2020–21 Rice Owls men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented the Rice University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Scott Pera, and played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA.[1]

2020–21 Rice Owls men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record15–13 (6–10 CUSA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Vince Alexander
  • Van Green
  • Derek Glasser
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
Seasons
2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Western Kentucky 11 3   .786 21 8   .724
Old Dominion 11 5   .688 15 8   .652
Marshall 9 5   .643 15 7   .682
Florida Atlantic 7 5   .583 13 10   .565
Charlotte 5 11   .313 9 15   .375
Middle Tennessee 3 13   .188 5 18   .217
FIU 2 15   .118 9 17   .346
West
Louisiana Tech 12 4   .750 24 8   .750
UAB 13 5   .722 22 7   .759
North Texas 9 5   .643 18 10   .643
UTSA 9 7   .563 15 11   .577
UTEP 8 8   .500 12 12   .500
Rice 6 10   .375 15 13   .536
Southern Miss 4 13   .235 8 17   .320
2021 C-USA Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Owls finished the 2019–20 season 15–17, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to FIU.

Roster

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2020–21 Rice Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Payton Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Santa Monica HS Los Angeles, 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 Malik Ondigo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Putnam Science Academy
Texas Tech
El Mirage, AZ
F 11 Riley Abercrombie 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Clear Lake HS
Boise State
Wollongong, Australia
F 12 Ben Moffat (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Rider HS Wichita Falls, TX
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
G 22 Tre Clark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Palmetto HS
Furman
Palmetto, FL
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
G 55 Cavit Ege Havsa 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Esenyurt Okyanus HS
Utah Valley
Istanbul, Turkey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 1, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 27, 2020*
1:00 p.m.
at Incarnate Word
UIW Invitational
W 68–53  1–0
McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
November 29, 2020*
3:00 p.m.
vs. Our Lady of the Lake
UIW Invitational
W 103–64  2–0
McDermott Center 
San Antonio, TX
December 3, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
LeTourneau W 94–74  3–0
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 5, 2020*
7:00 p.m.
at Houston Baptist W 86–64  4–0
Sharp Gymnasium (150)
Houston, TX
December 12, 2020*
1:00 p.m.
Houston Postponed [a][2] Fertitta Center 
Houston, TX
December 13, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
New Mexico L 61–72  4–1
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 15, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
Houston Baptist W 90–79  5–1
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 19, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
at Sam Houston State L 69–82  5–2
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (504)
Huntsville, TX
December 21, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
Incarnate Word Postponed [a][3] Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
December 21, 2020*
2:00 p.m.
New Orleans W 73–62  6–2
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
CUSA regular season
January 1, 2021
2:00 p.m.
UTSA W 95–86  7–2
(1–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 2, 2021
2:00 p.m.
UTSA W 84–69  8–2
(2–0)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 8, 2021
8:00 p.m.
at UTEP L 89–101  8–3
(2–1)
Don Haskins Center (459)
El Paso, TX
January 9, 2021
8:00 p.m.
at UTEP W 71–68  9–3
(3–1)
Don Haskins Center (457)
El Paso, TX
January 15, 2021
2:00 p.m.
Old Dominion W 69–59  10–3
(4–1)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 16, 2021
1:00 p.m.
Old Dominion L 58–61  10–4
(4–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 22, 2021
6:30 p.m.
at UAB L 68–78  10–5
(4-3)
Bartow Arena (1,099)
Birmingham, AL
January 23, 2021
3:00 p.m.
at UAB L 74–86  10–6
(4–4)
Bartow Arena (989)
Birmingham, AL
January 28, 2021
7:00 p.m.
North Texas L 74–79  10–7
(4–5)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
January 30, 2021
4:00 p.m.
at North Texas L 53–79  10–8
(4–6)
The Super Pit (1,303)
Denton, TX
February 5, 2021
7:00 p.m.
Southern Miss W 88–62  11–8
(5–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 6, 2021
4:00 p.m.
Southern Miss W 76–68  12–8
(6–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 12, 2021
7:00 p.m.
at Western Kentucky L 71–77  12–9
(6–7)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,118)
Bowling Green, KY
February 13, 2021
5:00 p.m.
at Western Kentucky L 66–89  12–10
(6–8)
E. A. Diddle Arena (1,239)
Bowling Green, KY
February 20, 2021
12:00 p.m.
Marshall Canceled [b][4] Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 21, 2021
11:00 a.m.
Marshall Canceled [b][4] Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
February 26, 2021
6:30 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech L 57–101  12–11
(6–9)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
February 27, 2021
6:00 p.m.
at Louisiana Tech L 58–79  12–12
(6–10)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,200)
Ruston, LA
March 5, 2021*
2:00 p.m.
Our Lady of the Lake W 80–77  13–12
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 9, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(W6) vs. (W7) Southern Miss
Preliminary Round
W 61–52  14–12
Ford Center at The Star (283)
Frisco, TX
March 9, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(W6) vs. (E3) Marshall
Second Round
W 72–68  15–12
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 10, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(W6) vs. (W2) UAB
Quarterfinals
L 60–73  15–13
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
  2. ^ a b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

References

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  1. ^ "Men's Hoops Releases 2020-21 Schedule". Rice Owls Department of Athletics. November 17, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  2. ^ "UH Men's Basketball pauses activities after positive COVID-19 tests". KTRK-TV. December 9, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Rice-Incarnate Word Game Postponed". Rice University Department of Athletics. December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Marshall basketball: Rice series canceled due to COVID-19 issues with Owls". Charleston Gazette-Mail. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.