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
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Recruiting 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
Recruiting 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
Recruiting 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
Recruiting 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
Recruiting 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.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: NR
Connor Cashaw SG
Lincolnshire, IL
Adlai E. Stevenson High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sep 30, 2014
Recruiting 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
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN grade: 79
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 Last update: 2014-09-05
Schedule
[ 1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2014 *5:00 pm
LeTourneau
W 82–64
–
Tudor Fieldhouse (712)Houston, TX
Regular season
11/14/2014 *9:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State
L 54–67
0–1
Gill Coliseum (4,759)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 quarterfinals
L 71–77 OT
1–3
Alaska Airlines Center (2,366)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 (1,740)Beaumont, TX
12/29/2014 *12:00 pm, LHN
at No. 11 Texas
L 55–66
3–8
Frank Erwin Center (9,373)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 (7,457)Norfolk, VA
01/17/2015 6:00 pm
at Charlotte
W 73–68 OT
5–11 (2–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena (4,318)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 (3,465)Houston, TX
01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ASN
at North Texas
L 65–75
6–14 (3–5)
UNT Coliseum (4,212)Denton, TX
02/05/2015 6:00 pm
at Marshall
L 55–69
6–15 (3–6)
Cam Henderson Center (4,844)Huntington, WV
02/07/2015 7:00 pm, FCS
at WKU
W 72–68
7–15 (4–6)
E. A. Diddle Arena (5,071)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 (1,051)Miami, FL
02/21/2015 6:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic
W 76–69
10–16 (7–7)
FAU Arena (1,481)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 (1,204)San Antonio, TX
03/07/2015 3:00 pm
at UTEP
L 65–68
11–19 (8–10)
Don Haskins Center (8,574)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 (4,695)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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