The 2024–25 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by first-year head coach Rob Lanier, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as second-year members of the American Athletic Conference.
2024–25 Rice Owls men's basketball | |
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 AAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Chris Kreider |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Tudor Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 |
Previous season
editThe Owls finished the 2023–24 season 11–21, 5–12 in AAC play to finish in a five-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 12 seed in the AAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Wichita State.
On March 14, 2024, the school fired head coach Scot Pera.[1] On March 24, the school hired Rob Lanier, who had been fired as head coach of SMU, as the team's new head coach.[2]
The January 6 home game against UTSA was played in the Jerabeck Activity and Athletic Center on the campus of the University of St. Thomas due to water damage to Tudor Fieldhouse.[3]
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Sam Alajiki | 0 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Junior | Dundalk, Ireland | Transferred to Oral Roberts |
Noah Shelby | 1 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Sophomore | McKinney, TX | Transferred to Kansas |
Mekhi Mason | 2 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Gilbert, AZ | Transferred to Washington |
Travis Evee | 3 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Senior | Randolph, MA | Graduated |
Anthony Selden | 4 | G | 6'6" | 225 | Senior | Boston, MA | Graduate transferred to Garnder–Webb |
Cameron Sheffield | 5 | G/F | 6'6" | 195 | Junior | Alpharetta, GA | Transferred to Duke |
Camp Wagner | 12 | G | 6'6" | 175 | Freshman | Dallas, TX | Transferred to Indiana State |
Max Fiedler | 15 | F | 6'11" | 230 | Senior | Indialantic, FL | Graduated |
Gabe Warren | 21 | G | 6'6" | 205 | Freshman | Plano, TX | Transferred to Holy Cross |
Keanu Dawes | 24 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Transferred to Utah |
Incoming transfers
editName | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Kellen Amos | 1 | G/F | 6'7" | 190 | GS Senior | Houston, TX | Central Connecticut |
Emory Lanier | 2 | G | 6'4" | 190 | GS Senior | Atlanta, GA | Walk-on; SMU |
Trey Patterson | 3 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Somerset, NJ | Villanova |
Denver Anglin | 4 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Junior | Montclair, NJ | SMU |
Jacob Dar | 5 | G/F | 6'7" | 170 | Junior | Omaha, NE | Emory and Henry |
Jalen Smith | 6 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Orlando, FL | SMU |
Trae Broadnax | 12 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Savannah, GA | USC Upstate |
Jimmy Oladokun Jr. | 24 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | San Diego |
Caden Powell | 44 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Junior | Waco, TX | Wyoming |
Recruiting classes
edit2024 recruiting class
editName | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Aaron Powell #38 PG |
Los Angeles, CA | Campbell Hall High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | Apr 29, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
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2025 recruiting class
editUS college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Cam Carroll #29 PG |
Grand Prairie, TX | South Grand Prairie High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 4, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
Boden Howell SG |
Meridian, ID | Owyhee High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 10, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Evan Cochran PF |
Houston, TX | The Village School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 10, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m. |
FIU | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Florida State The Battleground 2k24 |
Toyota Center Houston, TX | |||||||||
November 12, 2024* TBA |
Louisiana–Monroe | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m. |
Northwestern State | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
November 19, 2024* 7:30 p.m. |
at Louisiana | Cajundome Lafayette, LA | |||||||||
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Houston Christian | Sharp Gymnasium Houston, TX | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Louisiana–Monroe Nassau Championship |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Arkansas State Nassau Championship |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
December 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloSports |
vs. Iona Nassau Championship |
Baha Mar Convention Center Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m. |
at Texas State | Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX | |||||||||
December 16, 2024* TBA |
Alcorn State | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
December 19, 2024* 11:15 a.m. |
UNT Dallas | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
December 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
Prairie View A&M | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
AAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 1, 2025 TBA |
at Tulsa | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 TBA |
Charlotte | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
January 8, 2025 TBA |
at North Texas | The Super Pit Denton, TX | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 TBA |
Temple | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
January 14, 2025 TBA |
UTSA | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
January 19, 2025 TBA |
at Florida Atlantic | Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 TBA |
Tulane | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
January 28, 2025 TBA |
at South Florida | Yuengling Center Tampa, FL | |||||||||
February 2, 2025 TBA |
Memphis | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 TBA |
at East Carolina | Williams Arena Greenville, NC | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 TBA |
at Charlotte | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 TBA |
North Texas | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 TBA |
at Tulane | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA | |||||||||
February 19, 2025 TBA |
UAB | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 TBA |
Tulsa | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
February 26, 2025 TBA |
at Memphis | FedExForum Memphis, TN | |||||||||
March 2, 2025 TBA |
at UTSA | Convocation Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
March 6, 2025 TBA |
Wichita State | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
AAC Tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–16, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX | |||||||||
Source[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Horton, Michael (2024-03-14). "Rice Owls men's basketball coach Scott Pera fired". KPRC. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Lanier to coach Rice after recent SMU dismissal". ESPN.com. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ Andrzejewski, Tim (January 6, 2024). "Evee Records 2,000th Career Point in Overtime Loss to UTSA". Rice Owls. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.