2021–22 Rice Owls men's basketball team

2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 2022 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of December 12, 2021;

2021–22 Rice Owls men's basketball
2021–22 Rice Owls men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
2021–22 record	6–4 (0–0 CUSA)
Head coach	Scott Pera (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Van Green; Derek Glasser; Greg Howell;
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse

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
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
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaden Geron SG	Fresno, CA	San Joaquin Memorial High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 20, 2020
Jaden Geron SG	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
Damion McDowell PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
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
Mekhi Mason SG	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
Mason Jones SG	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
Andrew Akuchie PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2021–22 Rice Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jaden Geron	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	San Joaquin Memorial	Fresno, CA
G	1	Noah Hutchins	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	IMG Academy	Buffalo, NY
G	2	Jake Lieppert	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Saguaro HS Pima CC	Scottsdale, AZ
G	3	Travis Evee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Vermont Academy VMI	Randolph, MA
G	4	Quincy Olivari	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Westlake HS	Atlanta, GA
G/F	5	Cameron Sheffield	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Chattahoochee HS	Alpharetta, GA
F	10	Ben Moffat (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Rider HS	Wichita Falls, TX
F	11	Riley Abercrombie	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Clear Lake HS Boise State	Wollongong, Australia
G	12	Carl Pierre	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Boston College HS	Boston, MA
G	13	Terrance McBride	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Sierra Canyon Cornell	Lynwood, CA
G	14	Reed Myers (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Scottsdale Christian Academy	Phoenix
F	15	Max Fiedler	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Melbourne HS	Indialantic, FL
F	20	Damion McDowell, Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	St. Bernard Catholic School	Inglewood, CA
G	22	Jackson Peakes (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	St. John's HS	Houston, TX
G	24	Chris Mullins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Mansfield Timberview HS	Grand Paririe, TX
F	34	Mylyjael Poteat	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	The Burlington School	Reidsville, NC

Head coach

Scott Pera (Penn State)

Assistant coach(es)

Vince Alexander (Oklahoma Baptist)
Van Green (Rice)
Greg Howell (Waldorf College)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	St. Edward's	W 85–71		Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
Non-conference 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.	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., FloSports	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., FloSports	vs. Oakland Gulf Coast Showcase semifinal	L 73–76	4–2	Hertz Arena (270) Fort Myers, FL
November 24, 2021* 4:00 p.m., FloSports	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.	Texas State	L 69–80	4–4	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,365) Houston, TX
December 4, 2021* 2:00 p.m.	Jarvis Christian	W 100–62	5–4	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,283) Houston, TX
December 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m.	at Houston Baptist	W 88–73	6–4	Sharp Gymnasium (703) Houston, TX
December 16, 2021* 11:15 a.m.	Incarnate Word			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
December 19, 2021* 2:00 p.m.	St. Thomas (TX)			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
December 22, 2021* 1:00 p.m.	at Texas			Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Conference USA regular season
January 1, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at North Texas			The Super Pit Denton, TX
January 6, 2022 7:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 8, 2022 3:00 p.m., Stadium	UAB			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 13, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Western Kentucky			E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Marshall			Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV
January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m.	Old Dominion			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charlotte			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 27, 2022 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
January 29, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	at Southern Miss			Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
February 3, 2022 7:00 p.m.	UTSA			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 5, 2022 2:00 p.m.	UTEP			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m.	North Texas			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium	at UAB			Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL
February 19, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at FIU			Ocean Bank Convocation Center Miami, FL
January 24, 2022 7:00 p.m., Stadium	Louisiana Tech			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 26, 2022 6:00 p.m.	Southern Miss			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
March 3, 2022 8:00 p.m.	at UTEP			Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
March 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UTSA			Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
Conference USA Tournament
March 8–12, 2022	vs.			Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source[1]

References

"2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

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[1] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

Rice Owls men's basketball
Venues	Tudor Fieldhouse (1950–present)
Rivalries	Houston
Culture & lore	Sammy the Owl Marching Owl Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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2021–22 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
FIU	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
Marshall	0	–	0	–	7	–	3	.700
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
West
UAB	0	–	0	–	8	–	2	.800
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
North Texas	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Rice	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
UTSA	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
UTEP	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444

† 2022 C-USA Tournament winner As of December 12, 2021;

2021–22 Rice Owls men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2021 recruiting class

2022 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References