2014–15 Rice Owls men's basketball team


The 2014–15 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by first year head coach Mike Rhoades, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–20, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a four way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech.

Previous season

The Owls finished the season 7–23, 2–14 in C-USA play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Tournament to North Texas.

Departures

Offseason Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Sean Obi3F6'9"265FreshmanKaduna, NigeriaTransferred to Duke
Nizar Kapic4G/F6'6"195RS FreshmanSankt Pölten, AustriaLeft Team
Keith Washington5G6'1"180SophomorePhiladelphia, PALeft Rice
Hunter Eggers15G6'0"200FreshmanGreenwich, CTLeft Team
Drew Bender21G6'5"195FreshmanPhoenix, AZTransferred to Northern Colorado
Austin Ramljak42G6'3"200SeniorThousand Oaks, CAGraduated
Bahrom Firozgary44F6'8"200SeniorHouston, TXGraduated

In-Season Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Maurice Rivers12F6'6"190FreshmanAtlanta, GeorgiaPersonal
Ross Wilson11F6'6"215JuniorGosforth, EnglandInjury
Oliver Xu3G6'2"170FreshmanHong KongPersonal
Joey Burbach2G6'5"190SophomorePort Washington, WisconsinPersonal

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2014

Recruiting class of 2015

Roster

Schedule

!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Conference USA Tournament