Rice

Official Name: 
Rice University
Nickname: 
Owls
Mailing Address: 

Post Office Box 1892
MS 548
6100 South Main
Houston, TX 77251-1892

Website: 
www.riceowls.com
Telephone: 
(713) 348-4034
Fax: 
(713) 348-6019
Enrollment: 
4,320
Arena: 

Autry Court
Capacity: 5,000
Year Opened: 1950

School Colors: 
Blue and Gray
Conference: 

Conference USA (since 2006)
Former Member of SWC (1915-96) and Western Athletic (1997-2005)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(4) 1940, 1942, 1954, and 1970
2-5 record (.286)
Regional runner-up in 1940 and 1942

NIT Appearances: 

(5) 1943, 1991, 1993, 2004, and 2005
1-5 record (.167)

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Willis Wilson (16 years from 1993-2008, 218-247 record, .469)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Michael Harris (2,014 points from 2002-05)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Michael Harris (1,111 from 2002-05)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Doug McKendrick (47 points as senior vs. Georgia Tech on 12/3/65)

All-American Selections: 

(5) C-F Bill Tom Closs (1943), C-F Bill Henry (1945), C Bob Kinney (1941 and 1942), F Ricky Pierce (1982)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(3) Bob Kinney (1942), Bill Closs (1943), Bill Henry (1945)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Bob Kinney (1941), Bill Henry (1944)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Doug McKendrick (47 vs. Georgia Tech)
December 6, 1965 (senior/19.9 ppg)

1

2

Total

Rice

42

45

87

Georgia Tech

51

45

96

Rice

Name

FG

FT

PTS

McKendrick

18

11-14

47

Ivey

2

3-5

7

Doty

4

1-2

9

Lease

3

0-1

6

Hall

1

5-5

7

Miller

3

0-0

6

Stockton

0

1-2

1

McCain

0

4-4

4

Iselmann

0

0-0

0

Greenlaw

0

0-0

0

Totals

31

25-33

87

Percentages

.758

Georgia Tech

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Stenftenagel

10

3-3

23

Judy

4

0-1

8

Thorne

5

8-9

18

Wagner

5

3-5

13

Kenney

8

6-10

22

Clark

0

0-0

0

Hill

4

4-5

12

Caldwell

0

0-0

0

Totals

36

24-33

96

Percentages

.727
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Robert Cummings

3

1915-17

30-10

.750

1915

8-1

Wilbur Tisdale

2

1918-19

14-14

.500

1918

10-4

Leslie Mann

1

1920

6-6

.500

1920

6-6

Pete Cawthon

1

1921

5-10

.333

1921

5-10

Howard F. Yerges

1

1922

2-12

.143

1922

2-12

Phil Arbuckle

1

1923

10-9

.526

1923

10-9

Franklyn Ashcraft

3

1924, 1926-27

4-39

.093

1924

3-17

John P. Nicholson

1

1925

2-12

.143

1925

2-12

Russell Daugherty

5

1928-32

25-46

.352

1931

8-9

Jimmy Kitts

6

1933-38

48-56

.462

1935

8-4

Byron "Buster" Brannon

5

1939-42, 1946

85-37

.697

1940

25-4

Joe Davis

6

1943-45, 1947-49

82-57

.590

1945

20-1

Don Suman

10

1950-59

132-106

.555

1954

23-5

John Frankie

4

1960-63

39-54

.419

1962, 1963

12-11

George Carlisle

3

1964-66

18-53

.254

1964

15-9

Don Knodel

8

1967-74

76-127

.374

1970

14-11

Bob Polk

3

1975-77

17-63

.213

1977

9-18

Mike Schuler

4

1978-81

30-76

.283

1981

12-15

Tommy Suitts

6

1982-87

63-99

.389

1982

15-15

Greg Walcavich

1

1987

1-7

.125

1987

1-7

Scott Thompson

5

1988-92

65-79

.451

1992

20-11

Willis Wilson

16

1993-2008

218-247

.469

2004

22-11

Ben Braun

3

2009-11

32-63

.337

2011

14-18
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,015-1,281 (.442) from 1915 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Rice (TX) had a 7-12 record under Suitts in 1986-87 when he was succeeded on an interim basis by Walcavich
  • Wilson's record does not reflect a forfeit victory awarded from Michigan in 1992-93.