2011–12 Rice Owls men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth year head coach Ben Braun, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–16, 8–8 in C-USA to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Basketball Tournament to East Carolina. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Louisiana in the first round and Drake in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to Oakland.

2011–12 Rice Owls men's basketball
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
2011–12 record1916 (88 C-USA)
Head coachBen Braun (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Louis Reynaud
  • Mike Roberts
  • Marco Marcos
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Memphis133 .813  268  .765
Southern Miss115 .688  259  .735
Tulsa106 .625  1714  .548
UCF106 .625  2211  .667
UAB97 .563  1516  .484
Marshall97 .563  2114  .600
Rice88 .500  1815  .545
UTEP79 .438  1517  .469
Houston79 .438  1515  .500
East Carolina511 .313  1516  .484
SMU412 .250  1319  .406
Tulane313 .188  1519  .441
2012 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Ahmad Ibrahim Forward 6–6 220 Freshman Beirut, Lebanon
1 Nate Schwarze Guard 5–11 182 Senior Chelsea, Michigan
3 Tamir Jackson Guard 6–3 194 Junior Paterson, New Jersey
4 Connor Frizzelle Guard 6–1 191 Senior Red Oak, Texas
5 Emerson Herndon Forward 6–9 235 Senior Houston, Texas
10 Dan Peera Guard 6–0 185 Freshman Concord, California
12 Jarelle Reischel Forward 6–6 212 Freshman Frankfurt, Germany
14 Arsalan Kazemi Forward 6–7 220 Junior Isfahan, Iran
15 Julian DeBose Guard 6–4 196 Freshman Washington, D.C.
20 Lucas Kuipers Forward 6–8 217 Senior Rochester, Minnesota
30 David Chadwick Forward 6–9 220 Sophomore Charlotte, North Carolina
31 Dylan Ennis Guard 6–2 182 Freshman Brampton, Ontario
34 Omar Oraby Center 7–2 265 Sophomore Cairo, Egypt
41 Seth Gearhart Forward 6–7 208 Freshman Wilsonville, Oregon

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/12/2011*
7:00 PM
New Orleans W 83–49  1–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,719)
Houston, TX
11/17/2011*
7:00 PM
Southern
South Padre Island Invitational
W 80–65  2–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,308)
Houston, TX
11/22/2011*
7:00 PM
Florida A&M
South Padre Island Invitational
W 75–59  3–0
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,396)
Houston, TX
11/25/2011*
5:00 PM
vs. Northern Iowa
South Padre Island Invitational
L 60–64  3–1
South Padre Island Convention Centre (556)
South Padre Island, TX
11/26/2011*
6:30 PM, CBSSN
vs. Iowa State
South Padre Island Invitational
L 63–90  3–2
South Padre Island Convention Centre (660)
South Padre Island, TX
11/20/2011*
3:00 PM
Maryland Eastern Shore W 81–49  4–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,245)
Houston, TX
11/30/2011*
7:00 PM
at Houston Baptist W 78–66  5–2
Sharp Gymnasium (1,041)
Houston, TX
12/03/2011*
2:00 PM
St. Thomas (TX) W 81–67  6–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (836)
Houston, TX
12/14/2011*
7:00 PM
Louisiana College W 109–51  7–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (603)
Houston, TX
12/17/2011*
7:00 PM
Lamar L 81–87  7–3
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,516)
Houston, TX
12/19/2011*
8:00 PM, CSS
Temple L 70–77  7–4
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,483)
Houston, TX
12/22/2011*
7:00 PM, FSSW
at Texas A&M W 65–58  8–4
Reed Arena (8,284)
College Station, TX
12/28/2011*
7:00 PM
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 78–66  9–4
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,479)
Houston, TX
12/31/2011*
1:00 PM, LHN
at Texas L 59–73  9–5
Frank Erwin Center (14,506)
Austin, TX
01/04/2012*
7:00 PM, The Mtn.
at TCU L 74–78  9–6
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (3,972)
Fort Worth, TX
01/07/2012
7:00 PM
Marshall L 61–63  9–7 (0–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,237)
Houston, TX
01/11/2012
7:00 PM
at SMU W 68–52  10–7 (1–1)
Moody Coliseum (1,951)
Dallas, TX
01/14/2012
7:00 PM
at Tulane W 50–49  11–7 (2–1)
Fogelman Arena (1,740)
New Orleans, LA
01/18/2012
7:00 PM
UAB L 60–61 OT 11–8 (2–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,371)
Houston, TX
01/21/2012
7:00 PM
Tulsa L 46–70  11–9 (2–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,080)
Houston, TX
01/25/2012
7:00 PM, SPSO
at Memphis L 51–73  11–10 (2–4)
FedExForum (15,997)
Memphis, TN
01/28/2012
7:00 PM
Tulane W 88–74  12–10 (3–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,424)
Houston, TX
02/01/2012
7:00 PM
UTEP W 77–75  13–10 (4–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,305)
Houston, TX
02/04/2012
5:00 PM
at East Carolina L 68–82  13–11 (4–5)
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum (5,212)
Greenville, NC
02/08/2012
7:00 PM, FSN
at Houston W 79–71  14–11 (5–5)
Hofheinz Pavilion (5,220)
Houston, TX
02/11/2012
7:00 PM
SMU W 43–39  15–11 (6–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,363)
Houston, TX
02/18/2012
7:00 PM
at Tulsa L 50–69  15–12 (6–6)
Reynolds Center (5,511)
Tulsa, OK
02/22/2012
8:00 PM, CSS
UCF W 83–74  16–12 (7–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,517)
Houston, TX
02/25/2012
7:00 PM, CSS
at Southern Miss L 56–58  16–13 (7–7)
Reed Green Coliseum (3,965)
Hattiesburg, MS
02/29/2012
8:00 PM
at UTEP W 68–61  17–13 (8–7)
Don Haskins Center (8,268)
El Paso, TX
03/03/2012
7:00 PM, CSS
Houston L 75–76  17–14 (8–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,943)
Houston, TX
2012 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
03/07/2012
12:00 PM, CSS
vs. East Carolina
First Round
L 66–68  17–15
FedExForum (8,356)
Memphis, TN
2012 CIT
03/14/2012*
7:00 PM
at Louisiana–Lafayette
First Round
W 68–63  18–15
Cajundome (2,037)
Lafayette, LA
03/17/2012*
7:00 PM
Drake
Second Round
W 74–68  19–15
Tudor Fieldhouse (731)
Houston, TX
03/20/2012*
6:00 PM
at Oakland
Quarterfinals
L 70–77  19–16
Athletics Center O'rena (1,775)
Rochester, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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