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Rice Basketball: 2020-2021 Midseason State of the Program

January 7, 2021 By Matthew Bartlett

Rice basketball started 2021 on the right foot with back-to-back wins. Where do the Owls stand as they enter the heart of Conference USA play?

There was no doubt the 2020-2021 season was going to be unique for Rice basketball. The non-conference slate was truncated and comprised entirely of teams who were either willing to come to South Main or a short bus ride away from campus. That included lower-level schools like Our Lady of the Lake and LeTourneau.

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The Owls were expected to take care of business in the nonconference slate. For the most part, they did. Rice entered Conference USA action in January 6-2, their best record (by winning percentage) prior to conference play in head coach Scott Pera’s tenure. Then they started conference play a perfect 2-0 for the first time in 14 years.

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