Pending approval by the league's Board of Directors early next month, the 2011 Conference USA Men's and Women's Basketball Championship will be hosted by UTEP.
Three presentations were made to the athletics directors during Conference USA's Spring Meetings on the site for the basketball championships with El Paso getting the majority vote. Memphis and Tulsa also presented.
"The group was very impressed by the quality and comprehensiveness, including the financial guarantee, in the El Paso proposal," C-USA commissioner Britton Banowsky said. "We felt confident we would have a great experience."
Other recommendations which will presented to the board which affect basketball are listed below.
1. Modifying video exchange platforms for men's and women's basketball to all be digital.
2. Creating a policy for men's and women's basketball to receive approval from the conference office regarding non-conference scheduling.
3. Proposing modifications of the men's basketball revenue distribution to financially reward on the basis of the number of non-conference Division I wins.
4. Recommending a new five-year Strategic Plan
The Conference USA Board of Directors will meet in Dallas on Monday, June 7.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Images from Rice Commencement
Rice University basketball student-athletes Lawrence Ghoram, Cory Pflieger and Chadd Wilson took part in Rice University's 97th Commencement on May 15, 2010. For the first time in 30 years, thunderstorms moved commencement inside to familiar territory for the graduates and Rice basketball coach Ben Braun who was in attendance in Tudor Fieldhouse.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Braun Takes 10 Shots
Rice basketball coach Ben Braun takes 10 shots with the Houston-based Jewish Herald-Voice.
Here is a link to the online story.
Here is a link to the online story.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Oraby Is An Owl
Ben Braun has announced that Omar Oraby, a 7-1 center from Cairo, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Rice. Oraby has been a member of Egypt's U18 and U19 national teams the past two years. He averaged 11.9 points and 8.4 rebounds at the 2009 FIBA U19 World Championships.
For more information, check out the release on Oraby at riceowls.com.
For more information, check out the release on Oraby at riceowls.com.
Monday, May 3, 2010
Rice Basketball Galleries
With the slideshow galleries of Rice University's freshmen from the 2009-10 season now posted below, there are slideshows of each member of the Owls' team who played this season. For additional images, check out the galleries attached to the player bios found at riceowls.com.
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