2020–21 Rice Owls men's basketball team

2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Rice Owls men's basketball
2020–21 Rice Owls men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2020–21 record	11–8 (5–6 CUSA)
Head coach	Scott Pera (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Vince Alexander; Van Green; Derek Glasser;
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse

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

Previous season

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

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	Instanbul, Turkey

Head coach

Scott Pera (Penn State)

Assistant coach(es)

Vince Alexander (Oklahoma Baptist)
Van Green (Rice)
Derek Glasser (Arizona State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 1, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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 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.	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			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m.	at Western Kentucky			E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
February 13, 2021	at Western Kentucky			E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
February 19, 2021 7:00 p.m.	Marshall			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 20, 2021 4:00 p.m.	Marshall			Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 26, 2021 6:30 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
February 27, 2021 6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech			Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

"Men's Hoops Releases 2020-21 Schedule". Rice Owls Department of Athletics. November 17, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.

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[ro-1] "Men's Hoops Releases 2020-21 Schedule". Rice Owls Department of Athletics. November 17, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.

Rice Owls men's basketball
Venues	Tudor Fieldhouse (1950–present)
Rivalries	Houston
Culture & lore	History Sammy the Owl Marching Owl Band
People	Head coaches Retired jerseys Statistical leaders
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2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Western Kentucky	6	–	2	.750	13	–	4	.765
Old Dominion	5	–	2	.714	9	–	4	.692
Charlotte	5	–	4	.556	9	–	8	.529
Florida Atlantic	3	–	3	.500	8	–	7	.533
Marshall	3	–	4	.429	9	–	5	.643
Middle Tennessee	2	–	7	.222	4	–	11	.267
FIU	2	–	9	.182	9	–	11	.450
West
UAB	8	–	1	.889	15	–	2	.882
Louisiana Tech	8	–	3	.727	15	–	5	.750
North Texas	5	–	2	.714	9	–	6	.600
Rice	5	–	6	.455	11	–	8	.579
UTSA	5	–	6	.455	9	–	9	.500
UTEP	4	–	7	.364	8	–	9	.471
Southern Miss	3	–	8	.273	7	–	11	.389

† 2021 C-USA Tournament winner As of February 5, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll