Rice University Athletics
Almond on Cover of Basketball Times
10/24/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Oct. 24, 2006
For the first time ever a Rice Owl basketball player has made the cover of a national magazine. The October issue (vol. 29 No. 2) of Basketball Times features Morris Almond on the 11" x 14" publication as well as a two-page center-spread article on the gifted scorer written by John Akers. The story chronicles Almond's ascension from averaging just 7.3 points a game in 2005 to 21.9 points a game in 2006.
This marks the second-time in three years that Rice basketball has been prominently featured in a national publication. In March 2005, ESPN the Magazine devoted four of its pages to a feature story, written by Lindsay Berra, on Rice Owls' Jason McKrieth and Michael Harris.
Almond has recently been named preseason Conference USA Player of the Year as Rice was predicted fourth in the C-USA coaches preseason poll. Two other starters return for the Owls. Back is senior guard Lorenzo Williams, the top-returning assist man in C-USA, and junior forward Patrick Britton one of the league's top defenders and rebounders.
Fans have an opportunity to see the Rice Owls up close when they host Incarnate Word in an exhibition on Sat., Nov. 4 at 8:05 pm. The Owls then open the season a week later (Nov. 11) when they host Paul Quinn College at 7:05 pm.
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