The 2014–15 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented

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during the

2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November with the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Indianapolis April 4–6. Practices officially began on October 3. Season headlines * May 14 – The NCAA an ...

. The Owls, led by first year head coach

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, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of

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. They finished the season 12–20, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in a four way tie for seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Louisiana Tech.

Previous season

The

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

Departures

Offseason Departures

In-Season Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2014

Recruiting class of 2015

Roster

Schedule

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References

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Rice Owls men's basketball The Rice Owls men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Rice University. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in Conference USA. They previously participated in the Southwest ...