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Intercollegiate men's basketball program of Rice University

Rice Owls men's basketball

2025–26 Rice Owls men's basketball team

University

Rice University

First season

1914–15

All-time record

1,189–1,525 (.438)

Head coach

Rob Lanier (2nd season)

Conference

The American

Location

Houston,Texas

Arena

Tudor Fieldhouse
(capacity: 5,208)

Nickname

Owls

Student section

The Nest

Colors

Blue and gray^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA tournament Elite Eight

1940,^[a] 1942

Other NCAA tournament results

Sweet Sixteen	1954^[b]
Appearances	1940, 1942, 1954, 1970

Conference regular-season champions

1918, 1935, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1970

Notes

^The 1940 NCAA tournament comprised two regions of four teams each,i.e. a total of eight teams. After losing the West Region semifinal, Rice won the regional third-place game.
^The 1954 NCAA tournament comprised 24 teams in four regions, each of which had between five and seven teams. Rice received a bye directly to the West-2 Region semifinal, which was the round of 16. After losing the regional semifinal game, Rice won the regional third-place game.

TheRice Owls men's basketball program is theintercollegiate men's basketball program ofRice University. The program is classified in theNCAA'sDivision I, and the team competes in theAmerican Athletic Conference. They previously participated in theSouthwest Conference (1914–1996), theWestern Athletic Conference (1996–2005), andConference USA (2005–2023).

The Owls play their home games inTudor Fieldhouse, which they have called home since 1950. Previously known as Rice Gymnasium, it was renamed in honor of Rice alum Bobby Tudor, who spearheaded the 2008 renovation of the facility with a multimillion-dollar donation. Rice has appeared four times in theNCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 1970. Their 54 years without making the Tournament is currently the fifth longest inactive history.

Rice has never reached a conference tournament final in any of the conferences they have played in (Southwest,WAC,Conference USA,The American).

Head coaches

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Head Coach	Years	Win–loss	Pct.
Robert Cummings	1914–1917	30–11	.732
Wilbur Tisdale	1917–1919	14–14	.500
Leslie Mann	1919–1920	6–6	.500
Pete Cawthon	1920–1921	5–10	.333
Howard Yerges Sr.	1921–1922	2–12	.143
Philip Arbuckle	1922–1923	10–9	.526
Franklyn Ashcraft	1923–1924	3–17	.150
John Patrick Nicholson	1924–1925	2–12	.143
Franklyn Ashcraft	1925–1927	1–22	.043
Russell Daugherty	1927–1932	25–46	.352
James Kitts	1932–1938	48–56	.462
Buster Brannon	1938–1942	68–20	.773
Joe Davis	1942–1945	52–10	.839
Buster Brannon	1945–1946	17–16	.515
Joe Davis	1946–1949	31–46	.403
Don Suman	1949–1959	149–106	.584
John Frankie	1959–1963	39–54	.419
George Carlisle	1963–1966	18–53	.254
Don Knodel	1966–1974	77–126	.379
Bob Polk	1974–1977	17–63	.212
Mike Schuler	1977–1981	30–76	.283
Tommy Suitts	1981–1987	64–106	.376
Scott Thompson	1987–1992	65–79	.451
Willis Wilson	1992–2008	219–246	.471
Ben Braun	2008–2014	63–128	.330
Mike Rhoades	2014–2017	47–52	.474
Scott Pera	2017–2024	96–127	.430
Rob Lanier	2024–present	0–0	.000

Postseason history

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NCAA tournament results

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The Owls have appeared in fourNCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 2–5. Their drought of 53 years is the eighth longest drought between appearances in theNCAA Division I tournament history.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1940	First round Regional third-place game	Kansas Colorado	L 44–50 W 60–56
1942	First round Regional third-place game	Stanford Kansas	L 47–53 L 53–55
1954	Sweet Sixteen Regional third-place game	Oklahoma A&M Colorado	L 45–51 W 78–55
1970	First round	New Mexico State	L 77–101

NIT results

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The Owls have appeared in fiveNational Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1943	Quarterfinals	St. John's	L 49–51
1991	First round	Arkansas State	L 71–78
1993	First round Second round	Wisconsin Boston College	W 77–73 L 68–101
2004	Opening Round	UW-Milwaukee	L 53–91
2005	Opening Round	Southwest Missouri State	L 82–105

CBI results

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The Owls have appeared in threeCollege Basketball Invitational (CBI) tournaments. Their combined record is 2–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2017	First round Quarterfinals	San Francisco Utah Valley	W 85–76 L 79–85
2022	First round	Ohio	L 64–65
2023	First round Quarterfinals	Duquesne Southern Utah	W 84–78 L 79–81

CIT results

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The Owls have appeared in oneCollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First round Second round Quarterfinals	Louisiana-Lafayette Drake Oakland	W 68–63 W 74–68 L 70–77

Players of note

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Tudor Fieldhouse before a men's basketball game in 2022

Owls in the NBA

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Owls in international basketball

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Suleiman Braimoh (born 1989), Nigerian-American in theIsrael Basketball Premier League
Egor Koulechov (born 1994), Israeli-Russian basketball player for Israeli teamIroni Nahariya

Politicians

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Glenn Youngkin (born 1966), 74thGovernor of Virginia

Retired numbers

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Main article:List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers

Rice University hasretired six numbers.

Bill Henry, Gene Schwinger, and Bob Kiney, whose numbers were retired by Rice

No.	Player	Tenure	Ref.
16	Bill Henry	1942–45	^[2]
21	Gene Schwinger	1951–54	^[2]
22	Bill Closs	1939–43	^[2]
23	Bob Kinney	1938–42	^[2]
25	Ricky Pierce	1979–82	^[2]
29	Don Lance	1951–54	^[2]

References

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^Rice Athletics Branding Guidelines, Rules, & Regulations(PDF). August 19, 2019. RetrievedMarch 2, 2020.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^fRice retires jerseys of basketball greats By: MIKE TENNEY - Nov. 19, 2003

External links

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Official website

v t e Rice Owls men's basketball
Venues	Tudor Fieldhouse (1950–present)
Rivalries	Houston
Culture & lore	Sammy the Owl Marching Owl Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Rice University
Located in:Houston, Texas
Academics	Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business Rice School of Architecture Wiess School of Natural Sciences George R. Brown School of Engineering Shepherd School of Music School of Humanities Rice School of Social Sciences
Research	OpenStax CNX The Rice School BioScience Research Collaborative
Athletics	Rice Owls Football Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Track and field Marching Owl Band Rice Stadium Tudor Fieldhouse Reckling Park Houston–Rice rivalry American Athletic Conference Sammy the Owl
Student life	Rice Thresher Night of Decadence Residential colleges
People	Alumni Faculty and staff Presidents William Marsh Rice Captain James A. Baker Edgar Odell Lovett
Facilities	Fondren Library Village Arcade
Founded: 1912 Students: 8,565 Endowment: 7.814 billion

v t e American Conference men's basketball
Teams	Charlotte 49ers East Carolina Pirates Florida Atlantic Owls Memphis Tigers North Texas Mean Green Rice Owls South Florida Bulls Temple Owls Tulane Green Wave Tulsa Golden Hurricane UAB Blazers UTSA Roadrunners Wichita State Shockers
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year
Seasons	2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

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