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2024-2025 Rice Basketball Season Preview

October 23, 2024 By Matthew Bartlett

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 into the depths. But the games will eventually start again and the neverending cycle of hope and tragedy that plagues all sports will soon return. New Rice basketball head coach Rob Lanier is responsible for ensuring those woes are shortlived and the Owl faithful see a product on the court that makes them proud.

Lanier didn’t shy away from those obligations when he first addressed Rice fans the day he was hired. “We’re gonna win. It ain’t a hope. It ain’t a dream. It’s a reality. So you can get prepared for that,” he said at the podium that afternoon. In a short time, those words will be put to the test.

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Rice Basketball 2024 Roster Tracker

March 31, 2024 By Matthew Bartlett

The Rice basketball roster is in the midst of complete retooling with the coaching staff changes. Stay tuned here for updates.

Roster churn has become a part of college sports as we know and Rice basketball is not immune to the ebb and flow of players coming in and out. With the 2023-2024 season in the books, this page will serve as a running tracker regarding the roster for the upcoming season as it currently stands. The last official roster is available here.

More: What is Rice basketball getting in coach Rob Lanier?

Feel free to bookmark it and refer back to it from time to time as players announce their intentions throughout the offseason.

Coaching Changes

Rob Lanier was formally introduced as the next head coach for Rice Basketball on March 26. A week later he has named three men to his coaching staff, all of whom are following Lanier from his staff at SMU: Chris Kreider, Josten Crow and Andre Owens.

Departing with Eligibility (9)

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Rice Basketball News

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Victoria Flores Propels Rice Women’s Basketball Past UTSA

Posted: January 31, 2026

A 33-point outburst from Victoria Flores propelled Rice women’s basketball to its 14th consecutive victory, a road win over UTSA in San Antonio. UTSA struck first with a pair of jumpers out of the gate, but Rice women’s basketball controlled the vast majority of their Saturday tilt in San Antonio. The Owls were back in […]

Rice Basketball, Rice Women's Basketball, Game Recap

Rice Basketball comes up short against Charlotte

Posted: January 30, 2026

Rice Basketball gave the American Conference’s leading team a push before falling short late in the second half to split their North Carolina road trip. Even though Charlotte opened the scoring with a three and made their first five shots from the field, Rice basketball looked very much up for the challenge in the early […]

Rice Basketball, Rice Women's Basketball, Game Recap

Rice Women’s Basketball Stifles Temple at Home

Posted: January 28, 2026

Rice women’s basketball ground out a defensive struggle to take down Temple and improve their winning streak to 13 games. It was the defenses that took center stage on Wednesday night in an all-Owl affair at Tudor Fieldhouse. Rice women’s basketball held Temple to just eight first half field goals and 28 percent shooting, a […]

Rice Basketball, Rice Women's Basketball, Game Recap

Rice Basketball soars past East Carolina on the road

Posted: January 28, 2026

Big games from distance from Jalen Smith and Nick Anderson propelled Rice basketball past East Carolina for a much-needed road win. Rice basketball was the aggressor early in Greenville on Wednesday night. East Carolina knocked down a layup to get things started, but the host Pirates would not lead again for the remainder of the […]

Rice Basketball, Rice Women's Basketball, Game Recap

Rice Basketball outlasted by Tulsa

Posted: January 24, 2026

A massive opening deficit proved too much to overcome as Rice Basketball fell to Tulsa for the second time this season. The game was nearly over before Rice basketball made their first field goal. The score was 16-0 at that time, in favor of the visiting Tulsa Golden Hurricane who blanked the Owls through the […]

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  • Rice Basketball comes up short against Charlotte
  • Rice Football Hires Eli Rasheed as Defensive Line Coach
  • Rice Women’s Basketball Stifles Temple at Home
  • Rice Basketball soars past East Carolina on the road

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Rice Basketball 2023 Roster Tracker

February 25, 2023 By Matthew Bartlett

The Rice basketball roster will grow and change between the end of the regular season and the start of the next. Stay tuned here for updates.

Roster churn has become a part of college sports as we know and Rice basketball is not immune to the ebb and flow of players coming in and out. With the 2022-2023 season in the books, this page will serve as a running tracker regarding the roster for the upcoming season as it currently stands. The last official roster is available here.

More: 2023 Rice Basketball State of the Program

Feel free to bookmark it and refer back to it from time to time as players announce their intentions throughout the offseason.

Departing with Eligibility (4)

  • G Quincy Olivari
  • F Seryee Lewis
  • G Jaden Geron
  • G Mason Jones

Departing Seniors/Graduates (3)

  • G Reed Myers
  • G Jake Lieppert
  • F Ben Moffat

Incoming High School Signees (3)

  • F Keanu Dawes
  • F Gabe Warren
  • G Camp Wagner

Incoming Transfers (3)

  • F Sam Alajiki, Cal
  • G Noah Shelby, Vanderbilt
  • F Anthony Selden, Gardner-Webb

Current Expected Remaining Roster (10)

  • F Andrew Akuchie
  • G Travis Evee
  • F Max Fiedler
  • G Alem Huseinovic
  • G Mekhi Mason
  • F Damion McDowell
  • F Jackson Peakes
  • F George Perkins
  • F Cam Sheffield
  • C Ifeanyi Ufochukwu

Rice Basketball News

Rice Basketball, Rice Women's Basketball, Game Recap

Victoria Flores Propels Rice Women’s Basketball Past UTSA

Posted: January 31, 2026

A 33-point outburst from Victoria Flores propelled Rice women’s basketball to its 14th consecutive victory, a road win over UTSA in San Antonio. UTSA struck first with a pair of jumpers out of the gate, but Rice women’s basketball controlled the vast majority of their Saturday tilt in San Antonio. The Owls were back in […]

Rice Basketball, Rice Women's Basketball, Game Recap

Rice Basketball comes up short against Charlotte

Posted: January 30, 2026

Rice Basketball gave the American Conference’s leading team a push before falling short late in the second half to split their North Carolina road trip. Even though Charlotte opened the scoring with a three and made their first five shots from the field, Rice basketball looked very much up for the challenge in the early […]

Rice Basketball, Rice Women's Basketball, Game Recap

Rice Women’s Basketball Stifles Temple at Home

Posted: January 28, 2026

Rice women’s basketball ground out a defensive struggle to take down Temple and improve their winning streak to 13 games. It was the defenses that took center stage on Wednesday night in an all-Owl affair at Tudor Fieldhouse. Rice women’s basketball held Temple to just eight first half field goals and 28 percent shooting, a […]

Rice Basketball, Rice Women's Basketball, Game Recap

Rice Basketball soars past East Carolina on the road

Posted: January 28, 2026

Big games from distance from Jalen Smith and Nick Anderson propelled Rice basketball past East Carolina for a much-needed road win. Rice basketball was the aggressor early in Greenville on Wednesday night. East Carolina knocked down a layup to get things started, but the host Pirates would not lead again for the remainder of the […]

Rice Basketball, Rice Women's Basketball, Game Recap

Rice Basketball outlasted by Tulsa

Posted: January 24, 2026

A massive opening deficit proved too much to overcome as Rice Basketball fell to Tulsa for the second time this season. The game was nearly over before Rice basketball made their first field goal. The score was 16-0 at that time, in favor of the visiting Tulsa Golden Hurricane who blanked the Owls through the […]

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Recent Posts
  • Rice Basketball comes up short against Charlotte
  • Rice Football Hires Eli Rasheed as Defensive Line Coach
  • Rice Women’s Basketball Stifles Temple at Home
  • Rice Basketball soars past East Carolina on the road

Filed Under: Basketball Tagged With: Alem Huseinovic, Andrew Akuchie, Anthony Selden, Ben Moffat, Cameron Sheffield, Camp Wagner, Damion McDowell, Gabe Warren, George Perkins, Ifeanyi Ufochukwu, Jackson Peakes, Jaden Geron, Jake Lieppert, Keanu Dawes, Mason Jones, Max Fiedler, Mekhi Mason, Noah Shelby, Quincy Olivari, Reed Myers, Rice basketball, Sam Alajiki, Seryee Lewis, Travis Evee

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