2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second-year head coach Scott Pera, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA.

2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2018–19 record13–19 (8–10 C-USA)
Head coachScott Pera (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Kreider
  • Mark Linebaugh
  • Van Green
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Old Dominion135 .722  269  .743
Western Kentucky117 .611  2014  .588
Southern Miss117 .611  2013  .606
UTSA117 .611  1715  .531
UAB108 .556  2015  .571
Marshall117 .611  2314  .622
FIU108 .556  2013  .606
Louisiana Tech99 .500  2013  .606
Florida Atlantic810 .444  1716  .515
North Texas810 .444  2112  .636
Rice810 .444  1319  .406
Middle Tennessee810 .444  1121  .344
Charlotte513 .278  821  .276
UTEP315 .167  821  .276
2019 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2017–18 season 7–24, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place and failed to qualify for the C-USA Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Connor Cashaw0G6'5"205JuniorLincolnshire, ILGraduate transferred to Creighton
A. J. Lapray2G6'5"190RS SeniorSalem, ORGraduated
Miles Lester11G6'0"170FreshmanWichita, KSTransferred to Wake Forest
Malik Osbourne13F6'8"200FreshmanMatteson, ILTransferred to Florida State
Bishop Mency15G6'5"215SeniorChino Hills, CAGraduated
Grant Youngkin20G6'3"190SophomoreWashington, D.C.Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
J. T. Trauber24G5'10"165SeniorHouston, TXWalk-on; graduated
Austin Meyer30F6'9"235SophomorePflugerville, TXTransferred to Oklahoma State

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Jack Williams32F6'8"220RS SeniorPorter Ranch, CATransferred from Pacific. Will be eligible to play immediately since Williams graduated from Pacific.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Mullins
#55 SG
Mansfield, TX Timberview High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A Aug 23, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 3
Trey Murphy III
SG
Cary, NC Cary Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Nov 8, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Quentin Millora-Brown
PF
Lorton, VA Bishop O'Connell High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Nov 8, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Payton Moore
SG
Los Angeles, CA Windward School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Nov 8, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Drew Peterson
SF
Libertyville, IL Libertyville High Scoool 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 24, 2018.

    2019 recruiting class

    Roster

    2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Payton Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSanta Monica High School Los Angeles, California
    G 1 Josh Parrish 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoSeguin High School
    TCU
    Arlington, Texas
    G 2 Trey Murphy III 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCary Academy Durham, North Carolina
    G 3 Ako Adams 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoBishop Denis J. O'Connell High School Washington, D.C.
    F 4 Dylan Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrThe Village School
    Penn
    Houston, Texas
    G 5 Addison Owen (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrThe Paideia School Atlanta, Georgia
    F 10 Robert Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrTilton School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    G/F 23 Drew Peterson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrLibertyville High School Libertyville, Illinois
    G 24 Chris Mullins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrMansfield Timberview High School Grand Prairie, Texas
    G 30 Oliver Xu (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SrHong Kong International School Hong Kong
    F 32 Jack Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrChaminade
    Pacific
    Porter Ranch, California
    F 35 Tim Harrison 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoFrancis W. Parker School San Diego, California
    F 42 Quentin Millora-Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrSouth County High School Lorton, Virginia
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 1, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    St. Thomas (TX) W 90–76 
    Tudor Fieldhouse 
    Houston, TX
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 6, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Saint Leo W 80–64  1–0
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,368)
    Houston, TX
    Nov 9, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Penn L 76–92  1–1
    Palestra (2,256)
    Philadelphia, PA
    Nov 12, 2018*
    7:00 pm, CUSA.tv
    Alabama A&M
    Men Against Breast Cancer Cup
    W 73–59  2–1
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,103)
    Houston, TX
    Nov 14, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Houston
    Men Against Breast Cancer Cup
    L 68–79  2–2
    H&PE Arena (3,952)
    Houston, TX
    Nov 17, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Northwestern State
    Men Against Breast Cancer Cup
    W 102–74  3–2
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,220)
    Houston, TX
    Nov 21, 2018*
    8:00 pm, BYUtv
    at BYU
    Men Against Breast Cancer Cup
    L 78–105  3–3
    Marriott Center (11,631)
    Provo, UT
    Nov 25, 2018*
    2:00 pm, Cox YurView/ESPN3
    at Wichita State L 61–90  3–4
    Charles Koch Arena (10,089)
    Wichita, KS
    Nov 28, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Texas State L 60–74  3–5
    Strahan Coliseum (1,897)
    San Marcos, TX
    Dec 1, 2018*
    4:30 pm
    Lamar L 68–75  3-6
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,926)
    Houston, TX
    Dec 13, 2018*
    11:15 am
    St. Edward's W 78–73  4–6
    Tudor Fieldhouse (4,786)
    Houston, TX
    Dec 15, 2018*
    2:00 pm, ESPN+
    UC Santa Barbara L 89–99 OT 4–7
    Tudor Fieldhouse (2,000)
    Houston, TX
    Dec 18, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    at Texas–Rio Grande Valley W 75–67  5–7
    UTRGV Fieldhouse (418)
    Edinburg, TX
    Dec 21, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Omaha L 66–83  5–8
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,276)
    Houston, TX
    Conference USA regular season
    Dec 29, 2018
    2:00 pm, ESPN+
    North Texas L 87–103  5–9
    (0–1)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,735)
    Houston, TX
    Jan 3, 2019
    3:00 pm
    Southern Miss W 73–65  6-9
    (1-1)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,108)
    Houston, TX
    Jan 5, 2019
    2:00 pm
    Louisiana Tech W 78–66  7–9
    (2–1)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,430)
    Houston, TX
    Jan 10, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at UTSA L 79–95  7–10
    (2–2)
    Convocation Center (530)
    San Antonio, TX
    Jan 12, 2019
    8:00 pm
    at UTEP L 64–65  7–11
    (2–3)
    Don Haskins Center (4,345)
    El Paso, TX
    Jan 19, 2019
    5:00 pm, ESPN+
    at North Texas L 75–76  7–12
    (2–4)
    The Super Pit (3,728)
    Denton, TX
    Jan 24, 2019
    7:00 pm
    Middle Tennessee W 79–68  8–12
    (3–4)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,375)
    Houston, TX
    Jan 26, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    UAB L 86–89  8–13
    (3–5)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,731)
    Houston, TX
    Jan 31, 2019
    6:00 pm
    at Charlotte W 65–61  9–13
    (4–5)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (3,837)
    Charlotte, NC
    Feb 2, 2019
    8:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Old Dominion L 76–80  9–14
    (4–6)
    Ted Constant Convocation Center (7,805)
    Norfolk, VA
    Feb 7, 2019
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    Western Kentucky L 85–92 2OT 9–15
    (4–7)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,757)
    Houston, TX
    Feb 9, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Marshall W 74–69  10–15
    (5–7)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (2,910)
    Houston, TX
    Feb 14, 2019
    6:00 pm
    at FIU L 65–86  10–16
    (5–8)
    Ocean Bank Convocation Center (785)
    Miami, FL
    Feb 16, 2019
    1:00 pm
    at Florida Atlantic L 41–60  10–17
    (5–9)
    FAU Arena (1,389)
    Boca Raton, FL
    Feb 23, 2019
    8:00 pm
    UTEP W 85-81 2OT 11–17
    (6–9)
    Don Haskins Center (5,071)
    El Paso, TX
    Mar 3, 2019
    2:00 pm
    Middle Tennessee W 67–61  12–17
    (7–9)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,478)
    Houston, TX
    Mar 6, 2019
    6:00 pm
    at Charlotte W 79–70  13–17
    (8–9)
    Dale F. Halton Arena (2,513)
    Charlotte, NC
    Mar 9, 2019
    7:00 pm
    Charlotte L 70–78  13–18
    (8–10)
    Tudor Fieldhouse (1,884)
    Houston, TX
    Conference USA Tournament
    Mar 13, 2019
    9:00 pm, ESPN+
    (11) vs. (6) Marshall
    First round
    L 65–82  13–19
    Ford Center at The Star (2,704)
    Frisco, TX
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

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