The 2021–22 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Scott Pera, and played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA.
Previous season The Owls finished the 2020–21 season 15–13, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place in West Division. They defeated Southern Miss in first round and Marshall in the second before losing to UAB in the quarterfinals.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Payton Moore 0 G 6'4" 215 Junior Los Angeles, CA Graduate transferred to Denver Malik Ondigo 10 F 6'10" 215 RS Junior El Mirage, AZ Left the team for personal reasons Tre Clark 22 G 6'5" 205 GS Senior Palmetto, FL Left the team for personal reasons Cavit Ege Havsa 55 G 6'5" 180 GS Senior Istanbul, Turkey Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Carl Pierre 12 G 6'4" 190 Senior Boston, MA UMass Terrance McBride 13 G 6'2" 170 Senior Lynwood, CA Cornell
2021 recruiting class
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=| Regular season
!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA tournament
!colspan=9 style=| College Basketball Invitational
Source
See also 2021–22 Rice Owls women's basketball team
References