASN
UTEP L 57–66 4–9 (1–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,220)Houston, TX
01/10/2015 2:00 pm, ASN
North Texas L 63–66 4–10 (1–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,230)Houston, TX
01/15/2015 6:00 pm
at Old Dominion
L 53–63 4–11 (1–3)
Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA
01/17/2015 6:00 pm
at Charlotte
W 73–68 OT
5–11 (2–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
01/22/2015 7:00 pm
Southern Miss W 58–56 6–11 (3–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (985)Houston, TX
01/24/2015 7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech L 45–58 6–12 (3–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,613)Houston, TX
01/28/2015 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Houston Bayou Cup L 48–59 6–13
Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX
01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ASN
at North Texas
L 65–75 6–14 (3–5)
UNT Coliseum Denton, TX
02/05/2015 6:00 pm
at Marshall
L 55–69 6–15 (3–6)
Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
02/07/2015 7:00 pm, FCS
at WKU
W 72–68 7–15 (4–6)
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
02/12/2015 7:00 pm
Middle Tennessee W 71–68 2OT
8–15 (5–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,341)Houston, TX
02/14/2015 7:00 pm
UAB W 82–73 2OT
9–15 (6–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,647)Houston, TX
02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ASN
at FIU
L 56–60 9–16 (6–7)
FIU Arena Miami, FL
02/21/2015 6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic
W 76–69 10–16 (7–7)
FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL
02/26/2015 7:00 pm
Old Dominion L 54–63 10–17 (7–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,506)Houston, TX
02/28/2015 7:00 pm
Charlotte L 76–77 10–18 (7–9)
Tudor Fieldhouse (4,653)Houston, TX
03/05/2015 7:00 pm
at UTSA
W 76–74 11–18 (8–9)
Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
03/07/2015 3:00 pm
at UTEP
L 65–68 11–19 (8–10)
Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Conference USA tournament
03/11/2015 8:30 pm, ASN
vs. North Texas First round W 82–54 12–19
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL
03/12/2015 8:30 pm, ASN
vs. Louisiana Tech Quarterfinal L 64–70 12–20
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (6,922)Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
See also
2014–15 Rice Owls women's basketball team
References
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