# 2012–13 Rice Owls men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fifth-year head coach Ben Braun, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 5–26, 1–15 in C-USA play, to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Conference USA tournament to Houston.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Max Guercy | Guard | 5' 9" | 170 | Freshman | Arleta, CA |
| 3 | Tamir Jackson | Guard | 6' 3" | 194 | Senior | Paterson, NJ |
| 4 | Nizar Kapic | Guard/forward | 6' 6" | 195 | Freshman | Sankt Pölten, Austria |
| 5 | Keith Washington | Guard | 6' 1" | 170 | Freshman | Philadelphia, PA |
| 10 | Dan Peera | Guard | 6' 0" | 185 | Sophomore | Concord, CA |
| 11 | Ross Wilson | Forward | 6' 7" | 205 | Freshman | Gosforth, England |
| 15 | Julian DeBose | Guard | 6' 4" | 196 | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. |
| 41 | Seth Gearhart | Forward | 6' 7" | 208 | Sohpomore | Wilsonville, OR |
| 42 | Austin Ramljak | Guard | 6' 3" | 170 | Junior | Thousand Oaks, CA |
| 44 | Bahrom Firozgary | Forward | 6' 8" | 200 | Junior | Houston, TX |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 7:00 pm | St. Thomas | L 59–72 | 0–1 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,637) Houston, TX |
| 11/14/2012* 7:00 pm | St. Edward's | W 75–63 | 1–1 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,288) Houston, TX |
| 11/17/2012* 7:00 pm | at Temple | L 63–77 | 1–2 | Liacouras Center (6,836) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/22/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Georgia Tech DIRECTV Classic quarterfinals | L 36–54 | 1–3 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,087) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/23/2012* 8:30 pm, ESPNU | vs. Drake DIRECTV Classic consolation round | L 66–77 | 1–4 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,627) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/25/2012* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Drexel DIRECTV Classic seventh-place game | L 47–55 | 1–5 | Anaheim Convention Center (2,527) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/01/2012* 7:00 pm | Houston Baptist | W 61–53 | 2–5 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,827) Houston, TX |
| 12/12/2012* 7:00 pm | Long Island | L 70–97 | 2–6 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,172) Houston, TX |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm | Hartford | L 51–58 | 2–7 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,632) Houston, TX |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm | Chicago State | W 63–60 $^{OT}$ | 3–7 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,077) Houston, TX |
| 12/22/2012* 7:00 pm | TCU | L 63–65 | 3–8 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,549) Houston, TX |
| 12/29/2012* 1:00 pm, LHN | at Texas | L 41–57 | 3–9 | Frank Erwin Center (10,943) Austin, TX |
| 01/05/2013* 3:00 pm | at Harvard | L 62–92 | 3–10 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,722) Boston, MA |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | Southern Miss | L 52–75 | 3–11 (0–1) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,411) Houston, TX |
| 01/12/2013 5:30 pm, CSS | at Tulsa | L 51–64 | 3–12 (0–2) | Reynolds Center (4,521) Tulsa, OK |
| 01/16/2013 6:00 pm, CSS | Memphis | L 51–77 | 3–13 (0–3) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,837) Houston, TX |
| 01/19/2013* 7:00 pm | New Orleans | W 95–71 | 4–13 | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,423) Houston, TX |
| 01/23/2013 6:00 pm, CSS | at UCF | L 67–78 | 4–14 (0–4) | UCF Arena (4,556) Orlando, FL |
| 01/26/2013 1:00 pm, CSS | at Tulane | L 66–73 | 4–15 (0–5) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena (1,698) New Orleans, LA |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | Houston | W 79–69 | 5–15 (1–5) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,532) Houston, TX |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | East Carolina | L 63–79 | 5–16 (1–6) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,691) Houston, TX |
| 02/06/2013 8:00 pm | at UTEP | L 53–65 | 5–17 (1–7) | Don Haskins Center (7,223) El Paso, TX |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | SMU | L 39–61 | 5–18 (1–8) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,256) Houston, TX |
| 02/13/2013 6:00 pm | at Marshall | L 70–71 | 5–19 (1–9) | Cam Henderson Center (5,308) Huntington, WV |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | at UAB | L 57–80 | 5–20 (1–10) | Bartow Arena (5,176) Birmingham, AL |
| 02/23/2013 7:00 pm | Tulane | L 64–89 | 5–21 (1–11) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,477) Houston, TX |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | at SMU | L 55–67 | 5–22 (1–12) | Moody Coliseum (3,280) Dallas, TX |
| 03/02/2013 1:00 pm | UTEP | L 56–67 | 5–23 (1–13) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,037) Houston, TX |
| 03/06/2013 7:00 pm | at Houston | L 62–84 | 5–24 (1–14) | Hofheinz Pavilion (3,923) Houston, TX |
| 03/09/2013 7:00 pm | Tulsa | L 71–77 | 5–25 (1–15) | Tudor Fieldhouse (2,018) Houston, TX |
| 2013 Conference USA men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/13/2013 6:00 pm | vs. Houston First round | L 67–72 | 5–26 | BOK Center (5,743) Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||