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UNIVERSITY INFORMATION COACHING INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION RICE BASKETBALL FACT BOOK CONTENTS School Name . Rice University Head Coach . Scott Pera 2016-17 Record . 23-12 2017-18 Roster . 2 Location . Houston, Texas 77251 Alma Mater . Penn State, ‘89 Conference USA Record . 11-7/5th Pronunciation Guide . 3 BASKETBALLRICE FACTS QUICK Founded . 1891 Record at Rice . .First Season Starters Returning/Lost . 1/4 2017-18 Schedule . 4 Enrollment . 6,628 Career Record . First Season Lettermen Returning/Lost . 8/7 2017-18 Opponents . 5 Nickname . Owls Assistant Coach . Chris Kreider Newcomers . 7 Coaches and Staff . 8 Mascot . .Sammy the Owl Alma Mater . .Lebanon Valley, ‘03 Rice All-Time Record . 1094-1398 2017-18 Rice Owls . 18 Colors . Blue and Gray Assistant Coach . Mark Linebaugh Player Game-by-Game Stats . 42 Conference . Conference USA Alma Mater . Colgate, ‘04 MEDIA RELATIONS 2016-17 Results . 46 Arena . Tudor Fieldhouse Assistant Head Coach . Omar Mance Basketball Contact . Tim Andrzejewski 2016-17 Statistics . 47 Capacity . 5,208 Alma Mater . .Rice, ‘03 Office Number . .713-348-3929 2016-17 Game Recaps . 56 President . .David W . Leebron (Harvard, ‘76) Cell Number . .662-312-7663 Conference USA . 74 Athletics Director . Joe Karlgaard (Stanford, ‘96) Strength and Cond. Coach . .Sean Brown Email Address . tim .andrzejewski@rice .edu History and Records . 80 Physical Address . Tudor Fieldhouse Alma Mater . Mary Washington, ‘09 SID Fax Number . 713-348-6019 Series Records and Results . .125 6100 Main Street Video Coordinator . Van Green Rice Press Row . .713-348-5638 All-Time Results . 132 Houston, TX 77005 Alma Mater . Columbia, ‘14 Mailing Address . .PO Box 1892, MS 548 Media Information . 175 Director of Operations . Rhett Bonner . Houston, TX 77251-1892 Alma Mater . .Guilford, ‘10 Rice Owls Online Rice University is committed to affirmative action and Basketball Office Number . 713-348-4075 Rice Athletics . RiceOwls. .com equal opportunity in education and employment. Rice Basketball Fax Number . .713-348-5695 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, reli- Facebook . .facebook .com/RiceAthletics gion, sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, Twitter . @RiceAthletics age, disability or veteran status. Rice Basketball Social Media Photography courtesy of: Tommy LaVergne, Twitter . @ricebasketball Erik Williams Facebook . facebook .com/RiceBasketball 2017-18 RICE BASKETBALL 1 2017-18 NUMERICAL ROSTER 2017-18 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./Exp. Hometown/Previous School Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr./Exp. Hometown/Previous School 0 Connor Cashaw G 6-5 200 Jr ./2L Lincolnshire, Ill ./Stevenson HS 3 Ako Adams G 6-2 170 So ./1L Washington, D .C ./Bishop O’Connell HS 2 A .J . Lapray G 6-5 190 Gr ./TR Salem, Ore ./Pepperdine 0 Connor Cashaw G 6-5 200 Jr ./2L Lincolnshire, Ill ./Stevenson HS 3 Ako Adams G 6-2 170 So ./1L Washington, D .C ./Bishop O’Connell HS 35 Tim Harrison F 6-8 220 So ./1L San Diego, Calif ./Francis Parker School 4 Dylan Jones F 6-8 215 Gr ./TR Houston, Texas/Penn 14 Najja Hunter G 6-5 180 Fr ./HS Brooklyn, N .Y ./St . Benedict’s Prep 5 Addison Owen G 6-5 185 So ./HS Atlanta, Ga ./The Paideia School 4 Dylan Jones F 6-8 215 Gr ./TR Houston, Texas/Penn 10 Robert Martin F 6-6 220 So ./1L Pittsburgh, Pa ./Tilton School (N .H .) 2 A .J . Lapray G 6-5 190 Gr ./TR Salem, Ore ./Pepperdine 11 Miles Lester G 6-0 170 Fr ./HS Wichita, Kan ./Wilbraham & Monson Acad . 11 Miles Lester G 6-0 170 Fr ./HS Wichita, Kan ./Wilbraham & Monson Acad . 12 Josh Parrish G 6-5 210 So ./TR Arlington, Texas/TCU 10 Robert Martin F 6-6 220 So ./1L Pittsburgh, Pa ./Tilton School (N .H .) 13 Malik Osborne F 6-8 200 Fr ./HS Matteson, Ill ./Don Bosco Prep 15 Bishop Mency G 6-5 215 Sr ./3L Chino Hills, Calif ./Chino Hills HS 14 Najja Hunter G 6-5 180 Fr ./HS Brooklyn, N .Y ./St . Benedict’s Prep 30 Austin Meyer F 6-9 235 So ./1L Pflugerville, Texas/Rouse HS 15 Bishop Mency G 6-5 215 Sr ./3L Chino Hills, Calif ./Chino Hills HS 13 Malik Osborne F 6-8 200 Fr ./HS Matteson, Ill ./Don Bosco Prep 20 Grant Youngkin G 6-3 190 So ./1L Washington, D .C ./St . Alban’s School 5 Addison Owen G 6-5 185 So ./1L Atlanta, Ga ./The Paideia School 24 J .T . Trauber G 5-10 165 Sr ./1L Houston, Texas/St . John’s School 12 Josh Parrish G 6-5 210 So ./TR Arlington, Texas/TCU 30 Austin Meyer F 6-9 235 So ./1L Pflugerville, Texas/Rouse HS 24 J .T . Trauber G 5-10 165 Sr ./1L Houston, Texas/St . John’s School 35 Tim Harrison F 6-8 220 So ./1L San Diego, Calif ./Francis Parker School 20 Grant Youngkin G 6-3 190 So ./1L Washington, D .C ./St . Alban’s School COACHES Head Coach - Scott Pera | First Season (Penn State, ‘89) Assistant Coach - Mark Linebaugh | First Season (Colgate, ‘04) 2017-18 RICE BASKETBALL RICE ROSTER 2017-18 Assistant Coach - Chris Kreider | First Season (Lebanon Valley, ‘03) Assistant Coach - Omar Mance | First Season (Rice, ‘03) 2 2017-18 RICE BASKETBALL PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN PRONUNCIATION GUIDE By Class Ako Adams AY-ko Graduate (2): Jones, Lapray Connor Cashaw CASH-aww Senior (1): Mency, Trauber Najja Hunter NAH-Zuh Junior (1): Cashaw Bishop Mency MEN-see BREAKDOWN ROSTER Sophomore (7): Adams, Harrison, Martin, Meyer, Owen, Malik Osborne Ma-LEEK Parrish, Youngkin Freshman (3): Hunter, Lester, Osborne Coaches Chris Kreider CRY-der By College Scott Pera PARE-uh Baker | Hunter, Osborne Brown | Cashaw Hanszen l Mency Martel | Harrison, Martin McMurtry | Meyer Sid Richardson | Parrish Weiss | Trauber Will Rice l Adams, Lester, Owen, Youngkin 2017-18 RICE BASKETBALL 3 Date Opponent / Event Location Time (CT) Date Opponent / Event Location Time (CT) Nov. 4 Wayland Baptist (Exh.) Tudor Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Jan . 20 * at Louisiana Tech Ruston, La . 6 p .m . Nov. 10 1 Eastern Kentucky Tudor Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Jan. 25 * FIU Tudor Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Nov. 14 1 Georgia State Tudor Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Jan. 27 * Florida Atlantic Tudor Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Nov . 17 at Northwestern State Natchitoches, La . 6:30 p .m . Feb . 3 * at North Texas Denton, Texas 5 p .m . Nov . 20 1 vs . UNLV Las Vegas, Nev . 5 p .m . Feb . 8 * at Middle Tennessee Murfreesboro, Tenn . 6:30 p .m . Nov . 22 1 vs . Mississippi/Utah Las Vegas, Nev . 5/7:30 p .m . Feb . 10 * at UAB Birmingham, Ala . 7 p .m . Nov. 25 St. Thomas Tudor Fieldhouse 6:30 p.m. Feb. 15 * Marshall Tudor Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Nov . 29 at UT-Arlington Arlington, Texas 7 p .m . Feb. 17 * WKU Tudor Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Dec. 2 UTRGV Tudor Fieldhouse 2 p.m. Feb . 22 * at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla . 6 p .m . Dec . 9 at Stephen F . Austin Nacogdoches, Texas 2 p .m . Feb . 24 * at FIU Miami, Fla . 6 p .m . Dec. 14 St. Edward’s Tudor Fieldhouse 11:30 a.m. Mar. 1 * UTEP Tudor Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Dec . 16 at Texas Tech Lubbock, Texas 7 p .m . Mar. 3 * UTSA Tudor Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Dec . 19 at New Mexico Albuquerque, N .M . 8:30 p .m . Mar . 7 Conference USA First Round Frisco, Texas TBA Dec. 22 Texas State Tudor Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Mar . 8 Conference USA Quarterfinals Frisco, Texas TBA Dec . 28 * at UTSA San Antonio, Texas 7 p .m . Mar . 9 Conference USA Semifinals Frisco, Texas TBA 2017-18 SCHEDULE 2017-18 Dec . 30 * at UTEP El Paso, Texas 8 p .m . Mar . 10 Conference USA Championship Frisco, Texas TBA Jan. 4 * Old Dominion Tudor Fieldhouse 7 p.m. Jan. 6 * Charlotte Tudor Fieldhouse 2 p.m. 1 - MGM Grand Main Event; * - denotes Conference USA game Jan. 13 * North Texas Tudor Fieldhouse 2 p.m. Jan . 18 * at Southern Miss Hattiesburg, Miss . 7 p .m . 4 2017-18 RICE BASKETBALL UAB BLAZERS FLORIDA ATLANTIC OWLS LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS Location Birmingham, Ala . Location Boca Raton, Fla . Location Ruston, La . Basketball Coach Robert Ehsan Basketball Coach Michael Curry Basketball Coach Erik Konkol Home Court Bartow Arena (8,500) Home Court FAU Arena (2,980) Home Court Thomas Assembly Center (8,000) Basketball SID Jay D’Abramo Basketball SID Justin Johnson Basketball SID Kane McGuire Office Number 205 .934 .0722 Office Number 561 .302 .0461 Office Number 318 .257 .5071 Email Address jdabramo@uab .edu Email Address jjohn218@fau .edu Email Address kmcguire@latech .edu OPPONENTS 2017-18 Website uabsports .com Website fausports .com Website latechsports .com CHARLOTTE 49ERS FIU PANTHERS MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD Location Charlotte, N .C . Location Miami, Fla . Location Huntington, W .Va . Basketball Coach Mark Price Basketball Coach Anthony Evans Basketball Coach Dan D’Antoni Home Court Halton Arena (9,105) Home Court Ocean Bank Convocation Center (5,000) Home Court Cam Henderson Center (9,043) Basketball SID Brent Stastny Basketball SID Michael Hogan Basketball SID Wilbur DeLashment Office Number 704 .687 .1021 Office Number 305 .348 .1496 Office Number 304 .696 .2418 Email Address bmstastn@uncc .edu Email Address mihogan@fiu .edu Email Address delashment@marshall .edu Website charlotte49ers .com Website fiusports .com Website herdzone .com EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS GEORGIA STATE PANTHERS MIDDLE TENNESSEE BLUE RAIDERS Location Richmond, Ky . Location Atlanta, Ga . Location Murfreesboro, Tenn . Basketball Coach Dan McHale Basketball Coach Ron Hunter Basketball Coach Kermit Davis Home Court Alumni Coliseum (6,650) Home Court Georgia State Sports Arena (3,854) Home Court Murphy Center (11,520) Basketball SID Steve Fohl Basketball SID Mike Holmes Basketball SID Eric Beovich Office Number 859 .622 .1253 Office Number 404 .413 .4033 Office Number 615 .904 .8115 Email Address steve .fohl@eku .edu Email Address rholmes@gsu .edu Email Address beovich@goblueraiders .com Website ekusports .com Website georgiastatesports .com Website goblueraiders .com 2017-18 RICE BASKETBALL 5 MISSISSIPPI REBELS NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN SOUTHERN MISS GOLDEN EAGLES Location Oxford, Miss .