2020–21 Rice Owls men's basketball team

2020–21 Rice Owls men's basketball
2020–21 Rice Owls men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	15–13 (6–10 CUSA)
Head coach	Scott Pera (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Vince Alexander; Van Green; Derek Glasser;
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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]

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	Istanbul, 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	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.

Notes

^ ^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

^ "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.

[postponed-2] Game was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

[canceled-5] Game was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic related issues.

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

[uh-3] "UH Men's Basketball pauses activities after positive COVID-19 tests". KTRK-TV. December 9, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[uiw-4] "Rice-Incarnate Word Game Postponed". Rice University Department of Athletics. December 16, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.

[marshall-6] "Marshall basketball: Rice series canceled due to COVID-19 issues with Owls". Charleston Gazette-Mail. February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.

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Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

Notes

References