Men s Basketball. Canada Summer Tour (Vancouver / Whistler) July 30 - August 5, Rice University Men s Basketball

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1 Men s Basketball Rice returns eight players from last season, including three starters. The Owls lose top scorers Tamir Jackson and Julian DeBose but bring back the remainder of the full-season squad. Among the returnees are Conference USA allfreshman selection Max Guercy and three-point sharpshooter Austin Ramljak. Rice brings back 66.1 percent of its assists, 61.8 percent of steals, 54.7 percent of rebounding and 53.6 percent of scoring from last season. A bulk of the scoring lost belongs to graduate Tamir Jackson, who finished his career in the program s top 10 for numerous categories. With seven total newcomers joining the young team, Rice will utilize the summer months to begin coming together as a team with the foreign tour, including 10 practices in advance of the trip. Canada Summer Tour (Vancouver / Whistler) July 30 - August 5, 2013 Noting the Owls Ben Braun enters his sixth season as head coach at Rice and 37th overall. His 608 career wins rank first among Conference USA coaches, 10th among active NCAA coaches and 40th all-time. Rice continued its tradition of academic excellence last season, placing two players on the Conference USA all-academic team in Ramljak and Seth Gearhart. It was the fourth year in a row the the Owls placed two players on the five-member team. The Owls were one of the youngest teams in the nation in , entering the campaign with just six years of NCAA Division I experience (Tamir Jackson led the team with three seasons). This season, Rice brings back nine seasons worth of experience, led by two each from Gearhart and Dan Peera. Ramljak carried the team tradition of winning the C-USA Scholar-Athlete of the Year honor. He was the sixth Rice men s basketball player in a row to win the award, the league announced in July. Additionally, Rice was honored by the NABC over the summer, earning the inaugural Team Academic Excellence award, which recognizes teams that boast a 3.0 or better GPA. The Owls were one of just 21 NCAA Division I teams to be recognized. Ramljak and Bahrom Firozgary garnered individual accolades from the NABC as well, as the pair was named to the NABC Honors Court, which awards juniors and seniors with cumulative GPAs of 3.2 or higher. Rice s five early signees combined to win 85.5 percent of their high school games as seniors with a combined record Rice Owls Roster Name Pos. Ht. Wt. CL/EXP Hometown/Previous School 0 Dan Peera G JR/2L San Ramon, Calif./De La Salle HS 1 Max Guercy G SO/1L Arleta, Calif./Bishop Alemany HS 2 Joey Burbach G FR/HS Port Washington, Wis./Port Washington HS 3 Sean Obi F FR/HS Kaduna, Nigeria/Green Farms Acad. (Conn.) 4 Nizar Kapic G/F R-FR/SQ Sankt Poelten, Austria/Perkiomen School 5 Keith Washington G SO/1L Philadelphia, Pa./Mont Clare Academy 10 Denzel Davis F FR/HS Orlando, Fla./Lake Highland Prep 11 Ross Wilson F SO/1L Gosforth, England/Queen Alexandra Sixth Form Coll. 15 Hunter Eggers G FR/HS Greenwich, Conn./Green Farms Acad. 21 Drew Bender G/F FR/HS Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle HS 22 Marcus Jackson G FR/HS Acton, Calif./Pacific Hills HS 41 Seth Gearhart F JR/2L Wilsonville, Ore./Wilsonville HS 42 Austin Ramljak G SR/1L Thousand Oaks, Calif./Ventura College 44 Bahrom Firozgary F SR/1L Houston/Stratford HS 54 Andrew Drone C FR/HS Junction, Ill./Gallatin County HS Head Coach: Ben Braun (Sixth ) Assoc. Head Coach: Louis Reynaud Asst. Coaches: Brian Eskildsen and Adam Gierlach RiceOwls.com Game Notes 2013 Schedule July 8-29 Summer practices July 30 (Tuesday) Depart from Houston Arrive in Vancouver 5 p.m. Practice July 31 (Wednesday) 7 p.m. Rice vs. Univ. of British Columbia UBC War Memorial Gym August 1 (Thursday) 7 p.m. Rice vs. Univ. of Fraser Valley Envision Athletic Centre August 2 (Friday) 10:30 a.m. Practice August 3 (Saturday) 1 p.m. Rice vs. Capilano University Capilano University Sportsplex Depart for Whistler August 4 (Sunday) All Day Tour Whistler August 5 (Monday) 11 a.m. Depart for Houston August 26 (Monday) First day of fall classes November 9-10 Regular season begins All Times Local and Subject to Change Pronunciations Joey Burbach BURR-back Bahrom Firozgary bah-rom froze-gare-ree Seth Gearhart GEHR-hart Max Guercy GURR-see Nizar Kapic nihz-ar kahp-itch Sean Obi OH-bee Dan Peera PIER-uh Austin Ramljak ROM-yawk Brian Eskildsen ESS-kild-sen Adam Gierlach GEAR-lock Louis Reynaud ray-no

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 third year as the flagship station for Rice men s basketball and football broadcasts. Voice of the Owls J.P. Heath is in his second 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 Rice at a Glance ( ) Category Rice Head Coach Ben Braun C-USA Leader Overall Record (MEM) Conference Record (MEM) Current Streak L11 W5 (ECU) Points Per Game (HOU) Points Allowed Per Game (UTEP) Average Scoring Margin (USM) Rebounds Per Game (HOU) Rebounds Allowed Per Game (USM) Average Rebound Margin (USM) Field Goal Percentage (USM) Field Goal Percentage Defense (SMU) Three-Point Field Goal Percentage (USM) Three-Point Field Goal Pct. Defense (UCF) Free Throw Percentage (SMU) Assists Per Game (ECU) Turnover Margin (USM) Assist/Turnover Ratio (ECU) Blocks Per Game (MEM) Steals Per Game (USM) Rice s Opponents in Canada Scouting the UBC Thunderbirds UBC posted a 28-8 record last season, including a 18-4 mark in conference play. The squad averaged 82.9 points per game and won 18 of its first 20 games in Forward Brylle Kamen is the team s top returning scorer after notching 11.6 points and 9.4 rebounds last season. Head coach Kevin Hanson enters his 14th season at the helm, having won more than 300 games with his alma mater. Scouting the Fraser Valley Cascades Head coach Adam Friesen enters his second year as head coach of the Cascades after last season s mark, including a record in conference action. The Cascades averaged 76.7 points per game on 41.7 percent shooting, with nearly 45 percent of the team s field goal attempts coming from beyond the threepoint line. Top returnee Kevon Parchment finished second in scoring last year with 16.9 points per game. Last year s team finished and advanced to the Canada West Final Four by defeating the University of Saskatchewan in a three-game series in the CW quarterfinal playoff series. UFV hosted NCAA Division I programs Cal State Northridge and Eastern Washington for exhibitions last season, falling in both contests. Scouting the Capilano University Blues Capilano placed fifth in the PacWest Conference last season with an 8-13 record in league action. Dwayne Selby returns for his second season as head coach after leading the league s youngest team in his first year at the helm. The University sponsors six varsity sports, with men s and women s teams in basketball, soccer and volleyball. RICE Team Information Record C-USA Record /12th Starters R/L...3/2 Seniors...2 Juniors...2 Sophomores...3 Freshmen...8 RICE Program History First season All-Time Record (.441)...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 Record Assoc. Head Coach...Louis Reynaud... San Francisco St., 89 Assistant Coaches... Brian Eskildsen...Tennessee, 09...Adam Gierlach... Rice, 12 Tudor Fieldhouse 6100 Main Street Houston, TX RICE Social Media Twitter Athletics...@RiceOwlsdotcom Basketball...@RiceBasketball Facebook Athletics... facebook.com/riceathletics Basketball... facebook.com/ricebasketball RiceOwls.com Game Notes

3 Tipping Off Rice University men s basketball prepares for the campaign with a summer tour to Canada, which includes three exhibition games during the six-day trip. The Owls return eight players from last year s squad and add seven freshmen to the mix. The trip is the furthest north the Owls have ventured since the squad claimed the BP Top of the World Classic title in Alaska. C-USA Accolades Max Guercy was honored as a member of the Conference USA All-Freshman team for his outstanding rookie campaign and is the Owls top returning scorer for The point guard started all 31 games and scored 9.5 points per game to accompany 2.5 assists and an 80.5 free throw percentage. He added to his trophy case with a fifth Conference USA Freshman of the Week award on March 4. He averaged 13.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 3.0 steals in two games to earn the award for the fourth time in a six-week span. 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. ball security Rice ranked 26th in the nation and first in Conference USA in turnovers per game (11.2). Rice holds steady in turnover margin at +2.2, second in the league and 52nd nationally. Five Rice players posted assist-to-turnover ratios higher than 1.0, led by Seth Gearhart s and Max Guercy s marks. As a team, the Owls owned a 1.01 assist-toturnover ratio. Rice University Men s Basketball Beyond the Arc Rice converted an average of 7.39 three-pointers per game to rank second in Conference USA and 58th nationally. Three Owls ranked in the league s top 20 in threes made per game, including Austin Ramljak s 2.32, good for third. Ramljak came within two treys of the program record when he sank 6-of-12 attempts against Georgia Tech on Nov. 22 and ranked sixth on Rice s single season list with 72 treys for the season. Ramljak s 37.3 three-point percentage led the team, narrowly edging Julian DeBose (36.9) and Max Guercy (36.8). Applying Pressure In the season s final 17 games, Rice allowed its opponents to score on the first possession of the game just two times (at UTEP, at SMU). In the other 15 games, the opposition s first possession has ended with a Rice steal five times and a Rice rebound 10 times. On the season, opponents scored on their first possession 11 times, compared to eight turnovers and 12 Rice rebounds. Head of the class Max Guercy led or ranked near the top of the freshman class in numerous Conference USA statistical categories. The guard is third among rookies in scoring (9.5 ppg) and three-point shooting (36.8 percent), first in free throw accuracy (80.5), and second in steals (1.45 spg) and assists by a freshman with 2.5. Fellow newcomer Ross Wilson ranks third among league freshmen in field goal percentage (51.9). Six make C-USA Honor Roll Among Rice s 215 members on the Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll, six men s basketball players made the list by posting a cumulative grade point average over 3.0. Bahrom Firozgary, Seth Gearhart, Max Guercy, Dan Peera, Austin Ramljak and Ross Wilson were each honored by the league for their success in the classroom. Rice s Stats in its Last three games of GP-GS FG-FGA PCT 3FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB-AVG. AST. TO BLK STL PTS/AVG Jackson /28.3 DeBose /13.7 Ramljak /13.3 Wilson /3.7 Guercy /3.0 Washington /2.7 Firozgary /2.0 Franshaw /0.0 Peera /0.0 Team Totals /66.7 Opponents /77.7 RiceOwls.com Game Notes Rice BY THE NUMBERS Rice s positive 2.19 turnover margin ranked second in Conference USA behind only Southern Miss mark. 3 Tamir Jackson ranked third in Conference USA in scoring with 17.7 points per game. He also finished 60th nationally in scoring and was one of just four C-USA players to score 30 or more points twice on the season. 6 Austin Ramljak finished the season ranked sixth in program history with 72 three-pointers on the season. The junior s 193 trey attempts rank fourth on the single-season list. His 2.32 threes per game ranked third in the league and 103rd nationally. 15 Rice overcame a 15-point deficit (29-14) to topple Houston on Jan. 30. It ties for the seventh-largest deficit overcome by Rice in a win in program history. The Owls also erased an 18-point margin to the Cougars in the C-USA Tournament opener Rice led Conference USA and ranked 24th nationally with a 16.3 turnover rate (16.3 percent of Rice s offensive possessions ended in a turnover). The Owls 11.2 turnovers per game also led the league. 128 Jackson played in 128 career games for Rice, placing him in second on the program s all-time list. He trails former teammate Connor Frizzelle by just one game. 608 Head coach Ben Braun wrapped up the campaign with 608 career wins, ranking him 12th among active NCAA Division I coaches. 1,684 Jackson scored 1,684 points in his illustrious career to finish as number six on Rice s all-time list. He began the season in 25th place but tallied 549 points in his senior campaign to make the move.

4 C-USA Standings C-USA Overall W L W L Memphis Southern Miss UTEP East Carolina UCF Tulsa Houston UAB Tulane Marshall SMU Rice Postseason Results C-USA Championship First Round (7) UAB 53, (10) SMU 52 (6) Houston 72, (11) Rice 67 (8) Tulane 66, (9) Marshall 64 Quarterfinals (2) Southern Miss 81, UAB 66 (3) UTEP 80, Houston 69 (1) Memphis 81, Tulane 68 (5) Tulsa 79, (4) East Carolina 72 Semifinals Southern Miss 85, UTEP 67 Memphis 85, Tulsa 74 Championship Memphis 91, Southern Miss 79 (2 OT) 2013 NCAA Tournament Memphis 53, St. Mary s 52 Michigan State 70, Memphis NIT Southern Miss 78, Charleston So. 71 Southern Miss 63, Louisiana Tech 51 BYU 79, Southern Miss CBI Wright State 72, Tulsa 52 Houston 73, Texas 72 George Mason 88, Houston 84 (OT) 2013 CIT East Carolina 66, Savannah State 65 Tulane 84, South Alabama 73 East Carolina 75, Rider 54 Bradley 77, Tulane 72 East Carolina 70, Loyola Maryland 58 East Carolina 81, Evansville 58 East Carolina 77, Weber State 74 Rice s six honorees were the most by any conference program, followed by UCF s five. There were 34 total honorees in the conference. Milestone Man Class of 2013 graduate 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, He then became just the sixth Owl to notch 1,600 points on March 6 at Houston. 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, t-3 Jason McKrieth 1, t-3 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. Charity stripe success Rice converted a solid 72.6 percent of its free throw attempts on the season ( ), ranking the team third in the league and 67th nationally. The Owls got to the stripe 15.9 times per game, led by Tamir Jackson s 5.1 free throw attempts. Rice in the Postseason Rice has an overall record in postseason conference tournaments. The record includes an 8-18 mark as a member of the Southwest Conference ( ), a 4-6 record during a stint in the WAC ( ) and a 4-8 record in the Conference USA Tournament (2006-pres.). In , the Owls advanced to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament quarterfinal round with a pair of wins against Louisiana-Lafayette and Drake. Previously, Rice had last played in a national postseason tournament in 2005 when the Owls competed in the National Invitation Tournament. The Owls dropped a decision to Missouri State in the opening round. Rice last played in the NCAA Tournament in Rice University Men s Basketball New faces on the bench In addition to the large incoming class of freshmen, the Owls feature a shift in the coaching staff as well. Assistant coach Brian Eskildsen joined Ben Braun s staff over the summer following three years working with Stanford s men s basketball program. The newcomer takes over for Gus Argenal, who accepted a head coaching position with Cal State East Bay in May. Adam Gierlach also moves into a new role as assistant coach for Rice after spending the season as Video Coordinator and Director of Player Development. The Rice alumnus enters his sixth season with the program in Houston Spoils mammoth comeback in tournament Rice rallied back from an 18-point first-half deficit to take a late lead against Houston before the Cougars regained their footing to hold on for a win in the Conference USA Championship opening round. Tamir Jackson led the effort with his secondstraight 30-point performance. He sank 12-of-28 attempts from the floor and hauled in nine of the Owls 34 rebounds. Julian DeBose (13) and Austin Ramljak (11) also scored in double figures while Keith Washington led Rice with four assists. in with the new Like much of the NCAA Division I landscape, Conference USA will feature a new look in , as the league expands from 12 to 16 members for men s basketball. Newcomers Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, FIU, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, Old Dominion and UTSA give the conference a fresh look and geographically diverse footprint beginning this fall. The teams take the place of Houston, Memphis, SMU and UCF, who departed over the summer for the American Athletic Conference. Western Kentucky is slated to join C-USA in as East Carolina, Tulane and Tulsa move to the AAC after the upcoming season, bringing the membership to 14 programs. Rice is one of five steady members through the transition, along with Marshall, Southern Miss, UAB and UTEP. RiceOwls.com Game Notes

5 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 seven seasons after Seth Gearhart and Austin Ramljak earned the honor on March 8. Rice has had two honorees each of the past four seasons. Gearhart is an Economics major and holds a 3.21 grade point average, while Ramljak holds a 3.67 GPA in Psychology. Connor Frizzelle and Lucas Kuipers were both named to the league s 2012 all-academic team. At the conclusion of each of the past six seasons, a Rice basketball student-athlete has been the recipient of the Conference USA Scholar Athlete of the Year award as Ramljak earned the honor in Ramljak and Bahrom Firozgary were named to the 2013 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. Nate Schwarze joined Frizzelle and Kuipers on the 2012 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court. The Owls also won the inaugural NABC Team Academic Excellence Award in 2013, given to the 21 NCAA Division I programs with a cumulative team GPA of 3.0 or higher for the season. Rice capped off the academic award season with the C-USA Sport Academic Award for posting the highest team GPA in the league. As a full program, Rice also claimed the league s Institutional Excellence Award for posting the highest GPA in the conference across all varsity sports. 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. 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: Baker Drew Bender, Marcus Jackson Duncan l Joey Burbach Hanszen l Austin Ramljak, Keith Washington Jones Hunter Eggers, Sean Obi Lovett Nizar Kapic, Ross Wilson Sid Richardson Denzel Davis, Andrew Drone Wiess l Bahrom Firozgary, Max Guercy Will Rice l Seth Gearhart, Dan Peera Rice University Men s Basketball Ben Braun Head Coach Wisconsin, 1975 Sixth At Rice: Overall: In five seasons at the helm of the Rice University basketball program, Ben Braun has positioned the Owls for the future. The campaign was highlighted by immense success in the classroom, as the squad won a pair of team academic awards while individuals claimed five different honors and six players were named to the Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. 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. Noting Coach Braun Braun s 608 victories rank him 12th on the active NCAA Division I Coaching Win List. Has coached the past five Conference USA Scholar Athletes for basketball Aleks Perka (2009), Lucas Kuipers (2010), Connor Frizzelle (2011, 12) and Austin Ramljak (2013). Has had student-athletes named to conference all-academic teams 26 times over the last 17 seasons. Each of the last three teams ( ) 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. Seven former assistant coaches and players have gone on to NCAA Division I head coaching jobs. 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

6 The Last Time It Happened Rice University Men s Basketball 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 56 by UTEP March 2, 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.519 (28-54) by Houston March 13, 2013 Made 10 Three-Pointers... Rice 12 vs. Tulsa March 9, 2013 Opponent 11 by UAB February 16, 2013 Attempted 25 Three-Pointers... Rice 25 vs. Houston March 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.533 (8-15), by Tulsa March 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 Tamir Jackson (30) vs. Houston March 13, 2013 Opponent Ricky Tarrant (30), Tulane February 23, 2013 Player Scored 20 Points... Rice Tamir Jackson (30) vs. Houston March 13, 2013 Opponent Joseph Young (20), Houston March 6, 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 TaShawn Thomas (16p, 10r), Houston March 13, 2013 Player Made 5 Three-Pointers... Rice Austin Ramljak (5) vs. Tulsa March 9, 2013 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 Josh Davis (15), Tulane February 23, 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. Tulane February 23, 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

7 44 Bahrom firozgary Senior Forward Houston, Texas Stratford HS Games played: 31 Minutes/game: 8.6 Points/game: 1.5 FG Pct: 52.2 FT Pct: 67.7 Rebounds/game: 1.2 Assists/game: 0.1 Turnovers/game: 0.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.3 Steals/game: 0.1 Blocks/game: 0.1 FIROZGARY s Highs Points 5 at UCF (1/23/13) vs. Tulane (2/23/13) 5 at UCF (1/23/13) vs. Tulane (2/23/13) Field Goals 2 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) at Houston (3/6/13) 2 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) at Houston (3/6/13) Field Goal Attempts 3 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 3 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Attempts Free Throws 4 vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) 4 vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) Free Throw Attempts 4 Three times 4 Three times Rebounds 4 at UTEP (2/6/13) vs. SMU (2/9/13) 4 at UTEP (2/6/13) vs. SMU (2/9/13) Assists 1 Four times 1 Four times Steals 1 Three times 1 Three times Blocks 1 Four times 1 Four times 2013 Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll... NABC Honors Court. Scored four points on 2-of-2 shooting at Houston to accompany three rebounds. 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 17 minutes against East Carolina and sank all four free throw attempts with a rebound. 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. Converted his only shot attempt against TCU, giving him two points and a rebound. 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 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/ at SMU 02/27/ UTEP 03/02/ at Houston 03/06/ TULSA 03/09/ vs Houston 03/13/ Totals Stats TOTAL C-USA Stats TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes

8 41 Seth gearhart Junior Forward Wilsonville, Ore. Wilsonville HS 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 23 at Tulane (1/26/13) 23 at Tulane (1/26/13) Field Goals 8 at Tulane (1/26/13) 8 at Tulane (1/26/13) Field Goal Attempts 12 at Tulane (1/26/13) 12 at Tulane (1/26/13) 3-Point Field Goals 4 at Tulane (1/26/13) 4 at Tulane (1/26/13) 3-Point Attempts 6 at Tulsa (1/12/13) at Tulane (1/26/13) 6 at Tulsa (1/12/13) at Tulane (1/26/13) Free Throws 6 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 6 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Free Throw Attempts 8 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 8 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Rebounds 7 vs. Hartford (12/15/12) at Tulane (1/26/13) 7 vs. Hartford (12/15/12) at Tulane (1/26/13) Assists 3 Five times 3 Five times Steals 3 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 3 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Blocks 2 vs. Chicago State (12/19/12) vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) 2 vs. Chicago State (12/19/12) vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Conference USA All-Academic Team Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. 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. 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 at SMU 02/27/13 DNP UTEP 03/02/13 DNP at Houston 03/06/13 DNP TULSA 03/09/13 DNP vs Houston 03/13/13 DNP Totals Stats TOTAL C-USA Stats TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes

9 1 Max guercy Sophomore guard Arleta, Calif. Bishop Alemany HS Games played: 31 Minutes/game: 31.4 Points/game: 9.5 FG Pct: FG Pct: 36.8 FT Pct: 80.5 Rebounds/game: 2.6 Assists/game: 2.5 Turnovers/game: 1.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.4 Steals/game: 1.5 Blocks/game: 0.0 GUERCY s Highs Points 21 vs. Houston (1/30/13) 21 vs. Houston (1/30/13) Field Goals 7 vs. Houston (1/30/13) 7 vs. Houston (1/30/13) Field Goal Attempts 12 Three times 12 Three times 3-Point Field Goals 4 at Harvard (1/5/13) 4 at Harvard (1/5/13) 3-Point Attempts 9 vs. SMU (2/9/13) 9 vs. SMU (2/9/13) Free Throws 8 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 8 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Free Throw Attempts 8 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 8 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Rebounds 6 vs. UTEP (3/2/13) 6 vs. UTEP (3/2/13) Assists 6 Three times 6 Three times Steals 5 vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) vs. Tulane (2/23/13) 5 vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) vs. Tulane (2/23/13) Blocks 1 vs. SMU (2/9/13) 1 vs. SMU (2/9/13) Conference USA All-Freshman team member. Five-time Conference USA Freshman of the Week (Jan. 7, Jan. 28, Feb. 4, Feb. 25, March 4) Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. 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. 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 * at SMU 02/27/13 * UTEP 03/02/13 * at Houston 03/06/13 * TULSA 03/09/13 * vs Houston 03/13/13 * Totals Stats TOTAL C-USA Stats TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes

10 4 Nizar Kapic Redshirt FRESHMAN guard/forward Sankt Poelten, Austria Perkiomen School Games played: 1 Minutes/game: 16.0 Points/game: 5.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: Rebounds/game: 1.0 Assists/game: 1.0 Turnovers/game: 1.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 KAPIC s Highs Points 5 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 5 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) Field Goals 2 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 2 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) Suffered a season-ending knee injury following the season opener. Knocked down both of his field goal attempts in his Rice debut against St. Thomas. Tallied five points with an assist and a rebound in 16 minutes off the bench in the season opener. Field Goal Attempts 2 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 2 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 3-Point Field Goals 1 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 1 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 3-Point Attempts 1 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 1 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) Free Throws Free Throw Attempts Rebounds 1 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 1 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) Assists 1 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) 1 vs. St. Thomas (11/10/12) Steals Blocks 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 11/14/12 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 12/19/12 DNP TCU 12/22/12 DNP at Texas 12/29/12 DNP at Harvard 01/05/13 DNP SOUTHERN MISS 01/09/13 DNP at Tulsa 01/12/13 DNP MEMPHIS 01/16/13 DNP 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 02/02/13 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 at SMU 02/27/13 DNP UTEP 03/02/13 DNP at Houston 03/06/13 DNP TULSA 03/09/13 DNP vs Houston 03/13/13 DNP Totals Stats TOTAL C-USA Stats RiceOwls.com Game Notes

11 0 Dan Peera Junior guard San Ramon, Calif. De La Salle HS Games played: 31 Minutes/game: 6.4 Points/game: 0.4 FG Pct: FG Pct: 22.2 FT Pct: 50.0 Rebounds/game: 0.4 Assists/game: 0.2 Turnovers/game: 0.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.3 Steals/game: 0.2 PEERA s Highs Points 5 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 5 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Field Goals 2 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 2 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Field Goal Attempts 3 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) at SMU (2/27/13) 3 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) at SMU (2/27/13) 3-Point Field Goals 1 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) at SMU (2/27/13) 1 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) at SMU (2/27/13) 3-Point Attempts 2 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) at SMU (2/27/13) 2 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) at SMU (2/27/13) Free Throws 1 at UAB (2/16/13) 1 at UAB (2/16/13) Free Throw Attempts 2 at UAB (2/16/13) 2 at UAB (2/16/13) Rebounds 3 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 3 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Assists 2 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) 2 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) vs. New Orleans (1/19/13) Steals 2 at SMU (2/27/13) 2 at SMU (2/27/13) Blocks 2013 Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. Sank 1-of-2 three-pointers at SMU for three points. Set a career high with two steals in 15 minutes. 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 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/ at SMU 02/27/ UTEP 03/02/ at Houston 03/06/ TULSA 03/09/ vs Houston 03/13/ Totals Stats TOTAL C-USA Stats TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes

12 42 Austin Ramljak Senior guard Thousand Oaks, Calif. Oak Park HS/Ventura College Games played: 31 Minutes/game: 27.7 Points/game: 9.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 37.3 FT Pct: 77.4 Rebounds/game: 2.0 Assists/game: 0.8 Turnovers/game: 0.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 Steals/game: 0.5 Blocks/game: 0.2 RAMLJAK s Highs Points 18 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 18 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) Field Goals 6 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) at Marshall (2/13/13) 6 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) at Marshall (2/13/13) Field Goal Attempts 12 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 12 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 3-Point Field Goals 6 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 6 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 3-Point Attempts 12 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 12 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) Free Throws 4 vs. TCU (12/22/12) vs. Houston (1/30/13) 4 vs. TCU (12/22/12) vs. Houston (1/30/13) Free Throw Attempts 4 Four times 4 Four times Rebounds 7 at Marshall (2/13/13) 7 at Marshall (2/13/13) Assists 6 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) 6 vs. LIU Brooklyn (12/12/12) Steals 3 at Tulane (1/26/13) 3 at Tulane (1/26/13) Blocks 1 Five times 1 Five times Conference USA All-Academic Team and Scholar- Athlete of the Year Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll... NABC Honors Court member. Sank five three-pointers for 15 points against Tulsa to take over seventh in Rice season treys made. Scored 15 points at Marshall with seven rebounds. 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 two steals 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 boards. His six assists against LIU Brooklyn were the most by a Rice player in a game this season. 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 * at SMU 02/27/13 * UTEP 03/02/13 * at Houston 03/06/13 * TULSA 03/09/13 * vs Houston 03/13/13 * Totals Stats TOTAL C-USA Stats TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes

13 5 Keith Washington Sophomore guard Philadelphia, Pa. Mont Clare Academy Games played: 29 Minutes/game: 20.7 Points/game: 4.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 20.4 FT Pct: 71.2 Rebounds/game: 1.9 Assists/game: 2.1 Turnovers/game: 1.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.1 Steals/game: 0.8 WASHINGTON s Highs Points 12 at Temple (11/17/12) 12 at Temple (11/17/12) Field Goals 4 at Marshall (2/13/13) 4 at Marshall (2/13/13) Field Goal Attempts 11 at Temple (11/17/12) 11 at Temple (11/17/12) 3-Point Field Goals 2 vs. Chicago State (12/19/12) 2 vs. Chicago State (12/19/12) 3-Point Attempts 4 at Temple (11/17/12) vs. Tulsa (3/9/13) 4 at Temple (11/17/12) vs. Tulsa (3/9/13) Free Throws 6 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 6 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Free Throw Attempts 7 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 7 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Rebounds 6 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) at Texas (12/29/12) 6 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) at Texas (12/29/12) Assists 7 vs. Tulsa (3/9/13) 7 vs. Tulsa (3/9/13) Steals 3 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) 3 vs. Georgia Tech (11/22/12) Blocks Recorded a season high with seven assists against Tulsa. Chipped in three points and two rebounds. Returned to action at Houston after missing two games with a wrist injury. Passed out four assists in 20 minutes of action. Matched a season best with five assists to accompany 10 points at Marshall. Notched eight points with two rebounds and an assist against East Carolina. Had a solid outing in the win over Houston with eight points, two assists and a pair of rebounds. Passed five assists against New Orleans. Added two points, three rebounds and two assists in the win. Matched a season high with six rebounds at Texas. Scored eight points on 3-of-6 shooting in the win over Houston Baptist. Hauled in a season-best six rebounds against Georgia Tech. Added six points and three steals. In front of a hometown crowd, scored 12 points at Temple, including a 5-of-6 mark at the charity stripe. Added two steals, one assist and a rebound in a season-high 26 minutes of action. Notched double figures with 10 points on 2-of-5 shooting in the win over St. Edward s. Sank 6-of-7 free throws, hauled in five rebounds, dished out three assists and grabbed a pair of steals in 18 minutes. Saw 23 minutes of action in his collegiate debut against St. Thomas. Scored four points and connected on his lone two-point attempt of the night. Added three rebounds and two assists in the game 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/ at SMU 02/27/13 DNP UTEP 03/02/13 DNP at Houston 03/06/ TULSA 03/09/ vs Houston 03/13/ Totals Stats TOTAL C-USA Stats TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes

14 11 ROSS WILSON Sophomore Forward Gosforth, England Queen Alexandra Sixth Form Coll. Games played: 31 Minutes/game: 18.0 Points/game: 3.1 FG Pct: 51.9 FT Pct: 50.0 Rebounds/game: 2.3 Assists/game: 0.7 Turnovers/game: 1.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 Steals/game: 0.3 Blocks/game: 0.1 WILSON s Highs Points 10 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 10 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Field Goals 4 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) vs. Houston (1/30/13) 4 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) vs. Houston (1/30/13) Field Goal Attempts 6 vs. Houston (1/30/13) at UAB (2/16/13) 6 vs. Houston (1/30/13) at UAB (2/16/13) 3-Point Field Goals 3-Point Attempts Free Throws 2 Five times 2 Five times Free Throw Attempts 5 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) 5 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) Rebounds 7 vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) 7 vs. East Carolina (2/2/13) Assists 3 at Marshall (2/13/13) 3 at Marshall (2/13/13) Steals 2 vs. SMU (2/9/13) 2 vs. SMU (2/9/13) Blocks 1 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) vs. Drexel (11/25/12) 1 vs. St. Edward s (11/14/12) vs. Drexel (11/25/12) 2013 Conference USA Commissioner s Honor Roll. Dished out three assists at Marshall. Returned to the starting lineup against East Carolina and hauled in a season-best seven rebounds. Scored four points on 2-of-2 shooting with an assist. Sank 4-of-6 shots, including a pair of clutch layups, in the win over Houston. Tallied eight points with a pair of rebounds. Tallied four points on 2-of-3 shooting with two rebounds and an assist against Southern Miss. Matched a season high with four rebounds in the win over Chicago State. Scored two points as well. Fought early foul trouble to score four points in 14 minutes against LIU Brooklyn. Added one assist. Notched six points on 2-of-3 shooting in the win against HBU. Battled illness throughout the DirecTV Classic, but notched three rebounds, two points and a block against Drexel. Knocked down both field goal attempts, including a strong two-handed dunk, for four points at Temple. Grabbed two rebounds and dished out an assist in 24 minutes on the floor. Scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in the win over St. Edward s. Pulled down four rebounds, and added an assist, a block and a steal in 27 minutes. One of two Rice newcomers in the starting lineup for the season opener against St. Thomas. Scored three points and grabbed three rebounds in 17 minutes of action 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/ MEMPHIS 01/16/ NEW ORLEANS 01/19/ at UCF 01/23/ at Tulane 01/26/ HOUSTON 01/30/ EAST CAROLINA 02/02/13 * at UTEP 02/06/ SMU 02/09/ at Marshall 02/13/13 * at UAB 02/16/13 * TULANE 02/23/13 * at SMU 02/27/13 * UTEP 03/02/13 * at Houston 03/06/13 * TULSA 03/09/13 * vs Houston 03/13/13 * Totals Stats TOTAL C-USA Stats TOTAL RiceOwls.com Game Notes