Rice's Quincy Olivari Named Preseason All-Conference Honoree

POSTED: October 21, 2021 -- 2:25 P.m. CT

Thursday afternoon, Conference USA announced Rice Owls sophomore guard Quincy Olivari was named a Preseason All-Conference USA Honoree.

Olivari's performance last year earned him Third Team All-Conference honors. He led the team and was eighth in Conference USA with 16.3 points per game. He also led the league and was ninth in the NCAA with 88 three-pointers, which was also the second-most in a season in school history. He led C-USA with 3.1 three-pointers per game and a 40.9% three-point field goal percentage and was also second on the team with 5.3 rebounds per game.

Olivari led the team in scoring 13 times and recorded 20 double-figure scoring games. The Atlanta, GA, led the Owls with 10, 20-point games last year, including scoring a career-high 35 points at Houston Baptist, the second-most points in Conference USA last year.

Rice was picked to finish eighth in Conference USA. UAB was selected to win the league, followed by Louisiana Tech and WKU.

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Conference USA Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Honorees

Jahmir Young - Charlotte, junior, guard

Tavion Kinsey - Marshall, senior, guard

Kenneth Lofton, Jr. - LA Tech, freshman, forward

Josh Anderson - WKU, senior, guard

Quincy Olivari - Rice, sophomore, guard

Tyler Stevenson - Southern Miss, junior, forward

Tavin Lovan - UAB, junior, guard

Souley Boum - UTEP, Redshirt-junior, guard

Thomas Bell - North Texas, senior, forward

Kalu Ezikpe - Old Dominion, junior, forward

Isaiah Crawford - Louisiana Tech, sophomore, forward

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