Basketball

Rice Basketball left no doubt who was the better team on Tuesday night, powering past Louisiana behind a dominant 24-2 run in the second half. It was hard to reconcile the Rice basketball team which took the court against Louisiana with the one that narrow escaped Houston days prior with an overtime win over Northwestern […]

Rice Women’s Basketball started fast and hung on to edge Sam Houston in a defensive struggle at home. Rice Women’s basketball engineered their most dominant start of the season to date on Sunday afternoon against Sam Houston. After falling behind 4-0, the Owls went on a staggering 20-2 run, eventually heading into the second quarter […]

Rice Basketball needed overtime to eek out a win over Northwestern State, but the Owls found a way to hang on. Things were never comfortable at Tudor Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. Even though Rice basketball had never lost to Northwestern State in 11 previous meetings, the Demons made sure they did everything they could to […]

Rice Women’s Basketball built an early lead and stayed locked in for four quarters, coasting past rival Houston at home. After a minor setback in their season opener, Rice women’s basketball is gaining momentum and living up to their preseason billing as an AAC favorite. On Thursday night, it took the Owls just over a […]

A historic defensive effort powered Rice Basketball past Louisiana Monroe, who barely reached 50 points in a losing effort. Defense took center stage at Tudor Fieldhouse on Tuesday evening. Rice basketball and the visiting Louisiana Monroe Warhawks started the game a combined 5-for-27 by the second media timeout, an underwhelming 19 percent from the floor. […]

Rice Women’s Basketball snagged the lead early and never let up, controlling their win over South Alabama from start to finish on Monday night. South Alabama led for the briefest of moments at Tudor Fieldhouse on Monday night, edging in front of Rice women’s basketball in the early moments by a 7-6 score that wouldn’t […]

Rice Basketball kept things close but couldn’t get enough shots to fall late, picking up their first loss of the season against Florida State. Florida State came out swinging and immediately put Rice basketball on the defensive at the Toyota Center on Saturday night, shooting a blistering 76 percent from the field in the first […]

Rice Women’s Basketball rallied from a fourth quarter deficit to beat North Carolina A&T and secure the Owls’ first win of the 2024-2025 season. Playing another game against a challenging non-conference opponent days removed from a one-score defeat, Rice women’s basketball was pushed to the wire once again. The Owls fell behind to North Carolina […]

Rice Basketball head coach Rob Lanier is 1-0. The Owls’ stingy defense and clutch shooting powered them past FIU in their home opener. Shortly after winning the opening tip, Caden Powell knocked down the first basket of the Rob Lanier era for Rice basketball. The 6-foot-10 transfer from Wyoming had five straight points to kickstart […]

Rice Women’s Basketball built an early lead but couldn’t close things out, falling to South Dakota State in their home opener. The depth of the 2024-2025 Rice women’s basketball roster has been a talking point for months. Even without graduated point guard Destiny Jackson, who was in attendance Monday to participate in the pre-game ring […]

Rice Basketball embarks on a new era under head coach Rob Lanier this season. What will the new-look Owls be able to offer in his debut season on South Main? Emotions are always high when you hire a new coach. A new day dawns and all the prior struggles and frustrations are momentarily thrust back […]

Expectations are high for the 2024-2025 Rice women’s basketball season following an NCAA Tournament appearance under now fourth-year head coach Lindsay Edmonds. Rice women’s basketball has hit its stride under Lindsay Edmonds, raising the bar in each successive season with her at the helm of the program, culminating in an NCAA Tournament appearance last season. […]

Preseason polls for both the Rice Basketball men’s and women’s teams were released on Friday with very different projections for the Owls’ two squads. Rice Men’s Basketball was picked to finish 13th in the AAC in their first year under head coach Rob Lanier. Rice women’s basketball were tabbed to finish second in a tie […]

The 2024 Rice Football season has taken a turn for the worse, but Rice Soccer, basketball and more offer hope for the future. We look at both in this month’s subscriber Q&A. Understandably, good news was the order of the day after things went south with Rice Football. Fortunately, it’s been a very active fall […]

Rice basketball has its third commitment of the 2025 recruiting class. Forward Evan Cochran from Houston has committed to the Owls. Tuesday was a good day to be an Owl. The 2025 Rice Basketball recruiting class tripled in size, building on an initial pledge from guard Cameron Carroll from South Grand Prairie the Owls added a […]

Rice basketball has its second commitment of the 2025 recruiting class. Guard Boden Howell has committed to the Owls. After a flurry of portal additions to ready the 2024-2025 roster, Rice Basketball has turned its attention to the future and the high school recruiting front. Roughly a week removed from the commitment of guard Cameron […]

Rice basketball has landed its first commitment of the 2025 recruiting class. South Grand Prairie guard Cameron Carroll has committed to the Owls. When head coach Rob Lanier took the helm of the Rice basketball program his first task was restocking a barren roster. With the 2024-2025 team more or less intact, the Owls were […]

Rice basketball looks to put the finishing touches on its 2024 roster. Emory and Henry transfer guard Jacob Dar has committed to the Owls. No sooner had the Transfer Portal opened then an influx of new members of the 2024-2025 Rice basketball team began. New head coach Rob Lanier and his staff worked diligently to […]

A guard-heavy 2024 Rice basketball recruiting class has picked up a building block with some size. San Diego forward Jimmy Oladokun has committed to the Owls. Good news continues to arrive on the Rice basketball recruiting front. Head coach Rob Lanier and his staff continue to remake the Owls’ roster from scratch, combining returning players […]

Another former SMU Mustang is making the journey south to Houston. Guard Jalen Smith is the newest member of the 2024 Rice Basketball recruiting class. Head coach Rob Lanier continues to stockpile talent, pulling from the Transfer Portal to revamp his roster in a whirlwind of activity. The changes within collegiate athletics enabling more free […]

A familiar face has followed Rob Lanier to South Main. SMU transfer Denver Anglin is the newest member of the incoming 2024 Rice Basketball recruiting class. The roster restocking continues. Following a busy week of new additions from the Transfer Portal, the 2024 Rice Basketball Recruiting class has added a more familiar face. Guard Denver […]

The incoming 2024 Rice Basketball recruiting class just got bigger, landing a commitment from 6-foot-10 Wyoming transfer Caden Powell. Days removed after a flurry of additions to the 2024 Rice Basketball recruiting class, the Owls have continued their roster rebuild with the pickup of an important big man. Forward Caden Powell, a Waco, Texas native, […]

Another talented guard is headed to South Main. The 2024 Rice Basketball recruiting class has landed a commitment from Trae Broadnax, formerly of UC Upstate. The wave of Rice basketball recruiting wins isn’t slowing down any time in the near future. No sooner had the Transfer Portal opened than Rice added a couple of commitments. […]

Point guard Aaron Powell became the latest member of a surging 2024 Rice basketball recruiting class that just keeps soaring higher and higher. The new coaching staff is wasting no time making their mark. The 2024 Rice basketball recruiting class is already bordering on historic. The Owls have added four new players to the fold […]

Another addition to the latest Rice basketball recruiting class is in the fold. Former Villanova transfer Trey Patterson has committed to the Owls. The Rice basketball recruiting efforts have picked up in earnest under the direction of new head man Rob Lanier. In addition to his son, Emory, and CCSU guard Kellen Amos, the Owls […]