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2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball team

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2016–17Rice Owls men's basketball

CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Conference USA
Record	23–12 (11–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Rhoades (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Scott Pera J.D. Byers Brent Scott
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Middle Tennessee †	17	–	1	.944	31	–	5	.861
Louisiana Tech	14	–	4	.778	23	–	10	.697
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	19	–	12	.613
UTEP	12	–	6	.667	15	–	17	.469
Rice	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
Marshall	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
UAB	9	–	9	.500	17	–	16	.515
Western Kentucky	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
UTSA	8	–	10	.444	14	–	19	.424
Charlotte	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Florida Atlantic	6	–	12	.333	10	–	20	.333
Southern Miss	6	–	12	.333	9	–	22	.290
FIU	3	–	15	.167	7	–	24	.226
North Texas	2	–	16	.111	8	–	22	.267

†2017 C-USA Tournament winner

The2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball team representedRice University during the2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coachMike Rhoades, played their home games atTudor Fieldhouse inHouston, Texas as members ofConference USA. They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 inC-USA play to finish in fifth place. They defeatedSouthern Miss in the first round of theC-USA tournament before losing in the quarterfinals toUTEP. They received an invitation to theCollege Basketball Invitational where they defeatedSan Francisco in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals toUtah Valley.

On March 21, 2017, head coach Mike Rhoades resigned to become the head coach atVCU.^[1] He finished at Rice with a three-year record of 47–52. On March 23, the school promoted assistant coachScott Pera to head coach.^[2]

Previous season

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TheOwls finished the2015–16 season 12–20, 7–11 inC-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of theC-USA tournament toCharlotte.

Preseason

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The Owls were picked to finish in ninth place in the preseason Conference USA poll.^[3] Marcus Evans was selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.^[3]

Departures

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Max Guercy	1	G	5'9"	170	Senior	Arleta, CA	Graduated
Oliver Xu	30	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Hong Kong	Walk-on; didn't return
Amir Smith	32	F	6'6"	200	Freshman	Missouri City, TX	Transferred toState Fair Community College
Nate Pollard	45	C	7'1"	220	Sophomore	Bountiful, UT	Transferred toChaminade

Recruiting class of 2016

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College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ako Adams #55 PG	Arlington, VA	Bishop O'Connell High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Sep 5, 2015
Ako Adams #55 PG	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (3)
Tim Harrison #66 PF	El Cajon, CA	Francis Parker High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 1, 2015
Tim Harrison #66 PF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (3)
Austin Meyer #51 C	Mustang, OK	Mustang High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Nov 25, 2015
Austin Meyer #51 C	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (3)
B.J. Martin #92 PF	Waltham, MA	Tilton School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 15, 2016
B.J. Martin #92 PF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (2)
Corey Douglas PF	Louisville, KY	Fork Union Military Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Mar 26, 2016
Corey Douglas PF	Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (2)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals. RetrievedAugust 3, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Rice Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Connor Cashaw	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	205lb(93 kg)	So	Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire, Illinois
G	2	Marcus Evans	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	195lb(88 kg)	So	Cape Henry Collegiate School	Chesapeake, Virginia
F	3	Robert Martin	6ft 6in(1.98 m)	220lb(100 kg)	Fr	Tilton School	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G/F	4	Egor Koulechov	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	210lb(95 kg)	RS Jr	Arizona State	Volgograd, Russia
G	5	Ako Adams	6ft 2in(1.88 m)	170lb(77 kg)	Fr	Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School	Washington, D.C.
F	11	Corey Douglas	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Fr	Fork Union Military Academy	Louisville, Kentucky
F	12	Marquez Letcher-Ellis	6ft 7in(2.01 m)	205lb(93 kg)	So	Montverde Academy	Houston, Texas
G	13	Addison Owen (W)	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	190lb(86 kg)	Fr	The Paideia School	Atlanta, Georgia
G	15	Bishop Mency	6ft 5in(1.96 m)	215lb(98 kg)	Jr	Chino Hills High School	Chino Hills, California
G	20	Grant Youngkin (W)	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	180lb(82 kg)	Fr	St. Albans School	Washington, D.C.
G	21	Chad Lott	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	190lb(86 kg)	RS Fr	C. E. Byrd High School	Shreveport, Louisiana
G	22	Marcus Jackson (C)	6ft 3in(1.91 m)	185lb(84 kg)	Sr	Pacific Hills School	Acton, California
F	30	Austin Meyer	6ft 9in(2.06 m)	250lb(113 kg)	Fr	Rouse High School	Pflugerville, Texas
G/F	31	Harrison Brown (W)	6ft 4in(1.93 m)	200lb(91 kg)	So	McCallum High School	Austin, Texas
F	35	Tim Harrison	6ft 8in(2.03 m)	220lb(100 kg)	Fr	Francis W. Parker School	San Diego, California
C	54	Andrew Drone	6ft 10in(2.08 m)	260lb(118 kg)	Sr	Gallatin High School	Ridgway, Illinois

Head coach

Mike Rhoades (Lebanon Valley)

Assistant coach(es)

Scott Pera (Penn State)
J.D. Byers (Lebanon Valley)
Brent Scott (Rice)

Legend

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

Injured
Currentredshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 7:00 pm		Our Lady of the Lake	W 96–86		Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2016* 1:00 pm		at James Madison	W 94–70	1–0	JMU Convocation Center (3,480) Harrisonburg, VA
11/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Texas Southern	L 68–71	1–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,082) Houston, TX
11/19/2016* 1:00 pm		at Nebraska–Omaha	W 100–87	2–1	Baxter Arena (1,814) Omaha, NE
11/21/2016* 7:00 pm		Montana State	W 83–78	3–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,408) Houston, TX
11/23/2016* 7:00 pm		Delaware State	W 80–58	4–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,275) Houston, TX
11/26/2016* 3:00 pm		at Incarnate Word	W 87–79	5–1	McDermott Center (530) San Antonio, TX
11/30/2016* 7:00 pm		Houston Baptist	W 90–77	6–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,766) Houston, TX
12/03/2016* 1:00 pm, FSSW		at Texas Tech	L 84–85	6–2	United Supermarkets Arena (10,452) Lubbock, TX
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm		Stephen F. Austin	W 70–63	7–2	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,205) Houston, TX
12/15/2016* 11:45 am		St. Edward's	W 93–64	8–2	Tudor Fieldhouse (5,307) Houston, TX
12/17/2016* 6:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Pittsburgh	L 73–83	8–3	Peterson Events Center (7,017) Pittsburgh, PA
12/19/2016* 7:00 pm		Northwestern State	W 100–93	9–3	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,555) Houston, TX
12/21/2016* 7:00 pm		St. Thomas	W 83–63	10–3	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,878) Houston, TX
Conference USA regular season
12/31/2016 12:00 pm		at Old Dominion	L 56–62	10–4 (0–1)	Ted Constant Convocation Center (5,431) Norfolk, VA
01/02/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Charlotte	W 89–70	11–4 (1–1)	Dale F. Halton Arena (3,660) Charlotte, NC
01/05/2017 7:00 pm, beIN		Middle Tennessee	L 77–80	11–5 (1–2)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,513) Houston, TX
01/07/2017 7:00 pm		UAB	L 81–88 ^OT	11–6 (1–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,001) Houston, TX
01/14/2017 2:00 pm		North Texas	W 101–79	12–6 (2–3)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,749) Houston, TX
01/19/2017 6:30 pm		at Louisiana Tech	L 64–74	12–7 (2–4)	Thomas Assembly Center (3,313) Ruston, LA
01/21/2017 4:00 pm		at Southern Miss	W 61–58	13–7 (3–4)	Reed Green Coliseum (2,366) Hattiesburg, MS
01/26/2017 7:00 pm, CI		Old Dominion	L 72–80	13–8 (3–5)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,460) Houston, TX
01/28/2017 7:00 pm		Charlotte	W 84–67	14–8 (4–5)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,206) Houston, TX
02/04/2017 2:00 pm		at North Texas	W 95–80	15–8 (5–5)	The Super Pit (2,154) Denton, TX
02/09/2017 6:00 pm		at FIU	W 89–78	16–8 (6–5)	FIU Arena (802) Miami, FL
02/11/2017 6:00 pm		at Florida Atlantic	W 81–75 ^OT	17–8 (7–5)	FAU Arena (1,655) Boca Raton, FL
02/16/2017 7:00 pm		UTSA	W 80–68	18–8 (8–5)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,713) Houston, TX
02/18/2017 7:00 pm		UTEP	L 71–79	18–9 (8–6)	Tudor Fieldhouse (2,988) Houston, TX
02/23/2017 7:00 pm		Southern Miss	W 72–71 ^OT	19–9 (9–6)	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,589) Houston, TX
02/25/2017 7:00 pm		Louisiana Tech	W 88–81	20–9 (10–6)	Tudor Fieldhouse (3,302) Houston, TX
03/02/2017 6:00 pm		at Marshall	W 89–88	21–9 (11–6)	Cam Henderson Center (4,994) Huntington, WV
03/04/2017 7:00 pm		at WKU	L 72–79	21–10 (11–7)	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,283) Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA tournament
03/08/2017 2:00 pm, CI	(5)	vs. (12) Southern Miss First round	W 86–75	22–10	Legacy Arena (3,207) Birmingham, AL
03/09/2017 2:00 pm, ASN	(5)	vs. (4) UTEP Quarterfinals	L 76–86	22–11	Legacy Arena (3,228) Birmingham, AL
CBI
03/15/2017* 7:00 pm		San Francisco First Round	W 85–76	23–11	Tudor Fieldhouse (3,207) Houston, TX
03/20/2017* 7:00 pm		Utah Valley Quarterfinals	L 79–85	23–12	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,584) Houston, TX
*Non-conference game.^#Rankings fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inCentral Time. Source^[4]

References

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^"Mike Rhoades leaving Rice for VCU job". March 22, 2017.
^Payne, Terrence (March 23, 2017)."Rice promotes Scott Pera to head coach".CollegeBasketballTalk. RetrievedApril 13, 2017.
^^a ^b"MBK: UAB Voted C-USA Preseason Favorite".Conference USA. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2017.
^http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/rice-m-baskbl-sched.html^{[dead link]}

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