2021–22 Rice Owls men's basketball team
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The 2021–22 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Scott Pera, and played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA.
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CBI, First Round | |
Conference | Conference USA |
West Division | |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Middle Tennessee | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
Previous season
editThe 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
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Payton Moore | 0 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduate transferred to Denver |
Malik Ondigo | 10 | F | 6'10" | 215 | RS Junior | El Mirage, AZ | Left the team for personal reasons |
Tre Clark | 22 | G | 6'5" | 205 | GS Senior | Palmetto, FL | Left the team for personal reasons |
Cavit Ege Havsa | 55 | G | 6'5" | 180 | GS Senior | Istanbul, Turkey | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
editName | 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
editName | 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: 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: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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2022 recruiting class
editUS 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: 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: 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: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate 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 | ||||||
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2021.