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]
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Conference | Conference USA |
West Division | |
Record | 15–13 (6–10 CUSA) |
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Home arena | Tudor Fieldhouse |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
editThe 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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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ a b Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
- ^ a b Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.
References
edit- ^ "Men's Hoops Releases 2020-21 Schedule". Rice Owls Department of Athletics. November 17, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ "UH Men's Basketball pauses activities after positive COVID-19 tests". KTRK-TV. December 9, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ "Rice-Incarnate Word Game Postponed". Rice University Department of Athletics. December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
- ^ a b "Marshall basketball: Rice series canceled due to COVID-19 issues with Owls". Charleston Gazette-Mail. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.