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2022–23 Rice Owls men's basketball team

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2022–23 Rice Owls men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record19–16 (8–12 CUSA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
Seasons
2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 25 Florida Atlantic 18 2   .900 35 4   .897
North Texas 16 4   .800 31 7   .816
UAB 14 6   .700 29 10   .744
Middle Tennessee 11 9   .550 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 11   .450 22 14   .611
Rice 8 12   .400 19 16   .543
FIU 8 12   .400 14 18   .438
Western Kentucky 8 12   .400 17 16   .515
UTEP 7 13   .350 14 18   .438
Louisiana Tech 7 13   .350 15 18   .455
UTSA 4 16   .200 10 22   .313
2023 C-USA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Scott Pera, and played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA (C-USA). The Owls finished the season 19–16, 8–12 in C-USA play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place.[1] As the No. 6 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated UTSA before losing to UAB. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Duquesne before losing to Southern Utah in quarterfinals.

This was the last season for the team as members of Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.[2]

Previous season

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The Owls finished the 2021–22 season 16–17, 7–11 in C-USA play, to finish in fifth place in West Division.[3] They defeated Charlotte in second round of the C-USA tournament before losing to North Texas in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the CBI post-season tournament where they lost to Ohio in the first round.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Noah Hutchins 1 G 6'1" 195 Freshman Buffalo, NY Transferred to Ranger College
Riley Abercrombie 11 F 6'10" 210 RS Sophomore Wollongong, Australia Transferred to Northern Colorado
Carl Pierre 12 G 6'4" 190 GS Senior Boston, MA Graduated
Terrance McBride 13 G 6'2" 170 Senior Lynwood, CA Graduated
Chris Mullins 24 G 6'3" 190 Junior Grand Prairie, TX Transferred to William & Mary
Mylyjael Poteat 34 F 6'9" 260 Sophomore Reidsville, NC Transferred to Virginia Tech

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Seryee Lewis 0 F 6'9" 230 Sophomore Chicago, IL Kansas State
Alem Huseinovic 23 G 6'4" 190 Sophomore Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Nevada

Recruiting classes

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2022 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mekhi Mason
SG
Chandler, AZ AZ Compass Prep School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 12, 2020 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Mason Jones
SG
Chicago, IL Link Year Preparatory School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 6, 2021 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Andrew Akuchie
PF
Plantation, FL St. Thomas Aquinas High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 13, 2021 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Ifeanyi Ufochukwu
C
Matthews, NC Covenant Day 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 25, 2020 
Star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2023 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2023)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keanu Dawes
#21 PF
Houston, TX Stratford High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 11, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2022–23 Rice Owls men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaden Geron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So San Joaquin Memorial Fresno, CA
F 1 Seryee Lewis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Compass Prep Chicago, IL
G 2 Mekhi Mason 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Compass Prep Gilbert, AZ
G 3 Travis Evee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Vermont Academy
VMI
Randolph, MA
G 4 Quincy Olivari 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Westlake HS Atlanta, GA
G/F 5 Cameron Sheffield 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Chattahoochee HS Alpharetta, GA
G 10 Mason Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bogan HS Chicago, IL
C 11 Ifeanyi Ufchukwu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Covenant Day School (NC) Benin City, Nigeria
F 12 Ben Moffat (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Rider HS Wichita Falls, TX
F 13 Andrew Akuchie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr St. Thomas Aquinas HS Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 14 Reed Myers (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Scottsdale Christian Academy Phoenix, AZ
F 15 Max Fiedler 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Melbourne HS Indialantic, FL
F 20 Damion McDowell, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Bernard Catholic School Inglewood, CA
G 22 Jackson Peakes (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Fr St. John's HS Houston, TX
G 23 Alem Huseinovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Phoenix Prep
Nevada
Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
G 24 Jake Lieppert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Saguaro HS Scottsdale, AZ
F 30 George Perkins (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sidwell Friends School Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 8, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
Rockhurst W 112–68 
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, TX
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
9:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Pepperdine L 67–106  0–1
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,258)
Malibu, CA
November 10, 2022*
5:00 p.m., CUSATV
St. Thomas (TX) W 85–48  1–1
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,623)
Houston, TX
November 15, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee L 46–81  1–2
(0–1)
Murphy Center (2,802)
Murfreesboro, TN
November 18, 2022*
6:00 p.m., CUSATV
Georgia Southern
Owl Invitational
W 88–71  2–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,401)
Houston, TX
November 19, 2022*
5:00 p.m., CUSATV
Western Michigan
Owl Invitational
W 96–88  3–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,141)
Houston, TX
November 21, 2022*
7:00 p.m., CUSATV
Houston Christian
Owl Invitational
W 76–67  4–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,105)
Houston, TX
November 30, 2022*
7:00 p.m., CUSATV
Prairie View A&M W 70–62  5–2
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,141)
Houston, TX
December 4, 2022*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas State W 83–71  6–2
Strahan Arena (1,282)
San Marcos, TX
December 12, 2022*
7:00 p.m., LHN
at No. 7 Texas L 81–87 OT 6–3
Moody Center (10,763)
Austin, TX
December 15, 2022*
11:15 a.m., CUSATV
North American W 92–54  7–3
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,952)
Houston, TX
December 17, 2022*
2:00 p.m., CUSATV
Northwestern State W 110–73  8–3
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,771)
Houston, TX
December 19, 2022*
7:00 p.m., CUSATV
Jarvis Christian W 109–64  9–3
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,467)
Houston, TX
December 29, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Kentucky W 81–78  10–3
(1–1)
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,018)
Bowling Green, KY
December 31, 2022
3:00 p.m., CUSATV
at UTEP W 72–67 OT 11–3
(2–1)
Don Haskins Center (3,743)
El Paso, TX
January 5, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Tech L 82–88 OT 11–4
(2–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,962)
Houston, TX
January 11, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Middle Tennessee L 68–71  11–5
(2–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,010)
Houston, TX
January 14, 2023
2:00 p.m., CUSATV
UTEP W 83–82  12–5
(3–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,991)
Houston, TX
January 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTSA W 88–81 OT 13–5
(4–3)
Convocation Center (767)
San Antonio, TX
January 19, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at North Texas W 72–60  14–5
(5–3)
The Super Pit (4,015)
Denton, TX
January 26, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Charlotte W 65–63  15–5
(6–3)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,665)
Houston, TX
January 28, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UAB L 52–70  15–6
(6–4)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,454)
Houston, TX
February 2, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech L 72–80  15–7
(6–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (2,356)
Ruston, LA
February 4, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Texas L 64–74  15–8
(6–6)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,246)
Houston, TX
February 9, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic L 81–90  15–9
(6–7)
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (3,027)
Boca Raton, FL
February 11, 2023
6:00 p.m., CUSATV
at FIU W 85–78  16–9
(7–7)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,292)
Miami, FL
February 16, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTSA L 79–84  16–10
(7–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,999)
Houston, TX
February 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky W 83–77  17–10
(8–8)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,141)
Houston, TX
February 23, 2023
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at UAB L 57–85  17–11
(8–9)
Bartow Arena (4,891)
Birmingham, AL
February 25, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Charlotte L 54–70  17–12
(8–10)
Dale F. Halton Arena (2,837)
Charlotte, NC
March 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida Atlantic L 74–103  17–13
(8–11)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,040)
Houston, TX
March 4, 2023
2:00 p.m., CUSATV
FIU L 83–90  17–14
(8–12)
Tudor Fieldhouse (2,760)
Houston, TX
Conference USA tournament
March 8, 2023
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
(6) vs. (11) UTSA
First round
W 72–71  18–14
Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
March 9, 2023
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) UAB
Quarterfinals
L 60–87  18–15
Ford Center at The Star (2,765)
Frisco, TX
College Basketball Invitational
March 19, 2023
1:30 p.m., FloHoops
(12) vs. (5) Duquesne
First round
W 84–78  19–15
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
March 20, 2023
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
(12) vs. (4) Southern Utah
Quarterfinals
L 79–81  19–16
Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's College Basketball Standings - 2022-23 Conference USA Standings". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Wilson, Matt (October 16, 2022). "Rice to begin play in American Athletic Conference next year". Rice University. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  3. ^ "Men's College Basketball Standings - 2021-22 Conference USA Standings". ESPN. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved April 8, 2024.