2021–22 Rice Owls men's basketball team
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CBI, First Round | |
Conference | Conference USA |
West Division | |
2021–22 record | 16–17 (7–11 CUSA) |
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Home arena | Tudor Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 26 | .212 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2022 C-USA Tournament winner As of March 21, 2022; |
The 2021–22 Rice Owls men's basketball team represents Rice University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is led by fifth-year head coach Scott Pera, and play their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA.
Previous season[]
The Owls finished the 2020–21 season 15–13, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place in West Division. They defeated Southern Miss in first round and Marshall in the second before losing to UAB in the quarterfinals.
Offseason[]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Payton Moore | 0 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Graudate transferred to Denver |
Malik Ondigo | 10 | F | 6'10" | 215 | RS Junior | El Mirage, AZ | Left the team due to personal reasons |
Tre Clark | 22 | G | 6'5" | 205 | GS Senior | Palmetto, FL | Left the team due to personal reasons |
Cavit Ege Havsa | 55 | G | 6'5" | 180 | GS Senior | Istanbul, Turkey | Graduated |
Incoming transfers[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Carl Pierre | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Boston, MA | UMass |
Terrance McBride | 13 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Lynwood, CA | Cornell |
2021 recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jaden Geron SG |
Fresno, CA | San Joaquin Memorial High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 20, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Damion McDowell PF |
Los Angeles, CA | Dorsey High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 30, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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2022 recruiting class[]
US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Mekhi Mason SG |
Chandler, AZ | AZ Compass Prep School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Sep 12, 2020 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Mason Jones SG |
Chicago, IL | Link Year Preparatory School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 6, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
Andrew Akuchie PF |
Plantation, FL | St. Thomas Aquinas High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jun 13, 2021 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
St. Edward's | W 85–71 | – |
Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pepperdine | W 82–63 | 1–0 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,796) Houston, TX | |||||||
November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 15 Houston Rivalry |
L 46–79 | 1–1 |
Fertitta Center (6,967) Houston, TX | |||||||
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CUSAtv |
Southern | W 81–63 | 2–1 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,565) Houston, TX | |||||||
November 19, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at New Orleans | W 83–78 | 3–1 |
Lakefront Arena (959) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
November 22, 2021* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops |
vs. Evansville Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinal |
W 109–104 3OT | 4–1 |
Hertz Arena (435) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
November 23, 2021* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Oakland Gulf Coast Showcase semifinal |
L 73–76 | 4–2 |
Hertz Arena (270) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
November 24, 2021* 4:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Fordham Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game |
L 74–84 | 4–3 |
Hertz Arena (150) Fort Myers, FL | |||||||
November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CUSAtv |
Texas State | L 69–80 | 4–4 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,365) Houston, TX | |||||||
December 4, 2021* 2:00 p.m., CUSAtv |
Jarvis Christian | W 100–62 | 5–4 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,283) Houston, TX | |||||||
December 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m., Husky Sports Network |
at Houston Baptist | W 88–73 | 6–4 |
Sharp Gymnasium (703) Houston, TX | |||||||
December 16, 2021* 11:15 a.m., CUSAtv |
Incarnate Word | W 85–55 | 7–4 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,021) Houston, TX | |||||||
December 19, 2021* 2:00 p.m., CUSAtv |
St. Thomas (TX) | Postponed due to COVID-19 concerns | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | ||||||||
January 1, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+/YouTube |
at North Texas | L 43–75 | 7–5 (0–1) |
The Super Pit (2,409) Denton, TX | |||||||
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m., CUSAtv |
Middle Tennessee | W 65–61 | 8–5 (1–1) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (500) Houston, TX | |||||||
January 8, 2022 3:00 p.m., YouTube |
UAB | W 85–80 | 9–5 (2–1) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (500) Houston, TX | |||||||
January 13, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Western Kentucky | L 66–80 | 9–6 (2–2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena (2,933) Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
January 15, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Marshall | W 87–77 | 10–6 (3–2) |
Cam Henderson Center (4,239) Huntington, WV | |||||||
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m., CUSAtv |
Old Dominion | W 77–69 | 11–6 (4–2) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,407) Houston, TX | |||||||
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Charlotte | L 64–67 | 11–7 (4–3) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,641) Houston, TX | |||||||
January 27, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Louisiana Tech | L 63–80 | 11–8 (4–4) |
Thomas Assembly Center (2,634) Ruston, LA | |||||||
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+ |
at Southern Miss | W 76–62 | 12–8 (5–4) |
Reed Green Coliseum (3,074) Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., CUSAtv |
UTSA | W 91–78 | 13–8 (6–4) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,638) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m., CUSAtv |
UTEP | L 70–72 | 13–9 (6–5) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,872) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 8, 2022* 2:00 p.m., CUSAtv |
Jarvis Christian | W 98–63 | 14–9 |
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,775) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., CUSAtv |
North Texas | L 44–67 | 14–10 (6–6) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,102) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium |
at UAB | L 68–92 | 14–11 (6–7) |
Bartow Arena (2,643) Birmingham, AL | |||||||
February 19, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at FIU | L 78–80 | 14–12 (6–8) |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (2,349) Miami, FL | |||||||
February 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium |
Louisiana Tech | L 79–83 | 14–13 (6–9) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,226) Houston, TX | |||||||
February 26, 2022 6:00 p.m., CUSAtv |
Southern Miss | W 77–72 OT | 15–13 (7–9) |
Tudor Fieldhouse (4,087) Houston, TX | |||||||
March 3, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at UTEP | L 67–70 | 15–14 (7–10) |
Don Haskins Center (4,645) El Paso, TX | |||||||
March 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UTSA | L 71–82 | 15–15 (7–11) |
Convocation Center (1,014) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
Conference USA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2022 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(W5) | vs. (E4) Charlotte Second round |
W 73–61 | 16–15 |
Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
March 10, 2022 5:30 p.m., Stadium |
(W5) | vs. (W1) North Texas Quarterfinals |
L 50–68 | 16–16 |
Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | ||||||
College Basketball Invitational | |||||||||||
March 19, 2022 7:30 p.m., FloHoops |
(14) | vs. (3) Ohio | L 64–65 | 16–17 |
Ocean Center (799) Daytona Beach, FL | ||||||
Source[1]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
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