(01-20-2016 01:52 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(01-05-2016 05:08 PM)AdoptedMonarch Wrote:  Some local (Norfolk) coverage for Marcus Evans and Rice:

http://www.pilotonline.com/sports/colleg...56316.html

I'm sorry that we couldn't manage to keep him at home. But I'm at least glad that he opted to go to a quality program.

Thank you for the compliment.

He has freshman of the year in the bag and could also be the first Freshman to lead CUSA in points ever.

Evans One of Top Freshmen In Country
• He is also leading CUSA in steals (2.0) and is eighth in minutes played (32.6).
• So far, Evans has scored 20 points a league-leading 10 times, the second most 20 point games by a freshman behind Rice's Brent Scott, who had 11 in 1989-90.
• Not only is Marcus Evans making a name for himself in Conference USA, but he is proving to be one of the top freshmen nationally.
• With 19.9 points per game, Evans is the nation’s leading freshman scorer.
• Below is the list of the top freshmen scorers in the country this year (aof Jan. 21)

Name-School-PPG
1. Marcus Evans, Rice 19.9 ppg
2. Ben Simmons, LSU 19.4 ppg
3. Cameron Morse, Youngstown State 18.9 ppg
4. Tyler Hall, Montana State 18.1 ppg
5. Chris Clemons, Campbell 18.1 ppg

Dynamic Duo
• The duo of Egor Koulechov and Marcus Evans is proving to be one of the top duos in Conference USA this season.
• Together, Evans (19.9) and Koulechov (16.8) combine to average 36.7 points per game - approximately 48.8 percent of the team’s 75.2 points per game average.
• Koulechov and Evans currently rank as the top scoring duo in C-USA (through games of Jan. 21). Below are the top scoring combinations in Conference USA.

Duo-Team-Combined PPG
1. Marcus Evans (19.9)/Egor Koulechov (16.8) Rice 36.7 ppg
2. Trey Freeman (19.1)/Aaron Bacote (15.0) Old Dominion 34.1 ppg
3. James Kelly (19.8)/Ryan Taylor (14.2) Marshall 34.0 ppg
4. Alex Hamilton (18.2)/Erik McCree (15.7) Louisiana Tech 33.9 ppg
5. Donte McGill (17.0)/Adrian Diaz (15.5) FIU 32.5 ppg

Evans One of Top Freshmen
• Not only is Marcus Evans making a name for himself in Conference USA, but he is proving to be one of the top freshmen nationally.
• With 19.5 points per game, Evans is the nation’s second leading freshman scorer.
• Below is the list of the top freshmen scorers in the country this year (as of Jan. 27)

Name-School-PPG
1. Ben Simmons, LSU 19.8 ppg
2. Marcus Evans, Rice 19.5 ppg
3. Cameron Morse, Youngstown State 18.9 ppg
4. Chris Clemons, Campbell 18.0 ppg
4. Tyler Hall, Montana State 18.0 ppg

Dynamic Duo
• The duo of Egor Koulechov and Marcus Evans is proving to be one of the top duos in Conference USA this season.
• Together, Evans (19.5) and Koulechov (16.6) combine to average 36.1 points per game - approximately 48.1 percent of the team’s 75.1 points per game average.
• Koulechov and Evans currently rank as the top scoring duo in C-USA (through games of Jan. 29). Below are the top scoring combinations in Conference USA:

Duo-Team-Combined PPG
1. Marcus Evans (19.5)/Egor Koulechov (16.6) Rice 36.1 ppg
2. Trey Freeman (20.4)/Aaron Bacote (14.5) Old Dominion 34.9 ppg
3. Alex Hamilton (18.0)/Erik McCree (16.1) Louisiana Tech 34.1 ppg
4. James Kelly (19.4)/Ryan Taylor (14.4) Marshall 33.8 ppg
5. Donte McGill (16.8)/Adrian Diaz (15.8) FIU 32.6 ppg

Rice's Evans One of Top Freshmen
• The guard from Chesapeake, Va., is third in Conference USA in scoring, averaging 19.7 points per game.
• He is also tied for the league lead in steals (1.9) and is 10th in minutes played (32.6).
• So far, Evans has scored 20 points 11 times, the second-most in Conference USA. It is also tied for the most 20-point games by a freshman with Brent Scott, who had 11 in 1989-90.
• Not only is Marcus Evans making a name for himself in Conference USA, but he is proving to be one of the top freshmen nationally.
• With 19.7 points per game, Evans is the nation’s leading freshman scorer.
• Below is the list of the top freshmen scorers in the country this year (as of Feb. 2)

Name-School-PPG
1. Marcus Evans, Rice 19.7 ppg
2. Ben Simmons, LSU 19.5 ppg
3. Cameron Morse, Youngstown State 19.2 ppg
4. Matt Morgan, Cornell 18.5 ppg
5. Tyler Hall, Montana State 18.0 ppg

Dynamic Duo
• The duo of Egor Koulechov and Marcus Evans is proving to be one of the top duos in Conference USA this season.
• Together, Evans (19.7) and Koulechov (16.7) combine to average 36.4 points per game - approximately 47.9 percent of the team’s 76.0 points per game average.
• Koulechov and Evans currently rank as the top scoring duo in C-USA (through games of Jan. 31).

Below are the top scoring combinations in Conference USA.

Duo-Team-Combined PPG
1. Marcus Evans (19.7)/Egor Koulechov (16.7) Rice 36.4 ppg
2. Trey Freeman (20.6)/Aaron Bacote (14.2) Old Dominion 34.8 ppg
3. James Kelly (19.9)/Ryan Taylor (14.6) Marshall 34.5 ppg
4. Alex Hamilton (17.8)/Erik McCree (16.0) Louisiana Tech 33.8 ppg
5. Donte McGill (16.1)/Adrian Diaz (16.0) FIU 32.1 ppg

Evans One of Top Freshmen
• Not only is Marcus Evans making a name for himself in Conference USA, but he is proving to be one of the top freshmen nationally.
• With 19.6 points per game, Evans is the nation’s leading freshman scorer.
• Below is the list of the top freshmen scorers in the country this year (as of Feb. 4)

Name-School-PPG
1. Marcus Evans, Rice 19.6 ppg
2. Ben Simmons, LSU 19.5 ppg
3. Cameron Morse, Youngstown State 19.4 ppg
4. Matt Morgan, Cornell 18.5 ppg
5. Tyler Hall, Montana State 18.0 ppg


Dynamic Duo
• The duo of Egor Koulechov and Marcus Evans is proving to be one of the top duos in Conference USA this season.
• Together, Evans (19.6) and Koulechov (16.8) combine to average 36.4 points per game - approximately 47.8 percent of the team’s 76.1 points per game average.
• Koulechov and Evans currently rank as the top scoring duo in C-USA (through games of Feb. 4).

Below are the top scoring combinations in Conference USA(through games of Feb. 4)

Duo-Team-Combined PPG
1. Marcus Evans (19.6)/Egor Koulechov (16.8) Rice 36.4 ppg
2. James Kelly (20.2)/Ryan Taylor (14.9) Marshall 35.1 ppg
3. Trey Freeman (20.6)/Aaron Bacote (14.2) Old Dominion 34.8 ppg
4. Alex Hamilton (18.4)/Erik McCree (16.0)Louisiana Tech 34.4 ppg
5. Adrian Diaz (15.9)/Donte McGill (15.6) FIU 31.5 ppg

Evans had 23 pts tonight to up his average to 19.7

Egor Koulechov had 21 along with 12 rebounds for yet another double-double, so his avg goes up to 17.0

LSU's highly touted soon to be one-and-done Ben Simmons had another bad night and only scored 16 to move his avg down to 19.3, so he might drop to 3rd in freshman scoring rankings.

Rice's Marcus Evans Named C-USA Freshman of the Week for the Sixth Time
Evans became Rice's all-time leading freshman scorer.

Feb. 8, 2016

By: Tim Andrzejewski (tim.andrzejewski@rice.edu)



HOUSTON, Texas -- For the second straight week and the sixth time this year, Marcus Evans was named Conference USA Freshman of the Week in a vote by the media, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.

He becomes the first Owl to earn the award six times.

Evans is just the second player to be named Freshman of the Week at least six times, joining Tulane's Ricky Tarrant who won the award seven times in 2012. Rice is also just the second school to earn the award at least seven times in a season, joining Tulane in 2012.

The freshman led Rice to a 1-1 record on the week. Evans averaged 20.0 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 3.0 steals. He shot 41.4% (12-of-29) from the field, 25.0% (3-of-12) from three and 92.9% (13-of-14) from the free throw line.

He opened the week by recording 17 points, four rebounds and three assists against Louisiana Tech. Evans was 6-of-14 from the field, 3-of-7 from three and 2-of-2 from the line. The 17 points also made him Rice's all-time leading freshman scorer, passing Brent Scott's total of 427 in 1989-90.

Two days later, the Chesapeake, Va., native led the Owls to a 72-65 win over Southern Miss. The freshman scored a game-high 23 points, including 17 in the second half. He was 11-of-12 from the free throw line, including 9-of-10 in the final six minutes. The 23 points gave him his 12th 20-point game of the year, setting a new Rice freshman record. Evans also had three rebounds, two assists and tied his season-high with five steals.

He now has 132 made free throws on the year, moving him into 16th-place on the school single-season list. He also has 46 steals, placing him fourth on the freshman list.

Old Dominion's Trey Freeman was named the C-USA Player of the Week.

(12-21-2015 10:55 PM)Thegoldstandard Wrote:  is this him?

No hump, but Rice's Egor do got game:

Rice's Evans One of Top Freshmen
• With eight games still to play in the regular season, Marcus Evans is rewriting Rice’s freshman record book.
• The Chesapeake, Va., native has already set the record for most points by a freshman with 454.
• He has also set the record for 20-point games (20), free throws made (132), free throws attempted (170).
• Evans currently sits third in three-pointers attempted (124), fourth in steals (46), fifth in three-pointers made (38), sixth in field goals made (142) and field goals attempted (324) and seventh in free throw percentage (.776).
• Not only is Marcus Evans making a name for himself in Conference USA, but he is proving to be one of the top freshmen nationally.
• With 19.7 points per game, Evans is the nation’s second leading freshman scorer.
• Below is the list of the top freshmen scorers in the country this year (as of Feb. 8)

Name-School-PPG
1. Cameron Morse, Youngstown State 19.9 ppg
2. Marcus Evans, Rice 19.7 ppg
3. Ben Simmons, LSU 19.4 ppg
4. Matt Morgan Cornell 18.6 ppg
5. Jamal Murray, Kentucky 18.3 ppg

note: Morse scored 30 in a loss to Detroit last week to up his average.

Dynamic Duo
• The duo of Egor Koulechov and Marcus Evans is proving to be one of the top duos in Conference USA this
season.
• Together, Evans (19.7) and Koulechov (17.0) combine to average 36.7 points per game - approximately 48.3
percent of the team’s 76.0 points per game average.
• Koulechov and Evans currently rank as the top scoring duo in C-USA (through games of Feb. 6).
• Below are the top scoring combinations in Conference USA

Duo-Team-Combined PPG
1. Marcus Evans (19.7)/Egor Koulechov (17.0) Rice 36.7 ppg
2. James Kelly (20.3)/Ryan Taylor (14.7) Marshall 35.0 ppg
(tie) Trey Freeman (21.3)/Aaron Bacote (13.7) Old Dominion 35.0 ppg
4. Alex Hamilton (18.5)/Erik McCree (15.7) Louisiana Tech 34.2 ppg
5. Donte McGill (15.6)/Daviyon Draper (15.6) FIU 31.2 ppg

Evans One of Top Freshmen
• Evans was named CUSA Freshman of Week for record Seventh time.
• Not only is Marcus Evans making a name for himself in Conference USA, but he is proving to be one of the top freshmen nationally.
• With 19.8 points per game, Evans is the nation’s leading freshman scorer.
• Below is the list of the top freshmen scorers in the country this year (as of Feb. 16)

Name-School-PPG
1. Marcus Evans, Rice 19.8 ppg
2. Ben Simmons, LSU 19.3 ppg
3. Dikembe Dixson, Illinois-Chicago 19.0 ppg
4. Matt Morgan, Cornell 18.9 ppg
5. Jamal Murray, Kentucky 18.8 ppg

Evans Rewriting Rice's Freshman Record Book
• With seven games still to play in the regular season, Marcus Evans is rewriting Rice’s freshman record book.
• The Chesapeake, Va., native has already set the record for most points by a freshman with 494.
• He has also set the record for 20-point games (14), free throws made (144) and free throws attempted (185).
• Evans currently sits second in steals (49), field goals attempted (351) and third in three-pointers attempted (130), fourth in field goals made (155), fifth in three-pointers made (40), seventh in free throw percentage (.778) and 10th in field goal percentage (.442) and assists (75).
• Marcus Evans needs six points for 500 on the season.

Dynamic Duo
• The duo of Egor Koulechov and Marcus Evans is proving to be one of the top duos in Conference USA this season.
• Together, Evans (19.8) and Koulechov (16.8) combine to average 36.6 points per game - approximately 48.3 percent of the team’s 75.8 points per game average.
• Koulechov and Evans currently rank as the top scoring duo in C-USA (through games of Feb. 13).
• Below are the top scoring combinations in Conference USA:

Duo-Team-Combined PPG
1. Marcus Evans (19.8)/Egor Koulechov (16.8) Rice 36.6 ppg
2. James Kelly (20.4)/Ryan Taylor (14.4) Marshall 34.8 ppg
Trey Freeman (21.2)/Aaron Bacote (13.6) Old Dominion 34.8 ppg
4. Alex Hamilton (18.3)/Erik McCree (16.4) Louisiana Tech 34.7 ppg
5. Donte McGill (15.8)/Daviyon Draper (15.6) FIU 31.4 ppg

(02-17-2016 05:51 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  Evans One of Top Freshmen
• Evans was named CUSA Freshman of Week for record Seventh time.
• Not only is Marcus Evans making a name for himself in Conference USA, but he is proving to be one of the top freshmen nationally.
• With 19.8 points per game, Evans is the nation’s leading freshman scorer.
• Below is the list of the top freshmen scorers in the country this year (as of Feb. 16)

Name-School-PPG
1. Marcus Evans, Rice 19.8 ppg
2. Ben Simmons, LSU 19.3 ppg
3. Dikembe Dixson, Illinois-Chicago 19.0 ppg
4. Matt Morgan, Cornell 18.9 ppg
5. Jamal Murray, Kentucky 18.8 ppg

Evans Rewriting Rice's Freshman Record Book
• With seven games still to play in the regular season, Marcus Evans is rewriting Rice’s freshman record book.
• The Chesapeake, Va., native has already set the record for most points by a freshman with 494.
• He has also set the record for 20-point games (14), free throws made (144) and free throws attempted (185).
• Evans currently sits second in steals (49), field goals attempted (351) and third in three-pointers attempted (130), fourth in field goals made (155), fifth in three-pointers made (40), seventh in free throw percentage (.778) and 10th in field goal percentage (.442) and assists (75).
• Marcus Evans needs six points for 500 on the season.

Dynamic Duo
• The duo of Egor Koulechov and Marcus Evans is proving to be one of the top duos in Conference USA this season.
• Together, Evans (19.8) and Koulechov (16.8) combine to average 36.6 points per game - approximately 48.3 percent of the team’s 75.8 points per game average.
• Koulechov and Evans currently rank as the top scoring duo in C-USA (through games of Feb. 13).
• Below are the top scoring combinations in Conference USA:

Duo-Team-Combined PPG
1. Marcus Evans (19.8)/Egor Koulechov (16.8) Rice 36.6 ppg
2. James Kelly (20.4)/Ryan Taylor (14.4) Marshall 34.8 ppg
Trey Freeman (21.2)/Aaron Bacote (13.6) Old Dominion 34.8 ppg
4. Alex Hamilton (18.3)/Erik McCree (16.4) Louisiana Tech 34.7 ppg
5. Donte McGill (15.8)/Daviyon Draper (15.6) FIU 31.4 ppg

Really enjoy these updates. Thanks.

Evans Climbing the Conference Ladder
• Not only is Marcus Evans setting marks at Rice, but he has joined a select group in Conference USA history.
• With 29 points against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 18, Evans became just the 12th freshman in C-USA history to score 500 points in a season.
• Currently, he is tied for ninth among freshman with Charlotte’s Rodney White (2000-01).
• Below are the top 10 freshman scorers in Conference USA history:

Name-School-Year-Points
1. Dajuan Wagner Memphis 2001-02 762
2. Larry Hughes Saint Louis 1997-98 670
3. Tyreke Evans Memphis 2008-09 632
4. Derrick Rose Memphis 2007-08 597
5. Quentin Richardson DePaul 1998-99 586
6. Darius Washington Memphis 2004-05 584
7. Jeremy Wise Southern Miss 2006-07 541
8. Kareem Canty Marshall 2013-14 538
9. Marcus Evans Rice 2015-16 523
Rodney White Charlotte 2000-01 523

Evans One of Top Freshmen
• Not only is Marcus Evans making a name for himself in Conference USA, but he is proving to be one of the top freshmen nationally.
• With 20.1 points per game, Evans is the nation’s leading freshman scorer.
• Evans has won the Freshman of the Week seven times this year, tying Tulane’s Ricky Tarrant (2012) for the most in C-USA history. The eight times that Rice has won it are also a new C-USA record.
• Below is the list of the top freshmen scorers in the country this year (as of Feb. 18)

Name-School-PPG
1. Marcus Evans, Rice 20.1 ppg
2. Ben Simmons, LSU 19.3 ppg
3. Jamal Murray, Kentucky 19.2 ppg
4. Dikembe Dixson, Illinois-Chicago 19.0 ppg
5. Matt Morgan, Cornell 18.9 ppg

Dynamic Duo
• The duo of Egor Koulechov and Marcus Evans is proving to be one of the top duos in Conference USA this season.
• Together, Evans (20.1) and Koulechov (16.8) combine to average 36.9 points per game - approximately 48.4 percent of the team’s 76.3 points per game average.
• Koulechov and Evans currently rank as the top scoring duo in C-USA (through games of Feb. 18).
• Below are the top scoring combinations in Conference USA

Duo-Team-Combined PPG
1. Marcus Evans (20.1)/Egor Koulechov (16.8) Rice 36.9 ppg
2. Alex Hamilton (18.5)/Erik McCree (16.4) Louisiana Tech 34.9 ppg
3. James Kelly (20.7)/Ryan Taylor (14.7) Marshall 34.7 ppg
4. Trey Freeman (21.4)/Aaron Bacote (13.2) Old Dominion 34.6 ppg
5. Donte McGill (16.0)/Adrian Diaz (15.8) FIU 31.8 ppg

Evans and Koulechov show again today. How Evans got out of Virginia I'll never know.

Evans has the Freshman of the Year award wrapped up. Deserves to be on the Freshman All-American team, but we'll see if they look at Rice

(02-20-2016 04:06 PM)BlazerGold09 Wrote:  Evans and Koulechov show again today. How Evans got out of Virginia I'll never know.

Evans had 30pts today. 18 at the half. he kind of let off the gas at the end of this game against FIU.

Koulechov with 21pts today.

Updates:

• Below are the top 10 freshman scorers in Conference USA history:

Name-School-Year-Points
1. Dajuan Wagner Memphis 2001-02 762
2. Larry Hughes Saint Louis 1997-98 670
3. Tyreke Evans Memphis 2008-09 632
4. Derrick Rose Memphis 2007-08 597
5. Quentin Richardson DePaul 1998-99 586
6. Darius Washington Memphis 2004-05 584
7. Marcus Evans Rice 2015-16 553
8. Jeremy Wise Southern Miss 2006-07 541
9. Kareem Canty Marshall 2013-14 538
10. Rodney White Charlotte 2000-01 523

• Below is the list of the top freshmen scorers in the country this year (as of Feb. 18, with Rice's win against FIU included for Evans)

Name-School-PPG
1. Marcus Evans, Rice 20.48 ppg
2. Ben Simmons, LSU 19.3 ppg
3. Jamal Murray, Kentucky 19.2 ppg
4. Dikembe Dixson, Illinois-Chicago 19.0 ppg
5. Matt Morgan, Cornell 18.9 ppg

Dynamic Duo
• The duo of Egor Koulechov and Marcus Evans is proving to be one of the top duos in Conference USA this season.
• Below are the top scoring combinations in Conference USA, as of feb 18, but updated with today's Rice win over FIU:

Duo-Team-Combined PPG
1. Marcus Evans (20.48)/Egor Koulechov (17.0) Rice 37.48 ppg
2. Alex Hamilton (18.5)/Erik McCree (16.4) Louisiana Tech 34.9 ppg
3. James Kelly (20.7)/Ryan Taylor (14.7) Marshall 34.7 ppg
4. Trey Freeman (21.4)/Aaron Bacote (13.2) Old Dominion 34.6 ppg

attaching it here:

(02-23-2016 02:16 PM)cr11owl Wrote:  http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-baskbl/...16aab.html

Marcus Evans keeps getting better and arguably could've been CUSA player of the week as well.

CBS has added him to the candidates for freshman of the year and suggest he would be a legitimate contender if Rice was above .500.

http://mweb.cbssports.com/ncaab/eye-on-c...-the-watch

Frosh of the Week: Rice's Marcus Evans, who joins top 10 of the Watch
By Matt Norlander | Staff Writer
February 23, 2016 9:54 am ET

CBS Sports Freshman of the Week for Feb. 16-22: Rice's Marcus Evans.

He's a really good player you've never heard of, but he's also the guy who's going to turn Rice's program around. Mike Rhoades has landed a special one here. Evans is on his way to a waltz for C-USA Freshman of the Year, and if the Owls were above .500 in the league (6-8, and 11-16 overall), he'd have a realistic shot at Player of the Year.

Evans has won Conference USA's Freshman of the Week honor four straight weeks -- and eight times this season. He's an absolute mid-major stud and slotted at No. 10 in this week's Integris Frosh Watch. He's deserving of cracking the list, averaging 20.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.1 steals. He's only one of three players in the nation (joining Oakland's Kay Felder and Fresno State's Marvelle Harris) to average as many as 20 points, four boards, three dimes and two swipes.

What a start to his career. Evans averaged 29.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 3.0 assists in helping the Owls beat Florida Atlantic and FIU last week. He was 62 percent from the field and went 12 of 13 at the foul line. He had six steals in the FIU game.

Per C-USA, he's the 12th freshman ever to hit 500 points in his first season in the conference.

Evans won the award over two other freshmen who had good weeks: St. John's Kassoum Yakwe (13.5 ppg, 13.0 rpg, 4.0 bpg) and Dartmouth's Evan Beuadreaux (19.0 ppg, 13.5 rpg). But unlike Evans' week, each of those players took a loss.

Evans Rewriting Rice's Freshman Record Book
• This year, Marcus Evans is rewriting Rice’s freshman record book.
• The Chesapeake, Va., native has already set the record for most points by a freshman with 553.
• He has also set the record for 20-point games (16), field goals made (176), free throws made (156), free throws attempted (198) and steals (57).
• Evans currently sits second in field goals attempted (385), third in three-pointers attempted (139), fourth in three-pointers made (45), seventh in free throw percentage (.788), eighth in assists (81) and ninth in field goal percentage (.457).
• He also leads the league in steals (2.1) and is ninth in minutes played (32.9).

Evans One of Nation’s Top Freshmen
• Not only is Marcus Evans making a name for himself in Conference USA, but he is proving to be one of the top freshmen nationally.
• With 20.5 points per game, Evans is the nation’s leading freshman scorer.
• Below is the list of the top freshmen scorers in the country this year (as of Feb. 23)

Name-School-PPG
1. Marcus Evans, Rice 20.5 ppg
2. Ben Simmons, LSU 19.5 ppg
3. Dikembe Dixson Illinois-Chicago 19.4 ppg
4. Jamal Murray, Kentucky 19.4 ppg
5. Matt Morgan, Cornell 19.1 ppg

Evans Climbing the Conference USA Ladder
• Not only is Marcus Evans setting marks at Rice, but he has joined a select group in Conference USA history.
• With 29 points against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 18, Evans became just the 12th freshman in C-USA history to score 500 points in a season.
• Currently, he is seventh among all freshmen in C-USA history.
• Evans is also just 31 points away from setting the Conference USA freshman record for most points scored in conference games.
• Below are the top 10 freshman scorers in Conference USA history:

Name-School-Year-Points
1. Dajuan Wagner Memphis 2001-02 762
2. Larry Hughes Saint Louis 1997-98 670
3. Tyreke Evans Memphis 2008-09 632
4. Derrick Rose Memphis 2007-08 597
5. Quentin Richardson DePaul 1998-99 586
6. Darius Washington Memphis 2004-05 584
7. Marcus Evans Rice 2015-16 553
8. Jeremy Wise Southern Miss 2006-07 541
9. Kareem Canty Marshall 2013-14 538
10. Rodney White Charlotte 2000-01 523

Dynamic Duo
• The duo of Egor Koulechov and Marcus Evans is proving to be one of the top duos in Conference USA this season.
• Together, Evans (20.5) and Koulechov (17.0) combine to average 37.5 points per game- approximately 48.9 percent of the team’s 76.7 points per game average.
• In fact, Evans and Koulechov are vying to become just the fourth duo in Rice history and the first since 1992-93 to each average 17.0 points per game.
• Egor Koulechov needs only 41 more points for 500 on the season.
• Koulechov and Evans currently rank as the top scoring duo in C-USA.
• Below are the top scoring combinations in Conference USA (through games of Feb. 21)

Duo-Team-Combined PPG
1. Marcus Evans (20.5)/Egor Koulechov (17.0) Rice 37.5 ppg
2. Alex Hamilton (18.7)/Erik McCree (16.2) Louisiana Tech 34.9 ppg
James Kelly (20.6)/Ryan Taylor (14.3) Marshall 34.9 ppg
4. Trey Freeman (21.4)/Aaron Bacote (12.9) Old Dominion 34.3 ppg
5. Donte McGill (15.9)/Adrian Diaz (15.6) FIU 31.5 ppg