2007-08 Quick Facts
University Information
Location: Houston, Texas
Founded: 1891
Enrollment: 5,008
Nickname: Owls
Mascot: Sammy the Owl
Colors: Blue (pms 281c) and Gray (pms 424c)
Conference: Conference USA
Facility: tba
University Area Code: 713
University Personnel
President: David W. Leebron (Harvard, 1976)
Faculty Representative: Dr. James Castaņeda (Drew University, 1954)
Athletic Director: Chris Del Conte (UC Santa Barbara)
Athletics Phone Number: 348-6920
Ticket Office Phone Number: 348-4068
Media Information
Basketball Contact: Jay Jameson (Indiana, 1989)
Jameson's e-mail: jj7473@rice.edu
Office Phone: 348-8874
Office Fax: 348-6019
Mailing Address:
P.O. 1892, MS548
Houston, TX 77251-1892
Internet Site: riceowls.com
Basketball Information
All-Time Record: 93 seasons: 970-1,191
Head Coach: Willis Wilson (Rice, 1982)
School & Career Record: 216-219 (15 years)
Assistant: Marty Gillespie (Iowa State, 1979, 7th season)
Assistant: Omar Mance (Rice, 2003, 1st season)
Assistant: Brent Scott (Rice, 2003, 1st season
Director of Operations: tba
Staff Assistant:
Office Phone: 348-4075
Office Fax: 348-5695
2006-07 Review
Record: 16-16
C-USA Record/Place: 8-8/t4th
Home: 10-5
Away: 2-8
Neutral: 4-3
C-USA Home: 6-2
C-USA Away: 2-6
2007-08 Preview
Starters R/L: 3/2
Lettermen R/L: 8/6
| No. | Player | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Cl. | Ppg | Rpg |
| Starters Returning (3) | |||||||
| 13 | Paulius Packevicius | F | 6-9 | 230 | Sr. | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 32 | Cory Pflieger | G | 6-2 | 175 | Jr. | 6.3 | 2.1 |
| 41 | Patrick Britton | F | 6-8 | 200 | Sr. | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| Starters Lost (2) | |||||||
| 5 | Lorenzo Williams | G | 6-1 | 165 | Sr. | 9.1 | 4.6* |
| 22 | Morris Almond | G | 6-6 | 216 | Sr. | 26.4 | 6.6 |
| Letterwinners Returning (8) | |||||||
| 1 | Chris Hagan | G | 5-9 | 165 | So. | 5.1 | 1.3 |
| 4 | Matt Hagen | C | 6-10 | 230 | Jr. | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 13 | Paulius Packevicius | F | 6-9 | 230 | Sr. | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 21 | Rodney Foster | G | 6-1 | 185 | Jr. | 4.4 | 1.3 |
| 32 | Cory Pflieger | G | 6-2 | 175 | Jr. | 6.3 | 2.1 |
| 33 | Lawrence Ghoram | G | 6-5 | 195 | So. | 1.9 | 1.0 |
| 41 | Patrick Britton | F | 6-8 | 200 | Sr. | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| 43 | Aleks Perka | F | 6-8 | 205 | Jr. | 3.0 | 2.4 |
| Letterwinners Lost (6) | |||||||
| 3 | Chris Szalay | G | 5-10 | 165 | Jr. | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Lorenzo Williams | G | 6-1 | 165 | Sr. | 9.1 | 4.6* |
| 15 | Jonathan Bailey | G | 6-3 | 195 | So. | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Morris Almond | G | 6-6 | 216 | Sr. | 26.4 | 6.6 |
| 30 | Charles Belton | G/F | 6-4 | 185 | So. | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 31 | Greg Killings | C | 6-10 | 240 | Sr. | 6.9 | 6.2 |
| Newcomers (5) | |||||||
| 11 | Suleiman Braimoh | F | 6-8 | 230 | Fr.-HS Baldwin, N.Y./The Lawrenceville School | ||
| 12 | Bryan Beasley | G | 6-0 | 185 | So.-Tr Pflugerville, Texas/Pflugerville HS | ||
| 34 | Scott Saunders | C | 6-10 | 240 | Fr.-HS New Orleans, La./Battle Ground Academy (Tenn.) | ||
| 10 | Johnathan Tracey | G | 5-10 | 150 | Fr.-HS Austin, Texas/Lake Travis HS | ||
| 5 | Jasen Williams | G | 6-3 | 170 | Fr.-HS Houston, Texas/Nimitz HS | ||
