2023–24 Rice Owls men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team, led by seventh-year head coach Scott Pera, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as first-year members of the American Athletic Conference. The team finished the 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.

2023–24 Rice Owls men's basketball
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record11–21 (5–13 AAC)
Head coach
  • Scott Pera (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Van Green
  • Greg Howell
  • Russ Pennell
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2023–24 American Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
South Florida162 .889258  .758
Florida Atlantic144 .778259  .735
Charlotte135 .7221912  .613
UAB126 .6672312  .657
Memphis117 .6112210  .688
SMU117 .6112013  .606
North Texas108 .5561915  .559
East Carolina711 .3891518  .455
Tulsa711 .3891615  .516
Tulane513 .2781417  .452
Temple513 .2781620  .444
Wichita State513 .2781519  .441
Rice513 .2781121  .344
UTSA513 .2781121  .344
2024 AAC tournament winner

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

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.

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