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Rice Basketball Recruiting: G Jordan Williams commits to Owls

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An SEC transfer has signed as the final addition to the 2025 Rice basketball recruiting class. Former Vanderbilt point guard Jordan Williams is officially an Owl.

Following an initial flurry of activity with the end of the season, rosters across the country have been trending closer and closer towards competition. The 2025 Rice Basketball recruiting class found its final member not too far from South Main. Houston native Jordan Williams has signed his grant-in-aid to play for the Owls this coming season.

Williams hails from Second Baptist High School not too far down the road, where he got his start, before initially signing with Texas A&M. He would redshirt in his lone season in College Station before transferring to Vanderbilt, where he saw action in 37 games, making 10 starts across the past two seasons.

Upon his signing, Rice basketball head coach Rob Lanier called Williams “an extremely competitive player who has the skill and aptitude on offense along with versality and grit on defense” as well as a player who “brings an abundance of something we cannot teach…toughness.”

More: Rice Basketball 2025 Roster Tracker

He will likely be the final member of a transfer ground that includes players from across the country such as Texas A&M-Corpus Christi center Stephen Giwa, Prairie View A&M guard Nick Anderson, Mount St. Mary’s guard Dallas Hobbs and JUCO forward Eternity Eguagie.

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Rice Baseball 2025 Season Review: Bullpen

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Save for the emergence of a handful of impactful arms, a thin bullpen made things challenging for Rice baseball in 2025.

By the time the Rice baseball season had ended, the Owls had tried just about every combination of relief pitchers imaginable to cobble together nine innings at a time. The list of reliable options was thin and injuries and inconsistency plagued a unit that never truly rounded into form this season.

More: Rice Baseball embarks on crucial offseason

For the purposes of this discussion, we look at the arms that saw the most use, some in specific parts of the season and others throughout the year. The arrival of head coach David Pierce saw utilization shift dramatically in some, starting with eventual top option Jack Ben-Shoshan.

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Rice Baseball 2025 Season Review: Starting Pitching

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The Rice baseball starting rotation kept the Owls afloat, grinding through ups and downs and giving the team a chance more often than not.

The pitching staff went through many shifts and changes as David Pierce took over for Jose Cruz Jr. as the ice baseball head coach midseason. Pitching coach Parker Bangs did his best to piece things together, ultimately settling on a few different variations for the weekend rotation as the year progressed.

More: Rice Baseball embarks on crucial offseason

For the purposes of this discussion, the two pitchers who were mainstays in the weekend rotation, with three others seeing a meaningful run as starters that warranted inclusion in this discussion. Here’s a rundown of how those starters fared this season.

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Initial Kickoff Times for 2025 Rice Football Schedule Released

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Kickoff times for the first four weeks of the 2025 Rice Football season, in addition to the midweek prime time games, have been released.

The first kickoff times for the 2025 Rice Football schedule, the debut of head coach Scott Abell, have been released by the American Conference. These games include the opening weeks of the season as well as the Owls’ two non-Saturday kickoffs of the season.

Update: The kickoff time for the Navy game has also been announced.

DATETEAMTIMETVLOCATION
Aug. 30@ Louisiana7:00 PMESPN+Lafayette, LA
Sep. 6Houston6:00 PMESPN+Houston, TX
Sep. 13PVAMU6:00 PMESPN+Houston, TX
Sep. 18 (Thr)@ Charlotte6:30 PMESPNCharlotte, NC
Sep. 27@ Navy2:30 pmCBS Sports NetworkAnnapolis, MD
Oct. 4FAUTBAESPN NetworksHouston, TX
Oct. 11@ UTSATBAESPN NetworksSan Antonio, TX
Oct. 25UConnTBAESPN NetworksHouston, TX
Oct. 31 (Fri)Memphis6:00 PMESPN2Houston, TX
Nov. 8UABTBAESPN NetworksHouston, TX
Nov. 22North TexasTBAESPN NetworksHouston, TX
Nov. 29@ USFTBAESPN NetworksTampa, FL

The remaining kickoff times will be announced via the traditional weekly selection process in the week prior to the game, but with the first slate known and the additional midweek games, Rice football fans have the good fortune of having half of the scheduled games announced before the calendar hits June.

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Rice Baseball 2025: MLB Owls Update – May 28

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The 2025 MLB season is underway and Rice baseball alums are making the most of their time in The Show. Here’s the latest from the MLB Owls.

Dane Myers – Miami Marlins

Myers has been on the injured list since May 12 after suffering an oblique injury, but his big league return might be coming soon. Myers began a rehab assignment with the Marlins’ AAA affiliate in Jacksonville on Tuesday, going 1-for-4 with an RBI in his debut. If all goes well, he will be on track to return to the Marlins soon.

Through May 28, Myers is hitting .337 with six extra-base hits, five walks and 21 strikeouts. His OPS is .857 and he’s collected 14 RBI.

Injured List

Anthony Rendon – Los Angeles Angels

Rendon is slated to miss a significant amount of time following him surgery this spring. The bad news is another bump in an injury-plagued stint with the Angels; Rendon missed a chunk of last season with an oblique strain.

Matt Canterino – Twins AAA

Canterino was thought to have a real chance to crack the big league roster at some point this season, converting himself to a reliver this offseason in hopes of limiting the stress on his arm and preserving his health. Unfortunately, he’s set to miss a third consecutive season, undergoing shoulder surgery in early March. The Twins since released him and signed him to a minor league contract while he rehabs.

Knocking on the Door

The following Owls began the season in AAA:

  • Tristan Gray – Charlotte Knights (White Sox)
  • Evan Kravetz – Louisville Bats (Reds)
  • Glenn Otto – Sugar Land Space Cowboys (Astros)
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