May 6, 2025
Trivia Question:
Name the New York Knicks basketball player who delivered a Rice commencement speech. Email your answer here.
Trivia Question:
Name the New York Knicks basketball player who delivered a Rice commencement speech. Email your answer here.
Trivia Answer:
First, Josh Schaffer also correctly answered Tuesday's trivia question!
Frank Liu, who graduated from Rice with a civil engineering degree in 1978, purchased the former Barbara Jordan Post Office site in downtown Houston and redeveloped it as POST Houston. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)
Trivia Question:
First, Ann Eldredge also correctly answered Tuesday's trivia question!
Name the Rice alum with a civil engineering degree who purchased the former Barbara Jordan Post Office site in downtown Houston. Email your answer here.
Trivia Answer:
Rice basketball four-year letterman (1998-99-2000-01) Mike Wilks is participating in this season’s NBA playoffs as an assistant coach with the Oklahoma City Thunder. (Thanks, Mike Ross!)
Trivia Question:
Name the former Rice basketball four-year letterman who is participating in this season’s NBA playoffs as an assistant coach. Email your answer here.
Guest Trivia Answer:
First, thanks to Martin Kaplan for the guest trivia question!
Guest Trivia Question:
Name the Fulbright Scholar who announced Rice athletic events for over 50 years. Email your answer here.
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Former Rice pitching coach Cory Barton is working in the same capacity for Memphis, his alma mater. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst!)
Trivia Question:
A former Rice pitching coach is working in the same capacity for another AAC team. Name him. For a bonus point, name the team. Email your answer here.
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2025 ARA Laureates Award recipient Robert Maxfield ‘63/’64 was a member of the varsity swim team at Rice. The 2025 ARA Awards Dinner will take place on Thursday, May 8 at The Post Oak Hotel (1600 W. Loop S). Click here for a list of the 2025 Laureates Awards Honorees.