Rice Owls Basketball 2019-20 Game Notes 2019-20 Schedule Game 15 October 31 St
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RICE OWLS BASKETBALL 2019-20 GAME NOTES 2019-20 SCHEDULE GAME 15 OCTOBER 31 ST. EDWARD’S (EXH.) L, 83-89 NOVEMBER 5 at Arkansas SECN+ L, 43-91 AT 9 PENN CUSAtv W, 80-61 RICE vs WKU 10 WAYLAND BAPTIST CUSAtv W, 65-40 12 at Northwestern State Demon TV W, 80-74 JANUARY 4, 2020 / 4 P.M. CT / BOWLING GREEN, KY. 16 at UC Santa Barbara BigWest.tv W, 82-81 19 HOUSTON CBSSN/FB L, 89-97 E.A. DIDDLE ARENA (7,523) 22 1 vs. Milwaukee FloHoops W, 75-69 23 1 vs. RV/NR Liberty FloHoops L, 59-71 TV: ESPN3 24 1 vs. East Carolina FloHoops W, 77-69 (Play-by-Play: Graham Doty; Analyst: Jay Walton) DECEMBER Radio: TuneIn/Stretch Internet 7 at Lamar ESPN+ L, 60-73 (Play-by-Play: J.P. Heath) 14 HOUSTON BAPTIST CUSAtv W, 96-84 19 ST. THOMAS CUSAtv W, 103-70 29 SAM HOUSTON STATE CUSAtv L, 61-75 JANUARY RICE WKU 2 * at Marshall ESPN+ L, 69-89 OWLS 4 * at WKU ESPN3 4 p.m. HILLTOPPERS 9 * FLORIDA ATLANTIC ESPN+ 7 p.m. 2019-20 Record: ...............................................8-6 2019-20 Record: ...............................................8-5 11 * FIU ESPN+ 2 p.m. 2019-20 C-USA Record: .....................................0-1 2019-20 C-USA Record: .....................................1-0 16 * at Louisiana Tech ESPN+ 6:30 p.m. Last Game: ............................. L, 89-69 at Marshall Last Game: ......................W, 93-84 vs. North Texas 18 * at Southern Miss ESPN+ 2 p.m. Head Coach: .......................................... Scott Pera Head Coach: ................................... Rick Stansbury 20 * at North Texas ESPN+ 7 p.m. Career Record (Years): ..........................28-49 (3rd) Career Record (Years): ....................363-213 (18th) 23 * UTEP ESPN+ 7 p.m. At Rice: .................................................28-49 (3rd) At WKU: ...............................................70-47 (4th) 25 * UTSA ESPN+ 7 p.m. vs. WKU: ...........................................................0-2 vs. Rice: ............................................................2-0 FEBRUARY 1 * NORTH TEXAS ESPN+ 2 p.m. 6 * at UAB ESPN+ 7 p.m. RICE CONTINUES CONFERENCE OPENING ROAD TRIP AT WKU 8 * at Middle Tennessee CUSAtv 5 p.m. 13 * OLD DOMINION ESPN+ 7 p.m. • Rice continues its conference opening road trip this Saturday, Jan. 4 when it travels to Bowling Green, Ky., to face WKU. Tip-off is scheduled for 4 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by ESPN3. 15 * CHARLOTTE ESPN+ 2 p.m. 22 * C-USA Bonus Play TBA • Rice and WKU will meet for just the seventh time overall. The Owls are 2-4 in the series but it is tied at one in Bowling 27 * C-USA Bonus Play TBA Green. Rice is looking to snap a three-game losing streak against the Hilltoppers. Last year, Rice dropped a 92-85 double- overtime game at home. MARCH • Sophomore Trey Murphy III leads the Owls with 13.5 points per game and 1.1 steals per game while placing third in re- 1 * C-USA Bonus Play TBA bounds (5.6). He is also fifth in the league in three-pointers made per game (2.4). Senior Robert Martin is second on the 4 * C-USA Bonus Play TBA team with 11.4 points per game and 6.0 rebounds per game, which is 10th in the conference. Sophomore Drew Peterson 7 * C-USA Bonus Play TBA is third on the team in scoring (10.6) and leads the team and is sixth in C-USA with 6.6 rebounds per game. He is also 11-14 2 C-USA Championship eighth in the league in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.5), ninth in three-point field goal percentage (.396) and 10th in assists per game (3.3). Senior Ako Adams is fourth on the team with 10.5 points per game and second with 2.2 assists per game. 1 Islands of the Bahamas Showcase (Nassau, Bahamas) He is also third in Conference USA in free throw percentage (88.1%) and tied for 10th in three-pointers made per game 2 Conference USA Championship (Frisco, Texas) (2.1). All times are central and subject to change • Ako Adams is making is way to the top of the Rice charts. The senior currently sits in second-place in all-time free throw BOLD indicates home games percentage, connecting on 85.2%, just 0.6% off the top spot. He is also fourth in career three-pointers made with 177, 23 behind the career leader. Adams is also just 66 points from 1,000 career. • Rice begins its Conference USA home schedule next Thursday, Jan. 9, when it hosts Florida Atlantic. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT and the game will be livestreamed by the ESPN+. PAGE 1 #THERICEWAY 2019-20 OVERALL • 8-6 / C-USA • 0-1 / HOME • 4-2 / AWAY 2-3 / NEUTRAL • 2-1 PREVIOUS GAME’S STARTERS HIGHLIGHED IN SHADED BOX Last Game: 2 stls, 1 reb at Marshall SEASON HIGHS PAYTON MOORE Notes: Avg 7.2 pts and 2.1 rbs...scored double-figures 4x...scored Pts: 20 at UC Santa Barbara, 11/16/19 G • 6-4 • 205 • So. • Los Angeles, Calif. career-high 20 pts at UC Santa Barbara...twice scored 10 pts (Penn, Reb: 7 vs. Penn, 11/9/19 at Northwestern State)...also grabbed a career-high 7 rbs vs. Penn. 0 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Ast: 4 vs. Liberty, 11/23/19 Stl: 4 at Arkansas, 11/5/19 7.2 2.1 1.6 1.1 0.1 18.8 Last Game: 3 pts, 2 rbs at Marshall SEASON HIGHS JOSH PARRISH Notes: Averaging 4.1 pts and 2.0 rbs...connecting on 52.5% from the Pts: 10 vs. Milwaukee, 11/22/19 field...season-high 10 pts & 5 rbs vs. Milwaukee...scored 7 pts vs. Reb: 5 vs. Milwaukee, 11/22/19 G • 6-4 • 215 • r-Jr. • Arlington, Texas Liberty...grabbed 4 rbs 2x...had 4 pts, 2 rbs and 2 stls vs. Wayland Ast: 2, 4x, last vs. Houston Baptist, 12/14/19 1 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Baptist. Stl: 2, 2x, last vs. St. Thomas, 12/19/19 4.1 2.0 0.9 0.7 0.3 13.4 Last Game: 11 pts 7 rbs at Marshall SEASON HIGHS TREY MURPHY III Notes: C-USA Player of the Week (11/18)...leads team with 13.5 pts Pts: 25 at Northwestern State., 11/12/19 G • 6-8 • 200 • So. • Durham, N.C. & 1.1 stls...3rd with 5.6 rbs...35.6% 3FG%...scored double-figures 9 Reb: 10 vs. St. Thomas, 12/19/19 times...career-high 25 pts at Northwestern State...1st career double- Ast: 3 at Lamar, 12/7/19 2 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG double vs. St. Thomas (21 pts/10 rbs)...18 pts at UC Santa Barbara... Blks: 4 vs. Wayland Baptist 11/10/19 13.5 5.6 0.9 1.1 0.7 28.5 career-high 4 blks vs. Wayland Baptist. Last Game: 8 pts at Marshall SEASON HIGHS AKO ADAMS Notes: 4th on the team with 10.5 pts & 2nd with 2.2 asts...leads Pts: 18 vs. Milwaukee, 11/22/19 team in FT% (.881)...scored double-figures in 8 games...led team in Reb: 3, 2x, last vs. East Carolina, 11/24/19 G • 6-3 • 175 • Sr. • Washington, D.C. pts 4x & asts 5x...recorded 5 asts 2x...scored 18 pts vs. Milwaukee... Ast: 5, 2x, last at UC Santa Barbara, 11/16/19 3 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG scored 16 pts vs. Houston. Stl: 2 vs. Houston, 11/19/19 10.5 1.3 2.2 0.4 0.0 24.1 Last Game: 7 pts at Marshall SEASON HIGHS QUINCY OLIVARI Notes: Avg 5.7 pts & 1.4 rbs...scored 10 pts 3x (Penn, Wayland Pts: 10, 3x, last vs. St. Thomas, 12/19/19 G • 6-2 • 190 • Fr. • Atlanta, Ga. Baptist, St. Thomas)...3 double-figure scoring games...9 pts vs. Reb: 4 vs. Liberty, 11/23/19 Milwaukee...season-high 4 rbs vs. Liberty. 4 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Ast: 2 at Northwestern State, 11/12/19 Stl: 2 vs. St. Thomas, 12/19/19 5.7 1.4 0.7 0.8 0.0 10.8 Last Game: DNP at Marshall SEASON HIGHS ADDISON OWEN Notes: Played in three games...career-high 5 pts and 2 rbs vs. St. Pts: 5 vs. St. Thomas, 12/19/19 Thomas...played two minutes at Arkansas...grabbed 1 rebound vs. Reb: 2 vs. St. Thomas, 12/19/19 G • 6-5 • 195 • Sr. • Atlanta, Ga. Wayland Baptist. 5 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG Ast: 0 Stl: 0 1.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 Last Game: 12 pts, 5 rbs at Marshall SEASON HIGHS ROBERT MARTIN Notes: 2nd on the team with 11.4 pts & 5.9 rbs....scored double- Pts: 23 vs. Houston, 11/19/19 F • 6-6 • 220 • Sr. • Pittsburgh, Pa. figures 8x...scored 20 pts 2x...season-high 23 pts vs. Houston...10 Reb: 10, 2x, last at UC Santa Barbara, 11/16/19 pts, 10 rbs a UC Santa Barbara...10 rbs vs. Wayland Baptist...12 pts & Ast: 4 vs. Houston Baptist, 12/14/19 10 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG MPG 9 rbs vs. Milwaukee... 16 pts vs. Liberty. Stl: 3 vs. Houston Baptist, 12/14/19 11.4 5.9 1.9 0.9 0.1 28.0 Last Game: DNP at Marshall SEASON HIGHS BEN MOFFAT Notes: Saw action in two games (Wayland Baptist, St.