Rice Owls men's basketball
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The Rice Owls men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....

 program of Rice University
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...

. The program is classified in the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

's Division I, and the team competes in Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...

. They previously participated in the Southwest Conference (1914-1996) and the Western Athletic Conference
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference is an American collegiate athletic conference, which was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I FBS...

 (1996-2005).

Coaches

Head Coach Years Win-Loss Pct.
Robert Cummings 1914-1917 30-11 .732
Wilbur Tisdale 1917-1919 14-14 .500
Leslie Mann 1919-1920 6-6 .500
Pete Cawthon
Pete Cawthon
Peter Willis Cawthon was the head coach of the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team from 1930-1941.Cawthon graduated from Houston Central High School in 1917 and went on to attend Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas. He lettered in baseball, football, and basketball during his freshman year...

1920-1921 5-10 .333
Howard Yerges
Howard Yerges
Howard Frederick Yerges, Jr. was an American football player who played quarterback for the Ohio State Buckeyes football team in 1943 and the University of Michigan Wolverines football teams from 1944 to 1947...

1921-1922 2-12 .143
Phillip Arbuckle
Phillip Arbuckle
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1922-1923 10-9 .526
Franklyn Ashcraft 1923-1924 3-17 .150
John Patrick Nicholson 1924-1925 2-12 .143
Franklyn Ashcraft 1925-1927 1-22 .043
Russell Daugherty 1927-1932 28-50 .359
James Kitts
James Kitts
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1932-1938 39-46 .459
Buster Brannon 1938-1942 68-20 .773
Joe Davis 1942-1945 52-10 .839
Buster Brannon 1945-1946 10-11 .476
Joe Davis 1946-1949 30-42 .417
Don Suman 1949-1959 132-105 .557
John Frankie 1959-1963 39-54 .419
George Carlisle 1963-1966 18-53 .254
Don Knodel 1966-1974 77-126 .379
Bob Polk 1974-1977 17-63 .212
Mike Schuler
Mike Schuler
Mike Schuler is a former head coach in the National Basketball Association. He coached the Portland Trail Blazers and Los Angeles Clippers in 338 games, and compiled a win-loss record of 179–159.In his first year as coach of the Trail Blazers, Schuler led the team to a 49–33 record, winning the...

1977-1981 30-76 .283
Tommy Suitts 1981-1987 63-99 .389
Scott Thomson
Scott Thomson
Scott Thomson may refer to:*Scott Y Thomson , Scottish football goalkeeper*Scott M Thomson , Scottish footballer*Scott Thomson , American actor...

1987-1992 65-79 .451
Willis Wilson
Willis Wilson
Willis Thomas Wilson, Jr. is the head coach of the Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders men's basketball team. He previously served an assistant coach for the Memphis Tigers basketball team. Previously, Wilson was head coach of the college basketball team at Rice University for 16 seasons...

1992-2008 218-247 .469
Ben Braun
Ben Braun
Ben Braun is the men's college basketball coach at Rice University. He previously spent 12 years with the California Golden Bears program and 11 years at Eastern Michigan University, where he remains the winningest coach in school history.-Coaching History:...

2008-present 16-29 .356

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head Coach: Ben Braun
Ben Braun
Ben Braun is the men's college basketball coach at Rice University. He previously spent 12 years with the California Golden Bears program and 11 years at Eastern Michigan University, where he remains the winningest coach in school history.-Coaching History:...

Associate Head Coach: Louis Reynaud
Assistant Coach: Marco Morocs
Assistant Coach: Mike Roberts
Director of Basketball Operations: Gaelyn Rose
Director of Player Development:

Current roster

Players of note

Former players

  • Morris Almond
    Morris Almond
    Morris Almond is an American professional basketball player.-High school:Almond attended McEachern High School in Powder Springs, Georgia, and was a teammate of current Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith....

     (2007-09)
  • Ken Austin
    Ken Austin
    Ken Austin is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the Rice University.He was selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 5th round of the 1961 NBA Draft....

     (1983-84)
  • Bill Closs
    Bill Closs
    William Thomas "Bill" Closs was a American basketball player. He played collegiately for Rice University. In his final year, he led the Southwest Conference in scoring and was All-American in 1943...

     (1949-52)
  • Brock Gillespie
    Brock Gillespie
    Brock Andrew Gillespie is an American professional basketball player. He has played in the United States and in various countries abroad. He was named as a high school All-American by USA Today, Street & Smith's and McDonald's while he was attending Clarksville High School in Tennessee...

     (2006-07)
  • Mike Harris
    Mike Harris (basketball)
    Michael "Mike" Harris is an American professional basketball player.-College career:Harris played college basketball for Rice University and finished his career as Rice's all-time leading scorer and rebounder .-Pro career:Harris played professionally for BC Kyiv of the Ukrainian Super League...

     (2008-10)
  • Bill Henry
    Bill Henry (basketball)
    William Gambrell "Bill" Henry was an American professional basketball player. Henry played for one season with the Fort Wayne Pistons in the Basketball Association of America  before splitting the following season with the Pistons and Tri-Cities Blackhawks of the National Basketball...

     (1948-50)
  • Bob Kinney
    Bob Kinney
    Robert Paul "Bob" Kinney was an American professional basketball player in the Basketball Association of America , National Basketball Association  and National Professional Basketball League . Besides Bob, his nicknames included Hi-Pocket and Bat-em Bob...

     (1949-50)
  • Ricky Pierce
    Ricky Pierce
    Ricky Charles Pierce is a retired American National Basketball Association player.-Playing career:...

     (1982-97)
  • Brent Scott
    Brent Scott
    Brent Steven Scott is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He played college basketball at Rice University. Scott is a 6'10", . center....

     (1996-97)
  • Mike Wilks
    Mike Wilks (basketball)
    Michael Sharod Wilks, Jr. is an American professional basketball point guard who is currently a free agent.- College career :...

     (2002-09)

Retired jerseys

Rice University has retired one jersey.
Retired basketball jerseys
Number Player Years played
?? Bill Closs
Bill Closs
William Thomas "Bill" Closs was a American basketball player. He played collegiately for Rice University. In his final year, he led the Southwest Conference in scoring and was All-American in 1943...

1939–43

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