2011–12 Rice Owls men's basketball team

2011–12 Rice Owls men's basketball
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record19–16 (8–8 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Louis Reynaud
  • Mike Roberts
  • Marco Marcos
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2011–12 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Memphis 13 3   .813 26 8   .765
Southern Miss 11 5   .688 25 9   .735
Tulsa 10 6   .625 17 14   .548
UCF 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
UAB 9 7   .563 15 16   .484
Marshall 9 7   .563 21 14   .600
Rice 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
UTEP 7 9   .438 15 17   .469
Houston 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
East Carolina 5 11   .313 15 16   .484
SMU 4 12   .250 13 19   .406
Tulane 3 13   .188 15 19   .441
2012 CUSA Tournament winner
As of March 15, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by fourth year head coach Ben Braun, played their home games at the Tudor Fieldhouse and are members of Conference USA. They finished the season 19–16, 8–8 in C-USA to finish in seventh place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA Basketball tournament to East Carolina. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Louisiana in the first round and Drake in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to Oakland.