The 2015–16 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second year head coach Mike Rhoades, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse and were members of Conference USA. They finished the season 12–20, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the C-USA tournament to Charlotte.
Previous season The Owls 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.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Dan Peera 0 G 6'0" 180 Senior San Ramon, California Graduated Jordan Reed 5 G 5'11" 170 Freshman Lucas, Texas Transferred to New Hampshire Denzel Davis 10 F 6'8" 215 RS Freshman Orlando, Florida Left Rice (Personal) Jeremy Jones 20 F 6'5" 205 Freshman San Antonio, Texas Transferred to Gonzaga J.T. Trauber 24 G 5'10" 165 Freshman Houston, Texas Left Team (Personal) Van Green 31 G 6'3" 185 Senior Birmingham, Alabama Exhausted Eligibility Seth Gearhart 41 F 6'7" 215 Senior Wilsonville, Oregon Graduated
Recruiting class of 2015
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| C-USA Regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#002469; color:#5e6062;"| Conference USA tournament
See also 2015–16 Rice Owls women's basketball team
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