MEN S BASKETBALL Rice University Men s Basketball. Game 27 Feb. 27, 2013 at SMU

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1 MEN S BASKETBALL Game 27 Rice (5-21, 1-11) at SMU (13-14, 3-9) Feb. 27, 2013 Dallas, Texas Moody Coliseum Radio: Yahoo Sports Radio 1560 RiceOwls.com Play-by-Play: J.P. Heath Rice University men s basketball travels to SMU for the second meeting with the Mustangs of the regular season. The Owls returned from a week away from league action on Saturday night as the squad hosted Tulane in an defeat. Max Guercy and Tamir Jackson shined for Rice, scoring 19 points each. Jackson added four rebounds and three assists, while Guercy swiped five steals and was named Conference USA Freshman of the Week for the fourth time in the past two months for his efforts. SMU has played just twice since its last meeting with the Owls, dropping a pair of contests at Tulane and home against East Carolina. NOTING WEDNESDAY S GAME Wednesday marks the Mustangs final game of the season in Moody Coliseum before the venerable building receives interior renovations. Jalen Jones leads SMU with 15.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. The defensive-minded squad swipes 6.9 steals per contest and forces more than 14 turnovers per game. SMU s 39.2 opponent field goal percentage is the best mark in C-USA. The Mustangs shoot 75.2 percent on free throws, which also ranks first in the league. SMU leads the long-running series, after picking up a win earlier this season at Tudor Fieldhouse RICE OWLS AT-A-GLANCE No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown GP-GS PPG RPG 1 Max Guercy G Fr. Arleta, Calif Tamir Jackson G Sr. Paterson, N.J Nizar Kapic G/F Fr. Sankt Poelten, Austria Keith Washington G Fr. Philadelphia, Pa Dan Peera G So. San Ramon, Calif Ross Wilson F Fr. Gosforth, England Julian DeBose G So. Washington, D.C Elliot Franshaw F Fr. Houston, Texas Seth Gearhart F So. Wilsonville, Ore Austin Ramljak G Jr. Thousand Oaks, Calif Bahrom Firozgary F Jr. Houston, Texas Head Coach: Ben Braun Assoc. Head Coach: Louis Reynaud Assistant Coaches: Gus Argenal and Adam Cohen Television: TWC Sports Live Video: Rice All-Access Jackson averages 9.8 points, 3.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds in eight career meetings with the Mustangs. He scored the 1,500th point of his illustrious career in the Feb. 9 contest against SMU. Julian DeBose adds 5.3 points in three games after leading the Owls with 14 points in this season s earlier meeting. Rice swept last season s series as the Owls put together a three-game winning streak against SMU. As the Owls wrap up February, the squad can look forward to March knowing two of their final three regular season games are at home leading into the Conference USA Championship in Tulsa on March RICE OWLS SCHEDULE/RESULTS November 10 ST. THOMAS L, ST. EDWARD S W, at Temple L, vs. Georgia Tech ^ ESPNU L, vs. Drake ^ ESPNU L, vs. Drexel ^ ESPN3 L, December 1 HOUSTON BAPTIST W, LIU BROOKLYN L, HARTFORD L, CHICAGO STATE WOT, TCU L, at Texas LHN L, January 5 at Harvard L, SOUTHERN MISS * L, at Tulsa * CSS L, MEMPHIS * CSS L, NEW ORLEANS W, at UCF * L, at Tulane * CSS L, HOUSTON * W, February 2 EAST CAROLINA * L, at UTEP * L, SMU * L, at Marshall * L, at UAB * L, TULANE * L, at SMU * TWC 7 p.m. March 2 UTEP * new time 1 p.m. 6 at Houston * 7 p.m. 9 TULSA * 7 p.m Conference USA Championship # ^ - DirecTV Classic (Anaheim, Calif.) * - Conference USA contest # - BOK Center (Tulsa, Okla.) All times are central and subject to change. INSIDE... Media Information... 2 By The Numbers... 3 Conference USA Standings... 4 Miscellaneous Stats... 6 Head Coach Ben Braun... 8 The Last Time... 9 Radio/TV Roster...10 Career Highs...11 Player Profiles...13 Season Stats...23 RiceOwls.com Game Notes

2 MEDIA INFORMATION Rice Basketball Contact Charles Cochrum ... Office Mobile Fax Press Row INTERVIEW POLICY During the season, interviews with Rice student-athletes, head coach Ben Braun and his staff should be made through Charles Cochrum in the Rice sports information office. In addition to being accessible on the Rice campus, Braun will also take part in Conference USA teleconferences throughout the season. Contact Cochrum about dates and times. Players are instructed not to accept phone calls or participate in any interviews not arranged by the sports information office. POSTGAME PROCEDURES The Rice sports information office will assist writers and broadcasters wishing to interview players and coaches after each game. Following a cooling-off period, Rice coach Ben Braun and Rice student-athletes will be brought to the Trauber Suite for post-game interviews (located behind the upper-level end zone seating). The Rice locker room and training room are not open to the media. Every effort will be made to coordinate with visiting sports information officials an interview opportunity for the visiting coach/ student-athletes. RICE RADIO Yahoo Sports Radio 1560 (KGOW) is in its second year as the flagship station for Rice men s basketball and football broadcasts. Voice of the Owls J.P. Heath is in his first season as the play-by-play voice for men s basketball. COMCAST SPORTSNET Rice, IMG College, and newly-launched Comcast SportsNet Houston inked a programming contract before the season and the network will run the Rice Basketball Coaches Show beginning the week of Jan. 7 through the end of the season. IWantCSNHouston.com includes the network s latest distribution developments. RICEOWLS.COM The official website of Rice athletics, includes pregame notes, game and season statistics, and recaps following each game. In addition, live stats and streaming video and audio are available for all home contests. BASKETBALL LIST To receive the latest news and notes on the Rice Owls in your inbox, contact Charles Cochrum to be added to the list Rice University Men s Basketball THE MATCHUP AT A GLANCE Category Rice SMU Head Coach Ben Braun Larry Brown Overall Record Conference Record Current Streak L6 L2 Points Per Game Points Allowed Per Game Average Scoring Margin Rebounds Per Game Rebounds Allowed Per Game Average Rebound Margin Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Percentage Defense Three-Point Field Goal Percentage Three-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense Free Throw Percentage Assists Per Game Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio Blocks Per Game Steals Per Game Points per Possession Points per Possession Allowed Possessions per 40 Minutes SMU leads the long-running series, after picking up a win earlier this season at Tudor Fieldhouse. Tamir Jackson averages 9.8 points, 3.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds in eight career meetings with the Mustangs. SERIES HISTORY Julian DeBose adds 5.3 points in three games. Rice swept last season s two meetings as the Owls put together a three-game winning streak in the series. EARLIER THIS SEASON... Rice shot a season-low 20 percent from the field as SMU used a second-half run to put the game away in an eventual setback. Julian DeBose led the Owls in scoring for the first time this season with 14 points to accompany two assists and a rebound. Senior Tamir Jackson sank a second-half free throw to notch the 1,500th point of his collegiate career. He is just the ninth player in program history to reach the milestone. Jackson finished with 11 points, five rebounds and two assists for the Owls (5-18, 1-8), who shot a season-low 19.6 percent from the field on the night. Rice sank just 6-of-25 three-point attempts but had a solid night at the foul line, sinking 13-of-16 free throws. Austin Ramljak added six points for Rice, but sat on the bench most of the second half after picking up his fourth personal foul early in the frame. The junior sank 2-of-3 three-pointers and added a pair of rebounds. RICE TEAM INFORMATION Record C-USA Record /7th Starters R/L...2/3 Seniors...1 Juniors...2 Sophomores...3 Freshmen...4 RICE PROGRAM HISTORY First season All-Time Record (.443)...99th season NCAA appearances , 1942, 1954, 1970 NIT appearances , 1991, 1993, 2004, 2005 CIT Appearances RICE COACHING STAFF Head Coach...Ben Braun...Wisconsin, 1975 Record at Rice Career Record Assoc. Head Coach...Louis Reynaud... San Francisco St., 89 Assistant Coaches...Gus Argenal...UC Davis, 04...Adam Cohen... Arizona, 08 Tudor Fieldhouse 6100 Main Street Houston, TX RICE SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter Athletics...@RiceOwlsdotcom Basketball...@RiceBasketball Facebook Athletics... facebook.com/riceathletics Basketball... facebook.com/ricebasketball PRONUNCIATIONS Julian DeBose deh-bohs Bahrom Firozgary buh-rahm froze-gary Seth Gearhart GEHR-hart Max Guercy GURR-see Nizar Kapic nihz-arr kahp-itch Dan Peera PEER-uh Austin Ramljak rom-yock RiceOwls.com Game Notes

3 TIPPING OFF Rice University men s basketball travels to SMU for the second meeting with the Mustangs of the regular season. The Owls returned from a week away from league action on Saturday night as the squad hosted Tulane in an defeat. Max Guercy and Tamir Jackson shined for Rice, scoring 19 points each. Jackson added four rebounds and three assists, while Guercy swiped five steals and was named Conference USA Freshman of the Week for the fourth time in the past two months for his efforts. SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS SMU has played just twice since its last meeting with the Owls, dropping a pair of contests at Tulane and home against East Carolina. Wednesday marks the Mustangs final game of the season in Moody Coliseum before the venerable building receives interior renovations. Jalen Jones leads SMU with 15.2 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. The defensive-minded squad swipes 6.9 steals per contest and forces more than 14 turnovers per game. SMU s 39.2 opponent field goal percentage is the best mark in C-USA. The Mustangs shoot 75.2 percent on free throws, which also ranks first in the league. EVEN MORE C-USA ACCOLADES Max Guercy became Conference USA s most decorated rookie when he snagged his fourth Freshman of the Week award on Monday. The guard notched 19 points, five steals and three rebounds against Tulane to earn the distinction for a fourth time in 16 weeks. Guercy s first award came on Jan. 7 after he scored 19 points and dished out five assists at Harvard two days earlier. He won the honor three weeks later on Jan. 28 after averaging 6.0 assists on the week at UCF and Tulane. In those two road games, he averaged 10.5 points per game and dished out 6.0 assists with just two total turnovers for the Owls. Guercy earned his third weekly award after scoring 21 points in Rice s win over Houston and then adding nine points and five assists against East Carolina Rice University Men s Basketball APPLYING PRESSURE In the last 12 games, Rice has allowed its opponents to score on the first possession of the game just one time (at UTEP). In the other 11 games, the opposition s first possession has ended with a Rice steal three times and a Rice rebound eight times. On the season, opponents have scored on their first possession nine times, compared to six turnovers and 10 Rice rebounds. BALL SECURITY Rice ranks 45th in the nation in turnovers per game (11.7). The total is the lowest in the league. Rice holds steady in turnover margin at +1.54, second in the league and 90th nationally. Five Rice players have assist-to-turnover ratios higher than 1.0, led by Seth Gearhart s and Max Guercy s marks. As a team, the Owls own a 0.9 assist-to-turnover ratio. MILESTONE MAN Senior Tamir Jackson became the ninth player in program history to score 1,500 career points when he did so in the second half against SMU on Feb. 9. Jackson is one of only two players in Rice history to rank in the program s career top 10 in each of the following categories: points, assists and steals. He joined Jason McKrieth ( ) on the exclusive list against New Orleans as he tallied 24 points to take over 10th in the program s scoring list. Player PTS Rk. ASST Rk. STL Rk. Tamir Jackson 1, Jason McKrieth 1, See p. 8 for Jackson s updated place in eight different Rice career record categories. BEYOND THE ARC Rice converts an average of 7.23 three-pointers per game to rank second in Conference USA and 70th nationally. Two Owls rank in the league s top 20 in threes made per game, including Austin Ramljak s RICE S STATS IN ITS LAST THREE GAMES GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG. AST. TO BLK STL PTS/AVG Jackson /18.7 Guercy /12.7 Debose /9.7 Ramljak /7.7 Washington /6.7 Wilson /4.7 Firozgary /3.3 Peera /0.3 Franshaw /0.0 Team Totals /63.7 Opponents /80.0 RiceOwls.com Game Notes RICE BY THE NUMBERS... 1 Austin Ramljak is just one threepointer shy of cracking the program s single-season top 10 list. The junior is 56-of-151 from downtown Rice s positive 1.54 turnover margin ranks second in Conference USA behind only Southern Miss Rice basketball was a repeat winner of the Conference USA academic award in , honoring the conference program with the highest grade point average (3.166) during the academic year. The Owls were joined by the men s tennis and women s track and field teams in winning the award. 5 Tamir Jackson ranks fifth in Conference USA in scoring with 16.3 points per game. His 5.8 rebounding average ranks him 16th in the league. 14 Julian DeBose led Rice with 14 points in the season marks the 99th season in program history. The Owls began play in Rice celebrated its Centennial in 2012, culminating with a week-long event in October. 123 Jackson has played in 123 career games for Rice, placing him in a tie for third on the program s all-time list. Connor Frizzelle leads all Owls with 129 career games played. 608 Head coach Ben Braun enters Wednesday s game with 608 career wins, ranking him 12th among active NCAA Division I coaches. He is one of just 40 NCAA coaches to ever crack the 600-win mark, doing so late last season. 1,500 Jackson reached another career milestone as he scored his 1,500th point against SMU on Feb. 9. His total is up to 1,559, ranking him sixth in program history.

4 CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS C-USA Overall W L W L Memphis Southern Miss UCF UTEP East Carolina Tulane Tulsa UAB Marshall Houston SMU Rice UPCOMING SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES CENTRAL) TUE., FEBRUARY 26 Memphis at Xavier Georgia Southwestern at UCF 6 p.m. 6 p.m. WED., FEBRUARY 27 * Rice at SMU 7 p.m. * UAB at Tulane 7 p.m. * Houston at UTEP 8 p.m. SAT., MARCH 2 * Memphis at UCF Noon * Marshall at Houston 1 p.m. * SMU at UAB 2 p.m. * UTEP at Rice 7 p.m. * Tulane at Tulsa 7 p.m. * East Carolina at Southern Miss 7 p.m. TUE., MARCH 5 * Southern Miss at Marshall 6 p.m. * Memphis at UTEP 8 p.m. WED., MARCH 6 * Tulane at East Carolina 6 p.m. * UCF at UAB 6 p.m. * Rice at Houston 7 p.m. * SMU at Tulsa 7 p.m. SAT., MARCH 9 * UAB at Memphis 11 a.m. * UTEP at SMU 2 p.m. * Marshall at East Carolina 4 p.m. * Houston at Tulane 7 p.m. * Tulsa at Rice 7 p.m. * UCF at Southern Miss 7 p.m. WED.-SAT., MARCH Conference USA Men s Basketball Championship (BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.) Rice University Men s Basketball 2.15 (fifth) and Max Guercy s 1.46 (16th). Ramljak came within two treys of the program record when he sank 6-of-12 attempts against Georgia Tech on Nov. 22. Julian DeBose, Guercy and Ramljak are shooting over 37 percent from downtown on the season to rank in C-USA s top 20. Guercy leads the group in 12th at 39.6 percent. HEAD OF THE CLASS Freshman Max Guercy leads or ranks near the top of his class in numerous Conference USA statistical categories. The guard is third among rookies in scoring (10.0 ppg), fourth in three-point shooting (39.6 percent), second in steals (1.42 spg) and assists by a freshman with Fellow newcomer Ross Wilson ranks fourth among league freshmen in field goal percentage (54.4). CHARITY STRIPE SUCCESS Through 26 games, Rice has converted a solid 73.0 percent of its free throw attempts on the season ( ). The Owls get to the stripe 16.5 times per game, led by Tamir Jackson s 5.2 free throw attempts. Rice ranks second in the league from the line. In the last 13 games, the Owls have converted 80 percent or more of their foul shots six times. During the stretch, Rice is shooting 76.0 percent from the stripe as a team ( ). DOUBLING UP Senior Tamir Jackson recorded the first two double-doubles of his career with 12 points and 15 rebounds in the win over St. Edward s, followed by 17 points and 12 boards at Temple. He then notched 11 points and 12 rebounds against Houston Baptist for his third. Sophomore Julian DeBose narrowly missed out on his first two career double-doubles in Anaheim as he tallied 12 points and a careerbest nine rebounds in Rice s final two games. TULANE FLUSTERS OWLS The Green Wave forced Rice into 14 turnovers and converted the miscues into 21 points as the visitors took an win in the second regular CAREER STATS VS. SMU season meeting between the squads. Max Guercy and Tamir Jackson sscored 19 points apiece to lead the Owls. Jackson added four rebounds and three assists, while Guercy swiped five steals and was named Conference USA Freshman of the Week for the fourth time in the past two months for his efforts. Rice shot 43.2 percent from the field but sank just 5-of-17 three-point attempts. THREE-POINTERS DOOM RICE Rice made just three long shots while UAB knocked down 11-of-24 in an road setback on Feb. 16. Tamir Jackson recorded his seventh 20-point outing of the season with 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting. Julian DeBose joined him in double figures with 10 points, including a 4-of-5 mark from the foul line. MARSHALL HITS LATE FREE THROWS TO HANG ON Rice opened a two-game road trip at Marshall in an extremely tight game. Neither team led by more than five points and the lead changed hands 21 times before the Herd escaped with a win. Five Owls scored in double figures, led by Tamir Jackson s 16 points. Marshall entered the game shooting just 57 percent from the foul line as a team but sank 10 of its final 11 shots to secure a victory. SMU TAKES ADVANTAGE OF SHOOTING DISPARITY Rice shot a season-low 20 percent from the field as SMU used a second-half run to put the game away. Julian DeBose led the Owls in scoring for the first time this season with 14 points to accompany two assists and a rebound. Senior Tamir Jackson sank a second-half free throw to notch the 1,500th point of his collegiate career. He is just the ninth player in program history to reach the milestone. GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG. AST. TO BLK STL PTS/AVG Jackson /9.8 DeBose /5.3 Ramljak /8.0 Guercy /6.0 Firozgary /0.0 Franshaw /0.0 Gearhart /0.0 Peera /0.0 Washington /0.0 Wilson /0.0 RiceOwls.com Game Notes

5 MINERS DIG EARLY HOLE Despite an overall rebounding margin and a scoring advantage in the second half, Rice was unable to pick up a road win against UTEP after falling behind early. The Miners staked a halftime advantage and matched a season high with 10 three-pointers to hold off the Owls, Tamir Jackson scored 10 of his team-high 12 points in the second half, while Julian DeBose hauled in seven rebounds to lead the visitors. OWLS RALLY PAST HOUSTON Rice overcame a 15-point deficit to top rival Houston for the fourth time in the last five meetings on Jan. 30, Max Guercy notched a season-best 21 points on 7-of-9 shooting and the Owls committed a season-low four turnovers to cap off the comeback win. Tamir Jackson added a team-best six rebounds and 18 points, including a 9-of-10 mark from the foul line. Rice converted 65.2 percent of its second-half shots and finished the game at 45.5 percent. OWLS FLY PAST NEW ORLEANS Behind solid shooting up and down the roster, Rice ran away with a win over New Orleans in the team s final non-conference game of the regular season. Tamir Jackson paced the team with 24 points, but it career high outputs from sophomores Julian DeBose (20 points) and Seth Gearhart (15) helped the Owls put the game away. Rice posted season highs in points (95), three-pointers (12), shooting percentage (61.3) three-point accuracy (50.0) and assists (20). TEXAS PULLS OUT LATE WIN After holding a pair of six-point advantages and battling to a tie at halftime, Rice suffered a nearly six-minute scoring drought. Texas three-point advantage grew to double figures over the span, and Rice was left without enough time to rally in the loss. Austin Ramljak sank four three-pointers off the bench and led Rice with 14 points. On his birthday, Tamir Jackson added 12 points and four rebounds. TCU ESCAPES WITH WIN Rice shot better than 60 percent from the field after halftime to virtually erase an 18-point deficit in a setback on Dec. 22. The Owls pulled within two points on a few occasions late in the game, including the last possession of the night, with 10 seconds left. Tamir Jackson paced Rice with 25 points and Rice University Men s Basketball four assists. The Owls comeback seems even more impressive considering the team s rebounding deficit. JACKSON LEADS OWLS TO OVERTIME VICTORY After a scoreless first half, Tamir Jackson erupted for 20 of Rice s 29 second-half points in a overtime win against Chicago State. The senior led a late charge to rally from eight points down in the game s final five minutes to force the extra period. (He finished with 22 points on 7-of-16 shooting). The Owls overcame a whopping rebound disadvantage, in part by scoring 29 points off of 15 CSU turnovers. Austin Ramljak sank two of Rice s nine threepointers to score 10 points off the bench. RICE KNOCKS OFF HBU After a four-game road swing, the Owls happily to returned home with an early 27-8 lead over Houston Baptist en route to a win. Austin Ramljak led the Owls in scoring with 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting, while Tamir Jackson notched his third double-double of the season with 11 points and 12 rebounds. The senior also notched a career high with six steals and added four assists. Freshman Max Guercy was the third Owl to reach double figures as he added 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting with five rebounds and a pair of assists. DIRECTV CLASSIC Four west-coast Owls played in front of friends and family as Rice spent Thanksgiving weekend at the DirecTV Classic in Anaheim. Rice opened against a talented Georgia Tech team, which owned a advantage in rebounds on Thanksgiving Day. Thousand Oaks, Calif. native Austin Ramljak was a bright spot for the Owls, as the junior sank 6-of-12 three-pointers for a season-best 18 points in the setback. The Owls then faced Drake in a rematch of last year s CollegeInsider.com Tournament second round game. The Bulldogs claimed a win, despite a season-high 25 points from Tamir Jackson. The senior shot 9-of-17 from the field and hauled in six rebounds in the back-and-forth contest. Drake s Jordan Clarke set a tournament record with 18 rebounds. Jackson then scored 20 points in the DirecTV Classic finale against Drexel, but the Dragons rallied for a win. After trailing by as many as 12 points in the first half, Rice opened the second with an impressive 17-5 run to take a lead before Drexel regained control of the game. RICE S RECORD WHEN Overall Conference USA Games White Uniforms Blue Uniforms At Home On the Road Neutral Site Games Decided by... 3 Points or Fewer Points Points or More Overtime Scoring First Leading at the Half Trailing at the Half Tied at the Half 0-5 Leading with 10 Min. to Play Trailing with 10 Min. to Play Tied with 10 Min. to Play Leading with 5 Min. to Play Trailing with 5 Min. to Play Tied with 5 Min. to Play Rice Shoots 50% or Better Opp. Shoots 50% or Better Rice Outshoots Opp Bench Outscores Opp. Bench Rice Outrebounds Opp Opp. Outrebounds Rice Rebounds are the Same % or Better on FT More FT Att. than Opp Fewer FT Att. than Opp Same FT Att. as Opp. 0-2 Fewer TO than Opp More TO than Opp Turnovers are the Same Scoring 100+ points 1-0 Scoring points 1-0 Scoring points 6-1 Scoring points Scoring Less than 70 points Allowing 100+ points Allowing points Allowing points Allowing points Allowing Less than 70 points In November In December In January In February In March 2-3 RiceOwls.com Game Notes

6 RECRUITING CLASS Head coach Ben Braun announced the signing of four players to National Letters of Intent on Wednesday, Nov. 14, the first day of the early signing period and one more on Nov. 21. Drew Bender - 6-5, 195, Guard Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle High School Averaged 17.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists as a junior for coach Charlie Wilde led the squad to a 24-5 record and an appearance in the 5A-II state tournament semifinal competed for The Magic (Arizona) as well as Los Angeles Compton Magic AAU programs last summer and earned a pair of top-three rankings from state recruiting services. Denzel Davis - 6-8, 215, Forward Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland Prep Enters his senior season at nationally ranked No. 17 Lake Highland Prep after helping the team to a 29-4 mark a season ago tallied 8.5 points and led the team, coached by former NBA player Jeff Turner, with 7.9 rebounds and more than a block per game to the Florida 4A state championship game won the district championship as a sophomore competed with AAU team Q6 All-Stars last summer. Andrew Drone , 270, Center Junction, Ill./Gallatin County High School Averaged 23.0 points, 10.0 rebounds and 8.0 blocks per game as a junior for coach Robert Patton led the team to a 16-8 record, including a 9-2 mark in league play... named to the Associated Press Class 1A second team all-state competed for the AAU Southwest Illinois Jets. Marcus Jackson - 6-3, 165, Guard Acton, Calif./Pacific Hills High School Enters his senior season at Pacific Hills High School and coach Ivan Barahona as a top-25 player in California... averaged 16.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists as he led the West Hollywood-area team to a 30-5 record and CIF-Southern Section 4A title as a junior... also competed for Pump and Run Elite AAU team. Sean Obi - 6-9, 245, Forward Kaduna, Nigeria/Green Farms Acad. (Conn.) As a junior, led the nation in rebounding with 20.0 boards per game to accompany an 18.2 scoring average for coach Doug Scott notched a double-double in all 23 games last season and led Green Farms Academy to the NEPSAC quarterfinals with an 18-5 record ranked as Connecticut s No. 2 player in his class by ESPN.com has a streak of 45 consecutive double-doubles dating back to his sophomore season averaging 18.0 points and 15.3 rebounds as a senior Rice University Men s Basketball OWLS TOP ST. EDWARD S FOR FIRST WIN A massive 24-2 run spanning both halves gave Rice a comfortable lead as the Owls defeated St. Edward s, 75-63, on Nov. 14 for the team s first win of the season. Tamir Jackson notched his first career double-double with 12 points and a careerbest 15 rebounds. Seth Gearhart posted a career-high in points for a second-straight game as the sophomore notched 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting and six free throws. He added four rebounds, three assists and three steals POSTSEASON PLAY Rice made its 11th all-time postseason appearance to cap the season. The Owls played in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament for the first time, advancing to the quarterfinals. Rice has also appeared in four NCAA tournaments and played in the National Invitational Tournament five times. The Owls also competed in the NCAA District Playoffs in The CIT opening-round win at Louisiana- Lafayette marked the Owls first postseason win since beating Wisconsin in the first round of the 1993 NIT. The Owls also topped 2012 DirecTV Classic participant Drake before falling at Oakland in the quarterfinal round. OWLS PARTNER WITH CSN HOUSTON Comcast SportsNet, a partnership between the Houston Astros, Houston Rockets and the NBC Sports Group, announced that the network has come to an agreement with IMG College, the multi-media rights partner of Rice University, to air sports programming for each school beginning in Under terms of the agreement, Comcast SportsNet Houston will air Rice Athletics programming for the next three years. In addition airing on CSS, Rice s televised C-USA games will also air on CSN Houston and the network will air the weekly Rice Owls Basketball Central half-hour show, which began on Jan. 8. The program is scheduled to air on Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m. through the remainder of the season. JACKSON HONORED FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE Tamir Jackson was one of 12 studentathletes to earn the C-USA Spirit of Service Award last April for his numerous contributions in the Houston community. The C-USA Spirit of Service Award is designed to recognize the community service efforts of the league s student-athletes based upon significant community service, good academic standing and participation in their sport. Jackson serves as a mentor for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Houston. He has also contributed to team-related community service, reaching out as a guest reader and speaker at area elementary schools. RADIO SHOW RETURNS Beginning in January, the Ben Braun Coaches Show airs weekly on Yahoo Sports Radio Originating from Dave & Buster s on Richmond Ave. (near Fountainview), the Monday night 7 p.m. broadcast features chalk talk from head coach Ben Braun, as well as special guests, including assistant coaches, current student-athletes and Rice legends. Voice of the Owls J.P. Heath hosts the onehour show. FORMER COACH KNODEL RETIRES FROM R ASSOC. After a career at Rice that spanned five decades as both the head coach of the Rice Men s Basketball team and later as the Executive Director of the R Association, Don Knodel retired at the end of 2012 and was honored during Rice s game against Memphis. Knodel came to Rice in March of 1966 when he replaced George Carlisle as head coach of the Rice men s team. Known as The Silent K, Knodel took over a team that had won just three games in the previous two seasons. He led the Owls to a Southwest Conference title since 1954 and a berth in the 1970 NCAA Tournament. During Knodel s tenure, Rice had two players named All-Southwest Conference. Greg Williams was named the 1969 Southwest Conference Player of the Year while Gary Reist was named All-SWC in back-to-back seasons (1970 and 1971). Knodel s 76 victories rank fifth all-time at Rice. Knodel left Rice in 1974, but returned in 1999 as the Executive Director of the R Association and oversaw that organization s grown and development over the next 12 years. He was inducted to the Rice Athletics RiceOwls.com Game Notes

7 SCHOLAR-ATHLETES Rice is the only team in the league to have at least one scholar-athlete named to the Conference USA All-Academic Basketball Team each of the past five seasons. Connor Frizzelle and Lucas Kuipers were both named to the league s 2012 all-academic team. Frizzelle highlighted the 2011 squad as a unanimous selection and was also named to the 2011 CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District VI Team. At the conclusion of each of the past three seasons, a Rice basketball student-athlete has been the recipient of the Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year award. Former Owl Aleks Perka began the Rice dominance of the annual award when he was named the 2009 recipient. Kuipers was the 2010 selection while Frizzelle received the award in Nate Schwarze joined Frizzelle and Kuipers on the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court. In order to be named to the Honors Court, student-athletes had to meet a set of standards including being either a junior or senior, have a cumulative 3.20 or higher grade point average and have matriculated at least one year at their NCAA or NAIA institution. Rice was one of 28 NCAA Division I institutions to have multiple honorees on the NABC Honors Court. RICE = HAPPY STUDENTS The nation s happiest students with the best quality of life are at Rice University, according to the 2012 edition of the Princeton Review s The Best 376 Colleges. And that s according to the students. For the third year in a row, students surveyed for the annual college guide rank Rice No. 1 for best quality of life. The new edition also ranked Rice No. 1 for happiest students. Rice s top spot on the Best Quality of Life list was based on responses from students to questions about food, dorm comfort, campus beauty, ease of getting around campus, location, campus safety, interaction among different types of students on campus, satisfaction with the school administration and friendliness and happiness of the students Rice University Men s Basketball ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT In 2012, Rice senior Connor Frizzelle was a repeat selection to the Capital One Academic All-District Men s Basketball Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The all-district team recognizes the nation s top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically as well as in the classroom. Frizzelle carried a 3.64 grade point average in Kinesiology - Health Science. Last summer he served an administrative internship at Texas Woman s Hospital in the Texas Medical Center and plans to pursue a career in hospital administration following graduation. Frizzelle served as a volunteer for several community initiatives during his career. Last year he was named the Conference USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year for basketball. He has also been named to the C-USA Alll-Academic Team each of the past two seasons. WHAT S YOUR COLLEGE? Answering the question What s your college? starts as soon as a new Rice student walks through the sally port of iconic Lovett Hall the first night of O-Week (new student orientation). One of the unique aspects of Rice University is the residential college system. Students often cite the college system as one of the best, most rewarding things about Rice. All students are randomly assigned to one of 11 self-governing residential colleges. More than just a residence hall, Rice s colleges are students primary place for dining, studying and socializing. Members of the Rice basketball team represent seven of the 11 colleges. Below is a breakdown of the Owls squad list by college: Duncan l Julian DeBose Hanszen l Austin Ramljak, Keith Washington Lovett Nizar Kapic, Ross Wilson McMurtry l Tamir Jackson Sid Richardson Elliot Franshaw Wiess l Bahrom Firozgary, Max Guercy Will Rice l Seth Gearhart, Dan Peera BEN BRAUN Head Coach Wisconsin, 1975 Fifth Season At Rice: Overall: In four seasons at the helm of the Rice University basketball program, Ben Braun has positioned the Owls for the future. The season saw the staff s hard work payoff as the program returned to postseason play for the first time since The Owls record included a non-conference win at Texas A&M and the Owls went 8-8 in league play. The staff s performance on the recruiting trail as well as on the practice court became evident the previous year. With a record, Rice posted the most victories since the season and the team s 5-11 conference mark doubled the program s total conference wins from the past three combined seasons. During the season, the Owls beat LSU and TCU in back-to-back games, swept crosstown rival Houston for the first time since 1993 and posted the first series win over a Memphis team which would advance to the NCAA Tournament. Noting Coach Braun Rice head coach Ben Braun entered with a (.563) all-time record. The 603 victories rank him 12th on the active NCAA Division I Coaching Win List. Has coached the past three Conference USA Scholar Athletes for basketball Aleks Perka (2009), Lucas Kuipers (2010) and Connor Frizzelle (2011). Has had student-athletes named to conference all-academic teams 24 times over the last 16 seasons. Last year s team received Conference USA s Sport Academic Award which recognizes the team with the highest grade point average for each conference-sponsored sport. Has coached 17 players who have been NBA Draft picks or gone on to play in the NBA. One of nine active Division I head coaches who currently has four or more assistants serving as head coaches at Division I institutions. Fifth-youngest coach in NCAA history to reach 500 wins. Has posted win seasons during his career. A four-time conference coach of the year at the Division I level. Has led 17 teams to the postseason, including two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances as well as an NIT championship. RiceOwls.com Game Notes

8 Leading Scorer* Jackson 16 Ramljak 5 Guercy 4 DeBose 1 Gearhart 1 Leading Rebounder* Jackson 12 DeBose 9 Gearhart 4 Wilson 4 Guercy 2 Ramljak 2 Washington 2 Leader in Assists* Jackson 13 Guercy 10 Washington 5 Gearhart 4 DeBose 4 Peera 1 Ramljak 1 20-Pt Scoring Games Jackson 7 DeBose 1 Gearhart 1 Guercy 30-Pt Scoring Games * - includes ties MISCELLANEOUS STATS First Substitutions* Washington 13 Ramljak 11 Firozgary 6 Peera 3 Wilson 3 Three-Point Plays Rice 28/47 Opponents 28/50 Jackson 14/21 DeBose 3/10 Gearhart 3/3 Washington 3/5 Guercy 2/3 Ramljak 2/2 Wilson 0/3 Four-Point Plays Rice 0/0 Opponents 0/0 5-Second violations Rice 1 Opponents 0 Shot Clock Violations Rice 4 Opponents 3 Technical Fouls Rice 3 Opponents 7 First-half Timeouts Rice 27 Opponents Rice University Men s Basketball Jump Balls Controlled Rice 4/27 Opponents 23/27 Wilson 4/19 DeBose 0/4 Gearhart 0/2 Firozgary 0/2 First to Score Rice 12 Opponents 14 First to Score for Rice Jackson 6 Wilson 6 DeBose 5 Guercy 3 Gearhart 2 Ramljak 2 Firozgary 1 Washington 1 How Rice Scored First Points Layup 8 3-Pointer 7 Jumper 5 Free throw 4 Dunk 1 Tip-in 1 Hook Runs of 8-0 or more Rice 18 Opponents 40 Runs of 10-0 or more Rice 8 Opponents 16 Largest Run Rice Opponents JACKSON IN THE RICE RECORD BOOK (CONT D.) Career Games Played Player Seasons GP 1. Connor Frizzelle Suleiman Braimoh Cory Pflieger , Tamir Jackson Career Field Goal Attempts Player Seasons FGA 1. Ricky Pierce , Elbert Darden , Greg Hines , Brent Scott , Tamir Jackson ,331 14, D1, J12 14, N22 Career Free Throws Player Seasons FTM 1. Brent Scott Arsalan Kazemi Morris Almond Torrey Andrews Michael Harris Tamir Jackson Career Free Throw Attempts Player Seasons FTA 1. Brent Scott Arsalan Kazemi Tamir Jackson TAMIR JACKSON IN THE RICE RECORD BOOK Career Points Player Seasons Points 1. Michael Harris , Brent Scott , Ricky Pierce , Morris Almond , Elbert Darden , Tamir Jackson , Greg Hines , Torrey Andrews , Jason McKrieth , Kendall Rhine , Robert Johnson , Marvin Moore , Gene Schwinger , Dana Hardy , Mike Wilks , Gary Reist , Adam Peakes , Connor Frizzelle , Tom Myer , Bill Tom ,221 Career Assists Player Seasons Assists 1. Dana Hardy Lorenzo Williams D Wayne Tanner Tamir Jackson Adam Peakes J.J. Polk Mike Wilks Rashid Smith Jason McKrieth Rodney Foster Career Steals Player Seasons Steals 1. D Wayne Tanner Mike Wilks Jason McKrieth Arsalan Kazemi Tamir Jackson Adam Peakes Bobby Tudor Rashid Smith Tony Barnett Kenny Austin Career Minutes Played Player Seasons Minutes 1. Dana Hardy , Tamir Jackson , Brent Scott , Connor Frizzelle , Mike Wilks , Bobby Tudor ,470 Michael Harris , Elbert Darden , Jason McKrieth , Adam Peakes ,273 RiceOwls.com Game Notes

9 CLUTCH FREE THROWS Player FT-FTA Pct. Last Attempts Julian DeBose , down at Tulane, 2:27 Seth Gearhart , up vs. Chi. St., 0:07 OT Tamir Jackson , up vs. Houston, 0:13 Keith Washington , down at Marshall, 0:26 Max Guercy , up vs. Houston, 0:31 Austin Ramljak , up vs. HBU, 1:26 TOTAL * three minutes of regulation and OT when score is within 10 when player is fouled. SEASON AND CAREER PERFORMANCES Career DOUBLE-DIGIT SCORING GAMES Tamir Jackson 24 (5-19) 89 (33-56) Julian DeBose 15 (1-14) 18 (4-14) Max Guercy 12 (4-8) 12 (4-8) Austin Ramljak 11 (3-8) 11 (3-8) Seth Gearhart 6 (2-4) 6 (2-4) Keith Washington 3 (1-2) 3 (1-2) Ross Wilson 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 20+ POINT GAMES Tamir Jackson 7 (2-5) 16 (6-10) Julian DeBose 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) Seth Gearhart 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) Max Guercy 1 (1-0) 1 (1-0) 30+ POINT GAMES 5+ STEAL GAMES Tamir Jackson 1 (1-0) 6 (2-4) Max Guercy 2 (1-1) 2 (1-1) (Rice s record in games in parenthesis) BY HALVES Career 10+ REBOUND GAMES Tamir Jackson 3 (2-1) 3 (2-1) 7+ ASSIST GAMES Tamir Jackson 5 (2-3) DOUBLE-DOUBLES Tamir Jackson 3 (2-1) 3 (2-1) 5+ THREE-POINTER GAMES Austin Ramljak 1 (0-1) 1 (0-1) 4+ BLOCK GAMES Rice Opponents Most first-half points 45, D12 51, D12 Most second half-points 51, J19 53, F23 Most overtime points* 8, D19 5, D19 *single OT period Fewest first-half points 19, N22 15, D29 Fewest second-half points 17, N22 25, N25 Scoring By Period 1st Half (Avg.) 2nd Half (Avg.) OT (Avg.) Total Rice 712 (27.4) 844 (32.5) 8 (8.0) 1564 (60.2) Opponents 821 (31.6) 1006 (38.7) 5 (5.0) 1832 (70.5) SCORING MARGIN Margin Wins * * 1 * * * * 1 * 1 * 1 * * * * 1 Losses 1 1 * * * * 1 1 * * * 2 8 FRONT ENDS Below is a look at Rice s conversion rates on the front end on 1-and-1s when in the bonus. Player FT-FTA Pct DeBose Firozgary Franshaw Gearhart Guercy Jackson Kapic - Peera Ramljak Washington Wilson TOTAL OPPONENTS RPI WATCH Below is Rice s RPI ranking this season with the ranking for all of Rice s Division I opponents this season. Team RPI Chicago State 324 Drake 152 Drexel 206 East Carolina 94 Georgia Tech 140 Hartford 178 Harvard 83 Houston 203 Houston Baptist 300 LIU Brooklyn 205 Marshall 202 Memphis 18 New Orleans 346 Rice 309 SMU 212 Southern Miss 34 TCU 229 Temple 41 Texas 144 Tulane 151 Tulsa 134 UAB 165 UCF 105 UTEP 98 Conference USA 11 * Through games on Feb. 24, INJURY REPORT Out: Nizar Kapic Seth Gearhart knee (season) foot RiceOwls.com Game Notes

10 THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED TEAM Scored 100 Points... Rice 109 vs. Louisiana College December 14, 2011 Opponent 103 by Tulsa February 14, 2004 Scored 90 Points... Rice 95 vs. New Orleans January 19, 2013 Opponent 92 by Harvard January 5, 2013 Held Under 60 Points... Rice 57 at UAB February 16, 2013 Opponent 57 by Texas December 29, 2012 Made 35 Field Goals... Rice 38 vs. New Orleans January 19, 2013 Opponent 35 by LIU Brooklyn December 12, 2012 Attempted 75 Field Goals... Rice 76 vs. Tulsa February 14, 2004 Opponent 77 by Prairie View A&M December 20, 2006 Shot 50 Percent from the Field... Rice.511 (24-47) at UCF January 23, 2013 Opponent.500 (30-60) by UAB February 16, 2013 Made 10 Three-Pointers... Rice 10 at UCF January 23, 2013 Opponent 11 by UAB February 16, 2013 Attempted 25 Three-Pointers... Rice 27 at Marshall February 13, 2013 Opponent 25 by Drake November 23, 2012 Connected on 50 Percent of Three-Point Attempts... Rice.500 (12-24) vs. New Orleans January 19, 2013 Opponent.500 (6-12), by SMU February 9, 2013 Made 30 Free Throws... Rice 30 vs. St. Edwards November 14, 2012 Opponent 37 by Lamar December 17, 2011 Attempted 40 Free Throws... Rice 40 vs. Louisiana College December 14, 2011 Opponent 44 by Lamar December 17, 2011 Shot 90 Percent from the Free Throw Line... Rice.938 (15-16) at Tulane January 26, 2013 Opponent.933 (14-15) by New Orleans January 19, 2013 Had 25 Assists... Rice 25 vs. Southern Miss February 11, 2009 Opponent 27 by Texas State December 5, 2007 Had 15 Steals... Rice 15 vs. Louisiana College December 14, 2011 Opponent 15 by Texas A&M-Corpus Christi December 28, 2011 Blocked 10 Shots... Rice 11 vs. Murray State February 21, 2004 Opponent 10 by Harvard December 2, 2009 Played An Overtime Game... Won at Rice 63, Chicago State 60 December 19, 2012 Lost UAB 61, Rice 60 January 18, 2012 Played A Multiple-Overtime Game... Won at Rice 96, Utah 94 (3 Overtimes) December 3, 2005 Lost Weber State 72, Rice 66 (2 Overtimes) December 4, 1998 INDIVIDUAL Player Scored 40 Points... Rice Patrick Britton (40) vs. East Carolina March 5, 2008 Opponent Jermaine Taylor (45), UCF February 25, 2009 Player Scored 30 Points... Rice Patrick Britton (40) vs. East Carolina March 5, 2008 Opponent Maurice Kemp (33), East Carolina February 2, 2013 Player Scored 20 Points... Rice Tamir Jackson (21) at UAB February 16, 2013 Opponent Elijah Pittman (22), Marshall February 13, 2013 Player Grabbed 20 Rebounds... Rice Paulius Packevicius (20) vs. Houston January 23, 2008 Opponent Greg Anderson (24), Houston February 7, 1987 Player Grabbed 15 Rebounds... Rice Tamir Jackson (15) vs. St. Edward s November 14, 2012 Opponent Jordan Clarke (18), Drake November 23, 2012 Player Had a Triple-Double... Rice Jason McKreith (15p, 14r, 10a) vs. SMU December 30, 2004 Opponent Undetermined Player Had a Double-Double... Rice Tamir Jackson (11p, 12r), vs. HBU December 1, 2012 Opponent Jordan Swing (19p, 10r), UAB February 16, 2013 Player Made 5 Three-Pointers... Rice Austin Ramljak (6) vs. Georgia Tech November 22, 2012 Opponent Calvin Newell (5), UCF January 23, 2013 Player Made 10 Free Throws... Rice Arsalan Kazemi (12) vs. Louisiana Coll. December 14, 2011 Opponent Maurice Kemp (13), East Carolina February 2, 2013 Player Had 15 Free Throw Attempts... Rice Arsalan Kazemi (15) vs. SMU January 29, 2011 Opponent Maurice Kemp (16), East Carolina February 2, 2013 Player Had 10 Assists... Rice Dylan Ennis (11) vs. East Carolina March 7, 2012 Opponent DeAndre Kane (10), Marshall February 13, 2013 Player Had 5 Steals... Rice Max Guercy (5) vs. New Orleans January 19, 2013 Opponent Shaquille Harrison (5), Tulsa January 12, 2013 Player Blocked 5 Shots... Rice Omar Oraby (5) vs. Houston March 3, 2012 Opponent Cannen Cunningham (6), SMU February 9, 2013 Had 2 Players Register Double-Doubles in Same Game... Rice Suleiman Braimoh (14p, 13r) at Houston Arsalan Kazemi (11p, 12r) at Houston March 3, 2010 Opponent Anthony Lee (16p, 13r), Temple Scootie Randall (16p, 12r), Temple November 17, 2012 RiceOwls.com Game Notes

11 RADIO / TV ROSTER Max Guercy G Fr. Tamir Jackson G Sr. Nizar Kapic G/F Fr. Keith Washington G Fr PPG 10.0 RPG 2.4 APG 2.4 PPG 16.3 RPG 5.8 APG 2.5 PPG 4.3 RPG 2.2 APG 1.9 PPG 4.5 RPG 1.9 APG 1.8 FG%.436 3FG.396 FT%.785 FG%.383 3FG.260 FT%.706 FG%.275 3FG.214 FT%.697 FG%.283 3FG.209 FT%.720 Dan Peera G So. Ross Wilson F Fr. Julian DeBose G So. Elliot Franshaw F Fr PPG 0.3 RPG 0.3 APG 0.3 PPG 3.2 RPG 2.3 APG 0.7 PPG 10.0 RPG 4.4 APG 1.2 PPG 0.5 RPG 0.5 APG 0.0 FG%.250 3FG.143 FT%.500 FG%.544 3FG.000 FT%.476 FG%.441 3FG.388 FT%.738 FG%.333 3FG.000 FT%.750 Seth Gearhart F So. Austin Ramljak G Jr. Bahrom Firozgary F Jr PPG 7.0 RPG 3.0 APG 1.7 PPG 8.8 RPG 1.9 APG 0.8 PPG 1.4 RPG 1.0 APG 0.1 FG%.382 3FG.333 FT%.865 FG%.398 3FG.371 FT%.741 FG%.444 3FG.000 FT%.741 RiceOwls.com Game Notes

12 CAREER HIGH QUICK REFERENCE CATEGORY DeBOSE FIROZGARY FRANSHAW GEARHART Points 20, vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) 5, Two times 4, at Harvard (1/5/13) 23, at Tulane (1/26/13) Field Goals 8, vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) 2, vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 1, at Harvard (1/5/13) 8, at Tulane (1/26/13) Field Goal Attempts 12, Two times 3, vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 1, Three times 12, at Tulane (1/26/13) 3-Point Field Goals 2, vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 4, at Tulane (1/26/13) 3-Point Field Goal Att. 7, at Marshall (2/13/13) 1, vs. Chicago State (12/19/12) 6, Two times Free Throws 6, vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 4, vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) 2, at Harvard (1/5/13) 6, vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Free Throw Attempts 8, vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 4, Three times 2, Two times 8, vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Rebounds 9, Two times 4, Two times 3, at UTEP (2/6/13) 7, Two times Assists 4, vs. Chicago State (12/19/12) 1, Two times 3, Four times Steals 4, Three times 1, Three times 1, Two times 3, vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Blocks 2, vs. Houston Baptist (12/1/12) 1, Four times 2, Two times CATEGORY GUERCY JACKSON KAPIC PEERA Points 21, vs. Houston (1/30/13) 29, vs. Southern (11/1711) 5, vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 5, vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Field Goals 7, vs. Houston (1/30/13) 11, Two times 2, vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 2, vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Field Goal Attempts 12, Three times 24, vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) 2, vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 3, vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 3-Point Field Goals 4, at Harvard (1/5/13) 4, vs. Southern (11/17/11) 1, vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 1, vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 3-Point Field Goal Att. 6, Two times 8, Four times 1, vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 2, vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Free Throws 8, vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 10, Three times 1, at UAB (2/16/13) Free Throw Attempts 8, vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 16, at HBU (11/30/11) 2, at UAB (2/16/13) Rebounds 5, vs. Houston Baptist (12/1/12) 15, vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 1, vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 3, vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Assists 6, Three times 8, Two times 1, vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 2, Two times Steals 5, Two times 6, vs. Houston Baptist (12/1/12) 1, Four times Blocks 1, vs. SMU (2/9/13) 1, Two times CATEGORY RAMLJAK WASHINGTON WILSON Points 18, vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 12, at Temple (11/17/12) 10, vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Field Goals 6, vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 4, at Marshall (2/13/13) 4, vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Field Goal Attempts 12, vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 11, at Temple (11/17/12) 6, Two times 3-Point Field Goals 6, vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 1, at Temple (11/17/12) 3-Point Field Goal Att. 12, vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 4, at Temple (11/17/12) Free Throws 4, Two times 6, vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 2, Four times Free Throw Attempts 4, Three times 7, vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 5, vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Rebounds 7, at Marshall (2/13/13) 6, Two times 7, vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) Assists 6, vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 5, Two times 3, at Marshall (2/13/13) Steals 2, Two times 3, vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 1, Five times Blocks 1, Five times 1, Two times CATEGORY SCHOOL RECORD TEAM SEASON HIGH Points 47, D. McKendrick (12/6/65) 26, Jackson (12/12/12) Field Goals 20, K. Rhine (1/12/63) 11, Jackson (Two times) Field Goal Attempts 31, R. Pierce (1/4/82) 24, Jackson (2/2/13) 3-Point Field Goals 8, B. Crawford (2/6/97) 6, Ramljak (11/22/12) 3-Point Field Goal Att. 16, R. Foster (2/23/08) 12, Ramljak (11/22/12) Free Throws 18, M. Almond (twice) 10, Jackson (12/22/12) Free Throw Attempts 23, J. Durrenberger (1/10/55) 14, Jackson (12/22/12) Rebounds 30, J. Durrenberger (2/15/55) 15, Jackson (11/14/12) Assists 12, R. Smith (twice) 6, Ramljak and Guercy (3x) Steals 8, R. Smith (12/3/03) 6, Jackson (12/1/12) Blocks 6, Three players 2, DeBose and Gearhart (twice) RiceOwls.com Game Notes

13 15 JULIAN DeBOSE SOPHOMORE GUARD WASHINGTON, D.C. ST. JOHN COLLEGE HIGH Rice University Men s Basketball Games played: 26 Minutes/game: 31.3 Points/game: 10.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 38.8 FT Pct: 73.8 Rebounds/game: 4.4 Assists/game: 1.2 Turnovers/game: 1.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.7 Steals/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: 0.3 DeBOSE S HIGHS Points Career 20 vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Season 20 vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Field Goals Career 8 vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Season 8 vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Field Goal Attempts Career 12 vs. Drexel (11/25/12) vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Season 12 vs. Drexel (11/25/12) vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 3-Point Field Goals Career 3 at Harvard (1/5/13) Season 3 at Harvard (1/5/13) 3-Point Attempts Career 7 at Marshall (2/13/13) Season 7 at Marshall (2/13/13) Free Throws Career 6 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) Season 6 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) Free Throw Attempts Career 8 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) Season 8 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) Rebounds Career 9 vs. Drake (11/23/12) vs. Drexel (11/25/12) Season 9 vs. Drake (11/23/12) vs. Drexel (11/25/12) Assists Career 4 vs. Chicago State (12/19/12) Season 4 vs. Chicago State (12/19/12) Steals Career 4 Three times Season 4 vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Blocks Career 2 vs. Houston Baptist (12/1/12) Season 2 vs. Houston Baptist (12/1/12) Led Rice with seven rebounds at UTEP. Added eight points and two assists on 3-of-6 shooting. Scored in double figures for the third-straight game with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting at Tulane. Shot 5-of-7 from the field for 14 points at UCF. Scored a career-best 20 points on 8-of-11 shooting against New Orleans. Led the team with eight rebounds and grabbed four steals. Tallied 10 points for a second-straight game in the conference opener against Southern Miss. Dished out a career-high four assists in the win over Chicago State. Added five points and two steals. Scored in double figures and dished out three assists for a second-straight game against Hartford. Recorded career highs against LIU Brooklyn in points (18), field goals (7) and three-pointers (2). Matched his career high with three assists as well. Scored 10 points during Rice s 17-5 run against Drexel to take the lead. Finished with 12 points, nine rebounds and one steal in a season-high 35 minutes. Narrowly missed a double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds against Drake. Added a pair of assists and a steal. Scored 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting at Temple. Reached his previous career high of 13 points before halftime. Added four rebounds, an assist and a steal in a season-high 34 minutes. Tallied five points and five rebounds against St. Edward s. Filled out the box score with two assists, one block and one steal GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ST. THOMAS 11/10/12 * ST. EDWARD S 11/14/12 * at Temple 11/17/12 * vs Georgia Tech 11/22/12 * vs Drake 11/23/12 * vs Drexel 11/25/12 * HOUSTON BAPTIST 12/01/12 * LIU BROOKLYN 12/12/12 * HARTFORD 12/15/12 * CHICAGO STATE 12/19/12 * TCU 12/22/12 * at Texas 12/29/12 * at Harvard 01/05/13 * SOUTHERN MISS 01/09/13 * at Tulsa 01/12/13 * MEMPHIS 01/16/13 * NEW ORLEANS 01/19/13 * at UCF 01/23/13 * at Tulane 01/26/13 * HOUSTON 01/30/13 * EAST CAROLINA 02/02/13 * at UTEP 02/06/13 * SMU 02/09/13 * at Marshall 02/13/13 * at UAB 02/16/13 * TULANE 02/23/13 * Totals CAREER STATS TOTAL CAREER C-USA STATS TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes

14 44 BAHROM FIROZGARY JUNIOR FORWARD HOUSTON, TEXAS STRATFORD HS Games played: 26 Minutes/game: 7.5 Points/game: 1.4 FG Pct: 44.4 FT Pct: 74.1 Rebounds/game: 1.0 Assists/game: 0.1 Turnovers/game: 0.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.2 Steals/game: 0.1 Blocks/game: 0.2 FIROZGARY S HIGHS Points Career 5 at UCF (1/23/13) vs. Tulane (2/23/13) Season 5 at UCF (1/23/13) vs. Tulane (2/23/13) Field Goals Career 2 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Season 2 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Field Goal Attempts Career 3 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Season 3 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 3-Point Field Goals Career Season 3-Point Attempts Career Season Free Throws Career 4 vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) Season 4 vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) Free Throw Attempts Career 4 Three times Season 4 Three times Rebounds Career 4 at UTEP (2/6/13) vs. SMU (2/9/13) Season 4 at UTEP (2/6/13) vs. SMU (2/9/13) Assists Career 1 vs. Memphis (1/16/13) vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) Season 1 vs. Memphis (1/16/13) vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) Steals Career 1 Three times Season 1 Three times Blocks Career 1 Four times Season 1 Four times Matched a season best with five points against Tulane. Added two rebounds. Grabbed four rebounds and swatted a block in his second-straight start against SMU. Made his first career start at UTEP with four rebounds and two points in 19 minutes. Played a season-high 17 minutes against East Carolina and sank all four free throw attempts with a rebound and an assist. Tallied three points and three rebounds in eight minutes in the win over Houston. Sank his only shot attempt and 1-of-2 free throws. Scored two points on free throws against Memphis and added an assist, a block and a steal in the game. Swatted a block and hauled in one rebound at Texas. Converted his only shot attempt against TCU, giving him two points and a rebound in just three minutes of action. Sank his first two baskets of the year against LIU Brooklyn for four points to go along with a rebound and his first steal. Scored his first points of the season on a pair of free throws against Houston Baptist. Added a rebound and a block in four minutes. Saw 18 minutes of action in three games at the DirecTV Classic. Made his collegiate debut with an efficient three rebounds in four minutes in the season opener against St. Thomas. Walk-on majoring in biochemistry pre-medicine GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ST. THOMAS 11/10/ ST. EDWARD S 11/14/ at Temple 11/17/ vs Georgia Tech 11/22/ vs Drake 11/23/ vs Drexel 11/25/ HOUSTON BAPTIST 12/01/ LIU BROOKLYN 12/12/ HARTFORD 12/15/ CHICAGO STATE 12/19/ TCU 12/22/ at Texas 12/29/ at Harvard 01/05/ SOUTHERN MISS 01/09/ at Tulsa 01/12/ MEMPHIS 01/16/ NEW ORLEANS 01/19/ at UCF 01/23/ at Tulane 01/26/ HOUSTON 01/30/ EAST CAROLINA 02/02/ at UTEP 02/06/13 * SMU 02/09/13 * at Marshall 02/13/ at UAB 02/16/ TULANE 02/23/ Totals CAREER STATS TOTAL CAREER C-USA STATS TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes

15 23 ELLIOT FRANSHAW FRESHMAN FORWARD HOUSTON, TEXAS STRAKE JESUIT HS Games played: 10 Minutes/game: 4.4 Points/game: 0.5 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 75.0 Rebounds/game: 0.5 Turnovers/game: 0.2 Steals/game: 0.3 FRANSHAW S HIGHS Points Career 4 at Harvard (1/5/13) Season 4 at Harvard (1/5/13) Field Goals Career 1 at Harvard (1/5/13) Season 1 at Harvard (1/5/13) Field Goal Attempts Career 1 Three times Season 1 Three times 3-Point Field Goals Career Season 3-Point Attempts Career 1 vs. Chicago State (12/19/12) Season 1 vs. Chicago State (12/19/12) Free Throws Career 2 at Harvard (1/5/13) Season 2 at Harvard (1/5/13) Free Throw Attempts Career 2 at Harvard (1/5/13) at UTEP (2/6/13) Season 2 at Harvard (1/5/13) at UTEP (2/6/13) Rebounds Career 3 at UTEP (2/6/13) Season 3 at UTEP (2/6/13) Assists Career Season Steals Career 1 at Harvard (1/5/13) vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) Season 1 at Harvard (1/5/13) vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) Blocks Career Season Grabbed a season-high three rebounds in eight minutes at UTEP. Played six minutes against East Carolina, collecting his second steal of the season. Saw three minutes of action against Southern Miss in the Conference USA opener. Scored four points in six minutes at Harvard, including a two-handed dunk and a pair of free throws. Hauled in a rebound and swiped a steal in limited action. Made his Rice debut with three minutes played in the win over Chicago State. Attempted one shot. Gained eligibility to join the team before the Hartford game. Missed the game against Hartford due to illness. The Houston native graduated from Strake Jesuit in 2011 before enrolling at Rice. He became eligible to join the roster in mid-december, following the conclusion of the fall semester exam period. Franshaw is a 6-7, 210-pound forward has freshman eligibility and will instantly add depth to Rice post position. Born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, Franshaw is majoring in history and English and is a member of Sid Richardson College. He earned three letters for head coach LeRoi Wayne Jones in high school and helped lead the Crusaders to a 37-1 record as a junior GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ST. THOMAS 11/10/12 DNP ST. EDWARD S 11/14/12 DNP at Temple 11/17/12 DNP vs Georgia Tech 11/22/12 DNP vs Drake 11/23/12 DNP vs Drexel 11/25/12 DNP HOUSTON BAPTIST 12/01/12 DNP LIU BROOKLYN 12/12/12 DNP HARTFORD 12/15/12 DNP CHICAGO STATE 12/19/ TCU 12/22/12 DNP Texas 12/29/12 DNP at Harvard 01/05/ SOUTHERN MISS 01/09/ at Tulsa 01/12/13 DNP MEMPHIS 01/16/ NEW ORLEANS 01/19/13 DNP at UCF 01/23/13 DNP at Tulane 01/26/13 DNP HOUSTON 01/30/13 DNP EAST CAROLINA 02/02/ at UTEP 02/06/ SMU 02/09/ at Marshall 02/13/ at UAB 02/16/ TULANE 02/23/ Totals CAREER STATS TOTAL CAREER C-USA STATS TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes

16 41 SETH GEARHART SOPHOMORE FORWARD WILSONVILLE, ORE. WILSONVILLE HS Rice University Men s Basketball Games played: 20 Minutes/game: 29.2 Points/game: 7.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 33.3 FT Pct: 86.5 Rebounds/game: 3.0 Assists/game: 1.7 Turnovers/game: 0.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.4 Steals/game: 1.1 Blocks/game: 0.5 GEARHART S HIGHS Points Career 23 at Tulane (1/26/13) Season 23 at Tulane (1/26/13) Field Goals Career 8 at Tulane (1/26/13) Season 8 at Tulane (1/26/13) Field Goal Attempts Career 12 at Tulane (1/26/13) Season 12 at Tulane (1/26/13) 3-Point Field Goals Career 4 at Tulane (1/26/13) Season 4 at Tulane (1/26/13) 3-Point Attempts Career 6 at Tulsa (1/12/13) at Tulane (1/26/13) Season 6 at Tulsa (1/12/13) at Tulane (1/26/13) Free Throws Career 5 vs. Drake (11/23/12) Season 5 vs. Drake (11/23/12) Free Throw Attempts Career 8 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Season 8 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Rebounds Career 7 vs. Hartford (12/15/12) at Tulane (1/26/13) Season 7 vs. Hartford (12/15/12) at Tulane (1/26/13) Assists Career 3 Four times Season 3 Four times Steals Career 3 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Season 3 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Blocks Career 2 vs. Chicago State (12/19/12) vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Season 2 vs. Chicago State (12/19/12) vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Suffered a foot injury late in the win over Houston. Led Rice with a career-best 23 points on 8-of-12 shooting with four three-pointers at Tulane. Matched his career best with seven rebounds. Scored 15 points against New Orleans to tie a career high, sinking 6-of-8 shots. Blocked two shots as well. Sank 3-of-6 three-pointers for 12 points at Tulsa. Added two assists and a pair of steals. Scored 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting against TCU. Added four rebounds and a pair of assists. Hauled in a career-high seven rebounds against Hartford. Added four points, three assists and a pair of steals in the game. Battled foul trouble to grab a pair of rebounds and pass out two assists against LIU Brooklyn. Surpassed his freshman season scoring total (43) with four points against Houston Baptist. Notched eight points, including a pair of threepointers, against Drexel. Reached numerous career highs for a secondstraight game in Rice s win against St. Edward s. Tallied 15 points on 4-of-8 shooting with four rebounds, three assists and three steals. Made his first-career start in the season opener against St. Thomas. Notched career highs in points (10), field goals (3), field goal attempts (6), three-point attempts (4), rebounds (4) and free throws (3). Scored the Owls first points with a three-pointer on the game s first possession GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ST. THOMAS 11/10/12 * ST. EDWARD S 11/14/12 * at Temple 11/17/12 * vs Georgia Tech 11/22/12 * vs Drake 11/23/12 * vs Drexel 11/25/12 * HOUSTON BAPTIST 12/01/12 * LIU BROOKLYN 12/12/12 * HARTFORD 12/15/12 * CHICAGO STATE 12/19/12 * TCU 12/22/12 * at Texas 12/29/12 * at Harvard 01/05/13 * SOUTHERN MISS 01/09/13 * at Tulsa 01/12/13 * MEMPHIS 01/16/13 * NEW ORLEANS 01/19/13 * at UCF 01/23/13 * at Tulane 01/26/13 * HOUSTON 01/30/13 * EAST CAROLINA 02/02/13 DNP at UTEP 02/06/13 DNP SMU 02/09/13 DNP at Marshall 02/13/13 DNP at UAB 02/16/13 DNP TULANE 02/23/13 DNP Totals CAREER STATS TOTAL CAREER C-USA STATS TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes

17 1 MAX GUERCY FRESHMAN GUARD ARLETA, CALIF. BISHOP ALEMANY HS Rice University Men s Basketball Games played: 26 Minutes/game: 31.7 Points/game: 10.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 39.6 FT Pct: 78.5 Rebounds/game: 2.4 Assists/game: 2.4 Turnovers/game: 1.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.4 Steals/game: 1.4 Blocks/game: 0.0 GUERCY S HIGHS Points Career 21 vs. Houston (1/30/13) Season 21 vs. Houston (1/30/13) Field Goals Career 7 vs. Houston (1/30/13) Season 7 vs. Houston (1/30/13) Field Goal Attempts Career 12 Three times Season 12 Three times 3-Point Field Goals Career 4 at Harvard (1/5/13) Season 4 at Harvard (1/5/13) 3-Point Attempts Career 9 vs. SMU (2/9/13) Season 9 vs. SMU (2/9/13) Free Throws Career 8 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Season 8 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Free Throw Attempts Career 8 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Season 8 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Rebounds Career 5 vs. Houston Baptist (12/1/12) Season 5 vs. Houston Baptist (12/1/12) Assists Career 6 Three times Season 6 Three times Steals Career 5 vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) vs. Tulane (2/23/13) Season 5 vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) vs. Tulane (2/23/13) Blocks Career 1 vs. SMU (2/9/13) Season 1 vs. SMU (2/9/13) Four-time Conference USA Freshman of the Week, on Jan. 7, Jan. 28, Feb. 4 and Feb. 25. Led Rice with a season-high 21 points in the win over Houston. Sank 7-of-9 shots with four assists. Scored in double figures for the fourth game in a row at Tulane. Added six assists. Dished out six assists for a second-straight game at UCF. Added 10 points and three rebounds. Played a well-rounded game with 18 points, six assists and five steals in the win over New Orleans. Racked up 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting against Memphis. Added four rebounds and two assists. Notched season bests in points and assists at Harvard. Sank 6-of-8 shots and 4-of-4 three-pointers. Tallied nine points on 3-of-6 shooting with two assists and a pair of steals at Texas. Grabbed three rebounds and scored seven points against TCU. Added two assists and a steal. Tallied eight points on 2-of-4 shooting with four rebounds and three assists in the win over Chicago State. Both of his steals came in overtime. Notched 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting to accompany a season-best five rebounds in the win over HBU. Scored nine points on 3-of-7 shooting against Drake. Added two rebounds, two steals and an assist. Led the Owls with 17 points on just 4-of-5 shooting in the win against St. Edward s. Started in his collegiate debut in Rice s season opener against St. Thomas. Notched 12 points on 4-of-10 shooting with a team-high four assists GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ST. THOMAS 11/10/12 * ST. EDWARD S 11/14/12 * at Temple 11/17/12 * vs Georgia Tech 11/22/12 * vs Drake 11/23/12 * vs Drexel 11/25/12 * HOUSTON BAPTIST 12/01/12 * LIU BROOKLYN 12/12/12 * HARTFORD 12/15/12 * CHICAGO STATE 12/19/12 * TCU 12/22/12 * at Texas 12/29/12 * at Harvard 01/05/13 * SOUTHERN MISS 01/09/13 * at Tulsa 01/12/13 * MEMPHIS 01/16/13 * NEW ORLEANS 01/19/13 * at UCF 01/23/13 * at Tulane 01/26/13 * HOUSTON 01/30/13 * EAST CAROLINA 02/02/13 * at UTEP 02/06/13 * SMU 02/09/13 * at Marshall 02/13/13 * at UAB 02/16/13 * TULANE 02/23/13 * Totals CAREER STATS TOTAL CAREER C-USA STATS TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes

18 3 TAMIR JACKSON SENIOR GUARD PATERSON, N.J. ST. BENEDICT S PREPARATORY Games played: 26 Minutes/game: 35.0 Points/game: 16.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 26.0 FT Pct: 70.6 Rebounds/game: 5.8 Assists/game: 2.5 Turnovers/game: 3.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 Steals/game: 1.2 Blocks/game: 0.1 JACKSON S HIGHS Points Career 29 vs. Southern (11/17/11) Season 26 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Field Goals Career 11 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Season 11 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Field Goal Attempts Career 24 vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) Season 24 vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) 3-Point Field Goals Career 4 vs. Southern (11/17/11) Season 3 Four times 3-Point Attempts Career 8 Five times Season 8 Four times Free Throws Career 10 Three times Season 10 vs. TCU (12/22/12) Free Throw Attempts Career 16 at HBU (11/30/11) Season 14 vs. TCU (12/22/12) Rebounds Career 15 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Season 15 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Assists Career 8 Two times Season 5 at Tulsa (1/12/13) at Marshall (2/13/13) Steals Career 6 vs. Houston Baptist (12/1/12) Season 6 vs. Houston Baptist (12/1/12) Blocks Career 1 vs. Memphis (1/16/13) vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Season 1 vs. Memphis (1/16/13) vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Recorded his seventh 20-point game of the year at UAB and narrowly missed his eighth against Tulane. Scored his 1,500th career point against SMU. Posted 18 points with a 9-of-10 mark from the foul line in the win over Houston. Moved into Rice s top 10 in career scoring with 24 points against New Orleans. Shot 11-of-16 from the field and added three rebounds in the win. Scored 25 points against TCU. Shot 7-of-17 from the field and led Rice with four assists. Put together a memorable performance to lead Rice past Chicago State. Scored 20 of the team s 29 second-half points after a scoreless first half. Led Rice with 18 points and seven rebounds against Hartford. Added a pair of assists. Scored a season-high 26 points, including 17 in the second half, against LIU Brooklyn. Shot a solid 11-of- 19 from the field with four rebounds and two assists. Swiped a career-high six steals against Houston Baptist. Added a double-double with 11 points and a team-high 12 rebounds in the win. Tallied his first 20-point game of the season with 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting against Drake. Added six rebounds and two assists. Notched his second-straight double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds at Temple. Recorded his first career double-double with 12 points and a career-high 15 rebounds in the win over St. Edward s. Was a solid 8-of-10 from the free throw line and added a pair of assists GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ST. THOMAS 11/10/12 * ST. EDWARD S 11/14/12 * at Temple 11/17/12 * vs Georgia Tech 11/22/12 * vs Drake 11/23/12 * vs Drexel 11/25/12 * HOUSTON BAPTIST 12/01/12 * LIU BROOKLYN 12/12/12 * HARTFORD 12/15/12 * CHICAGO STATE 12/19/12 * TCU 12/22/12 * at Texas 12/29/12 * at Harvard 01/05/13 * SOUTHERN MISS 01/09/13 * at Tulsa 01/12/13 * MEMPHIS 01/16/13 * NEW ORLEANS 01/19/13 * at UCF 01/23/13 * at Tulane 01/26/13 * HOUSTON 01/30/13 * EAST CAROLINA 02/02/13 * at UTEP 02/06/13 * SMU 02/09/13 * at Marshall 02/13/13 * at UAB 02/16/13 * TULANE 02/23/13 * Totals CAREER STATS TOTAL CAREER C-USA STATS TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes

19 10 DAN PEERA SOPHOMORE GUARD SAN RAMON, CALIF. DE LA SALLE HS Rice University Men s Basketball Games played: 26 Minutes/game: 6.2 Points/game: 0.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 14.3 FT Pct: 50.0 Rebounds/game: 0.3 Assists/game: 0.3 Turnovers/game: 0.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.3 Steals/game: 0.2 PEERA S HIGHS Points Career 5 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Season 5 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Field Goals Career 2 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Season 2 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Field Goal Attempts Career 3 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Season 3 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 3-Point Field Goals Career 1 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Season 1 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 3-Point Attempts Career 2 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Season 2 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Free Throws Career 1 at UAB (2/16/13) Season 1 at UAB (2/16/13) Free Throw Attempts Career 2 at UAB (2/16/13) Season 2 at UAB (2/16/13) Rebounds Career 3 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Season 3 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Assists Career 2 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Season 2 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Steals Career 1 Four times Season 1 Four times Blocks Career Season Notched an assist and a steal at UCF. Tallied two points on 1-of-2 shooting against New Orleans. Added a pair of assists in nine minutes. Hauled in a rebound and swiped a steal against Memphis. Did not commit a turnover in his first 100 minutes of the season. Matched a season high with 14 minutes played against Harvard. Hauled in one rebound. Notched a rebound and a steal in the win against Chicago State. Scored a career-best five points on 2-of-3 shooting against LIU Brooklyn. Added three rebounds and a steal in a season-high 14 minutes of action. Dished out his fourth assist of the season in the win over Houston Baptist. Recorded an assist in seven minutes against Drexel. Passed out two assists in nine minutes against Georgia Tech. Saw two minutes of action against Temple. Closed out the final minute of Rice s win against St. Edward s. Made his sophomore debut late in the season opener against St. Thomas. Played the final two minutes of the contest GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ST. THOMAS 11/10/ ST. EDWARD S 11/14/ at Temple 11/17/ vs Georgia Tech 11/22/ vs Drake 11/23/ vs Drexel 11/25/ HOUSTON BAPTIST 12/01/ LIU BROOKLYN 12/12/ HARTFORD 12/15/ CHICAGO STATE 12/19/ TCU 12/22/ at Texas 12/29/ at Harvard 01/05/ SOUTHERN MISS 01/09/ at Tulsa 01/12/ MEMPHIS 01/16/ NEW ORLEANS 01/19/ at UCF 01/23/ at Tulane 01/26/ HOUSTON 01/30/ EAST CAROLINA 02/02/ at UTEP 02/06/ SMU 02/09/ at Marshall 02/13/ at UAB 02/16/ TULANE 02/23/ Totals CAREER STATS TOTAL CAREER C-USA STATS TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes

20 42 AUSTIN RAMLJAK JUNIOR GUARD THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. OAK PARK HS/VENTURA COLLEGE Games played: 26 Minutes/game: 26.4 Points/game: 8.8 FG Pct: FG Pct: 37.1 FT Pct: 74.1 Rebounds/game: 1.9 Assists/game: 0.8 Turnovers/game: 0.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 Steals/game: 0.5 Blocks/game: 0.2 RAMLJAK S HIGHS Points Career 18 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) Season 18 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) Field Goals Career 6 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) Season 6 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) Field Goal Attempts Career 12 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) Season 12 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 3-Point Field Goals Career 6 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) Season 6 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 3-Point Attempts Career 12 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) Season 12 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) Free Throws Career 4 vs. TCU (12/22/12) vs. Houston (1/30/13) Season 4 vs. TCU (12/22/12) vs. Houston (1/30/13) Free Throw Attempts Career 4 Three times Season 4 Three times Rebounds Career 7 at Marshall (2/13/13) Season 7 at Marshall (2/13/13) Assists Career 6 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Season 6 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Steals Career 3 at Tulane (1/26/13) Season 3 at Tulane (1/26/13) Blocks Career 1 Three times Season 1 Three times Knocked down 4-of-8 shots for 10 points at UTEP. Scored 14 points with four three-pointers at UCF. Sank four three-pointers for 12 points against New Orleans. Added three rebounds and two assists. Tallied 14 points with four three-pointers and swiped his first two steals of the season against Memphis. Made his first career start at Tulsa and tallied six points on a pair of treys. Led the Owls in scoring for the second time in three games with 14 points and four three-pointers against Southern Miss. Added an assist and a rebound. Led Rice with 14 points and four three-pointers at Texas. Sank 5-of-8 shots with one rebound. Sank two overtime free throws to help Rice top Chicago State. Finished with 10 points and three rebounds. Knocked down a pair of three-pointers for six points against Hartford. Added one rebound in the game. His six assists against LIU Brooklyn were the most by a Rice player in a game this season. Added four points and a block in the game. Led the Owls with 12 points in the win over Houston Baptist. Added two rebounds and a block. Had a breakout performance with 18 points on 6-of- 12 three-point shooting against Georgia Tech. Added four rebounds and blocked one shot in the game. Six three-pointers are the most by an Owl since Feb. 25, 2009, when Rodney Foster accomplished the feat GAME-BY-GAME Opponent Date GS Min FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg ST. THOMAS 11/10/ ST. EDWARD S 11/14/ at Temple 11/17/ vs Georgia Tech 11/22/ vs Drake 11/23/ vs Drexel 11/25/ HOUSTON BAPTIST 12/01/ LIU BROOKLYN 12/12/ HARTFORD 12/15/ CHICAGO STATE 12/19/ TCU 12/22/ at Texas 12/29/ at Harvard 01/05/ SOUTHERN MISS 01/09/ at Tulsa 01/12/13 * MEMPHIS 01/16/13 * NEW ORLEANS 01/19/13 * at UCF 01/23/13 * at Tulane 01/26/13 * HOUSTON 01/30/13 * EAST CAROLINA 02/02/13 * at UTEP 02/06/13 * SMU 02/09/13 * at Marshall 02/13/13 * at UAB 02/16/13 * TULANE 02/23/13 * Totals CAREER STATS TOTAL CAREER C-USA STATS TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes