2024–25 Rice Owls men's basketball team

2024–25 Rice Owls men's basketball
2024–25 Rice Owls men's basketball
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	7–2 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Rob Lanier (1st season);
Associate head coach	Chris Kreider
Assistant coaches	Josten Crow; Andre Owens; Nelson Terroba;
Home arena	Tudor Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Carolina	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Memphis	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Wichita State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Rice	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
North Texas	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
South Florida	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Temple	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Tulane	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Tulsa	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
UTSA	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444
UAB	0	–	0	–	4	–	5	.444

† 2025 AAC tournament winner As of December 1, 2024

The 2024–25 Rice Owls men's basketball team represents Rice University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by first-year head coach Rob Lanier, play their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as second-year members of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2023–24 season 11–21, 5–12 in AAC play to finish in a five-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 12 seed in the AAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Wichita State.

On March 14, 2024, the school fired head coach Scot Pera.^[1] On March 24, the school hired Rob Lanier, who had been fired as head coach of SMU, as the team's new head coach.^[2]

The January 6 home game against UTSA was played in the Jerabeck Activity and Athletic Center on the campus of the University of St. Thomas due to water damage to Tudor Fieldhouse.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Sam Alajiki	0	F	6'7"	230	Junior	Dundalk, Ireland	Transferred to Oral Roberts
Noah Shelby	1	G	6'3"	185	Sophomore	McKinney, TX	Transferred to Kansas
Mekhi Mason	2	G	6'5"	195	Sophomore	Gilbert, AZ	Transferred to Washington
Travis Evee	3	G	6'1"	180	Senior	Randolph, MA	Graduated
Anthony Selden	4	G	6'6"	225	Senior	Boston, MA	Graduate transferred to Garnder–Webb
Cameron Sheffield	5	G/F	6'6"	195	Junior	Alpharetta, GA	Transferred to Duke
Camp Wagner	12	G	6'6"	175	Freshman	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Indiana State
Max Fiedler	15	F	6'11"	230	Senior	Indialantic, FL	Graduated
Gabe Warren	21	G	6'6"	205	Freshman	Plano, TX	Transferred to Holy Cross
Keanu Dawes	24	F	6'9"	205	Freshman	Houston, TX	Transferred to Utah

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Kellen Amos	1	G/F	6'7"	190	GS Senior	Houston, TX	Central Connecticut
Emory Lanier	2	G	6'4"	190	GS Senior	Atlanta, GA	Walk-on; SMU
Trey Patterson	3	F	6'9"	225	Senior	Somerset, NJ	Villanova
Denver Anglin	4	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Montclair, NJ	SMU
Jacob Dar	5	G/F	6'7"	170	Junior	Omaha, NE	Emory and Henry
Jalen Smith	6	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Orlando, FL	SMU
Trae Broadnax	12	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Savannah, GA	USC Upstate
Jimmy Oladokun Jr.	24	F	6'9"	220	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	San Diego
Caden Powell	44	F	6'10"	220	Junior	Waco, TX	Wyoming

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Powell #38 PG	Los Angeles, CA	Campbell Hall High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A	Apr 29, 2024
Aaron Powell #38 PG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cam Carroll #29 PG	Grand Prairie, TX	South Grand Prairie High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 4, 2024
Cam Carroll #29 PG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
Boden Howell SG	Meridian, ID	Owyhee High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 10, 2024
Boden Howell SG	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Evan Cochran PF	Houston, TX	The Village School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sep 10, 2024
Evan Cochran PF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Rice Owls men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	0	Ifeanyi Ufchukwu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Covenant Day School (NC)	Benin City, Nigeria
G/F	1	Kellen Amos	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Saint John XXIII College Prep Central Connecticut	Houston, TX
G	2	Emory Lanier (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Woodward Academy SMU	Atlanta, GA
F	3	Trey Patterson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Sr	Rutgers Prep Rutgers	Somerset, NJ
G	4	Denver Anglin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Gill St. Bernard's School SMU	Montclair, NJ
G/F	5	Jacob Dar	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Freedom Christian Academy (NC) Emory and Henry	Omaha, NE
G	6	Jalen Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Oak Ridge HS SMU	Orlando, FL
G	10	Cole Andrews-Heitz (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Rouse HS	Leander, TX
G	11	Aaron Powell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Campbell Hall HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	12	Trae Broadnax	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Sr	Montverde Academy USC	Savannah, GA
F	13	Andrew Akuchie	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	Fort Lauderdale, FL
G	22	Jackson Peakes (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	St. John's HS	Houston, TX
G	23	Alem Huseinovic	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	GS	PHHoenix Prep Nevada	Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
F	24	Jimmy Oladokun Jr.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Sierra Canyon San Diego	Los Angeles, CA
F	30	George Perkins (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Sidwell Friends School	Washington, D.C.
F	44	Caden Powell	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Midway HS Wyoming	Waco, TX

Head coach

Rob Lanier (St. Bonaventure)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Kreider (Lebanon Valley)
Josten Crow (Sam Houston State)
Andre Owens (Texas–San Antonio)
Nelson Terroba (Lamar)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	FIU	W 77–70	1–0	17 – C. Powell	11 – C. Powell	6 – Broadnax	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,111) Houston, TX
November 9, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Florida State The Battleground 2k24	L 65–73	1–1	14 – Huseinovic	7 – Oladokun Jr.	3 – Broadnax	Toyota Center Houston, TX
November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe	W 66–50	2–1	15 – Huseinovic	9 – Patterson	7 – Broadnax	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,096) Houston, TX
November 16, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northwestern State	W 77–75 ^OT	3–1	16 – Amos	8 – Amos	7 – Amos	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,644) Houston, TX
November 19, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Louisiana	W 83–61	4–1	20 – Anglin	9 – Tied	6 – Broadnax	Cajundome (1,328) Lafayette, LA
November 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Houston Christian	W 61–58	5–1	19 – Broadnax	13 – C. Powell	4 – Broadnax	Sharp Gymnasium (847) Houston, TX
November 29, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FloSports	vs. Hofstra Nassau Championship	L 63–68 ^OT	5–2	16 – Broadnax	7 – C. Powell	5 – Amos	Baha Mar Convention Center (321) Nassau, Bahamas
November 30, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FloSports	vs. Arkansas State Nassau Championship	W 75–67	6–2	18 – Broadnax	9 – C. Powell	6 – Broadnax	Baha Mar Convention Center (333) Nassau, Bahamas
December 1, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloSports	vs. Iona Nassau Championship	W 70–66	7–2	16 – Broadnax	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Baha Mar Convention Center (294) Nassau, Bahamas
December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas State						Strahan Arena San Marcos, TX
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Alcorn State						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
December 19, 2024* 11:15 a.m., ESPN+	UNT Dallas						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
December 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Prairie View A&M						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
AAC regular season
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulsa						Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Charlotte						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	at North Texas						The Super Pit Denton, TX
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	Temple						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UTSA						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 19, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Florida Atlantic						Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena Boca Raton, FL
January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPNU	Tulane						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
January 28, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at South Florida						Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Memphis						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at East Carolina						Williams Arena Greenville, NC
February 8, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Charlotte						Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
February 11, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	North Texas						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 15, 2025 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	at Tulane						Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
February 19, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	UAB						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tulsa						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Memphis						FedExForum Memphis, TN
March 2, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UTSA						Convocation Center San Antonio, TX
March 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Wichita State						Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX
AAC Tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA	vs.						Dickies Arena Fort Worth, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source^[4]

References

^ Horton, Michael (2024-03-14). "Rice Owls men's basketball coach Scott Pera fired". KPRC. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
^ "Lanier to coach Rice after recent SMU dismissal". ESPN.com. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
^ Andrzejewski, Tim (January 6, 2024). "Evee Records 2,000th Career Point in Overtime Loss to UTSA". Rice Owls. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.

[1] Horton, Michael (2024-03-14). "Rice Owls men's basketball coach Scott Pera fired". KPRC. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

[2] "Lanier to coach Rice after recent SMU dismissal". ESPN.com. 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-04-15.

[water-3] Andrzejewski, Tim (January 6, 2024). "Evee Records 2,000th Career Point in Overtime Loss to UTSA". Rice Owls. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

[4] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Rice University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2024.

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Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting classes

2024 recruiting class

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References