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2023–24 Rice Owls men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by seventh-year head coach Scott Pera, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as first-year members of the American Athletic Conference. The team finished the 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.

2023–24 Rice Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record11–21 (5–13 AAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Florida16–2 .88925–8 .758
Florida Atlantic14–4 .77825–9 .735
Charlotte13–5 .72219–12 .613
UAB †12–6 .66723–12 .657
Memphis11–7 .61122–10 .688
SMU11–7 .61120–13 .606
North Texas10–8 .55619–15 .559
East Carolina7–11 .38915–18 .455
Tulsa7–11 .38916–15 .516
Tulane5–13 .27814–17 .452
Temple5–13 .27816–20 .444
Wichita State5–13 .27815–19 .441
Rice5–13 .27811–21 .344
UTSA5–13 .27811–21 .344
† 2024 AAC tournament winner

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]

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2022–23 season 19–16, 8–12 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated UTSA before losing to UAB. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Duquesne before losing to Southern Utah in quarterfinals.

This was the last season for the team as members of Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.[4]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Jaden Geron0G6'8"175SophomoreFresno, CATransferred to Montana
Seryee Lewis1F6'9"245SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred
Quincy Olivari4G6'3"200JuniorAtlanta, GATransferred to Xavier
Mason Jones10G6'4"200FreshmanChicago, ILTransferred to New Orleans
Ben Moffat12F6'8"225JuniorWichita Falls, TXWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Reed Myers14G6'0"180JuniorPhoenix, AZWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Damion McDowell Jr.20F6'6"190SophomoreInglewood, CATBD
Jake Lieppert24G6'4"200JuniorScottsdale, AZTransferred to Minot State

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Sam Alajiki0F6'7"230JuniorDundalk, IrelandCalifornia
Noah Shelby1G6'3"180SophomoreMcKinney, TXVanderbilt
Anthony Selden4G6'6"220SeniorBoston, MAGarder–Webb

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Keanu Dawes
#20 PF		Houston, TXStratford High School6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg)Oct 11, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Gabe Warren
#31 PF		Glendale, AZDream City Christian6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)Oct 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Rice Owls men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0Sam Alajiki6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg)JrSt. Benedict's Prep
California		Dundalk, Ireland
G1Noah Shelby6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg)SoGreenhill School
Vanderbilt		McKinney, TX
G2Mekhi Mason6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)SoCompass PrepGilbert, AZ
G3Travis Evee6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg)SrVermont Academy
VMI		Randolph, MA
G4Anthony Selden6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg)SrTilton School
Garder–Webb		Boston, MA
G/F5Cameron Sheffield6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)JrChattahoochee HSAlpharetta, GA
G10Cole Andrews-Heitz (W)6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrRouse HSLenader, TX
C11Ifeanyi Ufchukwu6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg)SoCovenant Day School (NC)Benin City, Nigeria
G12Camp Wagner6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)175 lb (79 kg)FrLink Prep Academy (MO)Dallas, TX
F13Andrew Akuchie6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoSt. Thomas Aquinas HSFort Lauderdale, FL
F15Max Fiedler6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg)SrMelbourne HSIndialantic, FL
G21Gabe Warren6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrJohn Paul II HSPlano, TX
G22Jackson Peakes (W)6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)RS SoSt. John's HSHouston, TX
G23Alem Huseinovic6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg)SrPHHoenix Prep
Nevada		Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F24Keanu Dawes6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)205 lb (93 kg)FrStratford HSHouston, TX
F30George Perkins (W)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)RS FrSidwell Friends SchoolWashington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m.		 Clayton StateW 80–57 
 11 – Evee  11 – Fiedler  3 – Shelby Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 St. Thomas (TX)W 101–57 1–0
 17 – Alajiki  11 – Fiedler  6 – Fiedler Tudor Fieldhouse (1,746)
Houston, TX
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 HarvardL 76–89 1–1
 20 – Mason  9 – Fiedler  5 – Tied Tudor Fieldhouse (2,474)
Houston, TX
November 15, 2023*
8:00 p.m., LHN		 at No. 19 TexasL 64–80 1–2
 17 – Selden  6 – Mason  5 – Fiedler Moody Center (10,554)
Austin, TX
November 21, 2023*
5:30 p.m.		 vs. Indiana State
Ball Dawgs Classic		L 88–103 1–3
 25 – Evee  12 – Fiedler  6 – Fiedler Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
November 22, 2023*
8:45 p.m.		 vs. New Mexico
Ball Dawgs Classic		L 56–90 1–4
 17 – Mason  7 – Fielder  3 – Tied Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
November 24, 2023*
3:15 p.m.		 vs. UC Irvine
Ball Dawgs Classic		L 68–83 1–5
 17 – Evee  9 – Fiedler  4 – Fiedler Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UT MartinW 98–78 2–5
 29 – Evee  11 – Fiedler  6 – Fiedler Tudor Fieldhouse (1,656)
Houston, TX
December 2, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Houston ChristianW 65–56 3–5
 18 – Evee  12 – Fiedler  10 – Fiedler Tudor Fieldhouse (1,730)
Houston, TX
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at No. 3 Houston
Rivalry		L 39–75 3–6
 10 – Huseinovic  6 – Mason  2 – Tied Fertitta Center (7,159)
Houston, TX
December 13, 2023*
11:15 a.m., ESPN+		 Incarnate WordW 80–57 4–6
 29 – Evee  10 – Fiedler  4 – Fiedler Tudor Fieldhouse (3,466)
Houston, TX
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Northwestern StateW 76–51 5–6
 16 – Fiedler  8 – Tied  5 – Fiedler Prather Coliseum (333)
Natchitoches, LA
December 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Prairie View A&MW 82–56 6–6
 28 – Evee  14 – Fiedler  4 – Tied Tudor Fieldhouse (1,717)
Houston, TX
December 22, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 LouisianaL 67–84 6–7
 18 – Tied  7 – Dawes  4 – Mason Tudor Fieldhouse (2,232)
Houston, TX
AAC regular season
January 3, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at TulaneL 59–84 6–8
(0–1)		 14 – Evee  6 – Fiedler  4 – Evee Devlin Fieldhouse (1,232)
New Orleans, LA
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UTSAL 82–89 OT[3]6–9
(0–2)		 25 – Evee  12 – Fiedler  8 – Fiedler Jerabeck Activity and Athletic Center (1,424)
Houston, TX
January 12, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPNU		 at South FloridaL 73–81 6–10
(0–3)		 18 – Mason  19 – Fiedler  4 – Tied Yuengling Center (4,107)
Tampa, FL
January 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 CharlotteL 79–81 OT6–11
(0–4)		 21 – Evee  10 – Fiedler  7 – Mason Tudor Fieldhouse (1,699)
Houston, TX
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at TempleW 69–66 7–11
(1–4)		 20 – Mason  9 – Fiedler  8 – Fiedler Liacouras Center (4,007)
Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 22 Florida AtlanticL 56–69 7–12
(1–5)		 16 – Huseinovic  18 – Fiedler  8 – Fiedler Tudor Fieldhouse (1,896)
Houston, TX
January 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU		 TulsaL 83–85 7–13
(1–6)		 19 – Mason  11 – Fiedler  7 – Tied Tudor Fieldhouse (3,621)
Houston, TX
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at MemphisW 74–71 8–13
(2–6)		 17 – Mason  9 – Fiedler  5 – Fiedler FedExForum (11,594)
Memphis, TN
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UTSAW 80–76 9–13
(3–6)		 30 – Mason  10 – Fiedler  7 – Fiedler Convocation Center (1,387)
San Antonio, TX
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 SMUL 69–95 9–14
(3–7)		 20 – Huseinovic  4 – Tied  5 – Mason Tudor Fieldhouse (1,934)
Houston, TX
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 South FloridaL 65–69 9–15
(3–8)		 20 – Evee  13 – Fiedler  5 – Fiedler Tudor Fieldhouse (1,982)
Houston, TX
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at TulsaL 82–93 OT9–16
(3–9)		 21 – Evee  9 – Fiedler  5 – Mason Reynolds Center (3,665)
Tulsa, OK
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UABW 94–71 10–16
(4–9)		 19 – Mason  6 – Mason  6 – Mason Bartow Arena (3,751)
Birmingham, AL
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPNU		 East CarolinaW 70–52 11–16
(5–9)		 34 – Evee  8 – Fiedler  10 – Fiedler Tudor Fieldhouse (3,808)
Houston, TX
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU		 TempleL 43–65 11–17
(5–10)		 12 – Fiedler  9 – Fiedler  2 – Evee Tudor Fieldhouse (2,456)
Houston, TX
March 2, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Wichita StateL 66–87 11–18
(5–11)		 18 – Evee  6 – Fiedler  5 – Mason Charles Koch Arena (7,034)
Wichita, KS
March 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at CharlotteL 64–69 11–19
(5–12)		 20 – Evee  10 – Fiedler  4 – Tied Dale F. Halton Arena (3,027)
Charlotte, NC
March 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 North TexasL 55–71 11–20
(5–13)		 21 – Evee  10 – Fiedler  4 – Fiedler Tudor Fieldhouse (2,937)
Houston, TX
AAC Tournament
March 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		(13) vs. (12) Wichita State
First Round		L 81–88 11–21
 24 – Evee  10 – Akuchie  12 – Fiedler Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[5]

See also

References

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