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.
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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.
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Rice Basketball News
Rice Basketball buries Louisiana with late run
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 hangs on to beat Sam Houston
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 survives Northwestern State in OT
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 coasts past Houston
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 […]
Smothering defense lifts Rice Basketball past Louisiana Monroe
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. […]