| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2018–19 |
| Team: | Rice Owls |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 13–19 |
| Conf Record: | 8–10 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Chris Kreider |
| Asst Coach2: | Mark Linebaugh |
| Asst Coach3: | Van Green |
The 2018–19 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by second-year head coach Scott Pera, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA.
The Owls finished the 2017–18 season 7–24, 4–14 in C-USA play to finish in 13th place and failed to qualify for the C-USA tournament.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Cashaw | 0 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Junior | Graduate transferred to Creighton | ||
| A. J. Lapray | 2 | G | 6'5" | 190 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Miles Lester | 11 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Freshman | Transferred to Wake Forest | ||
| Malik Osbourne | 13 | F | 6'8" | 200 | Freshman | Transferred to Florida State | ||
| Bishop Mency | 15 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Grant Youngkin | 20 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Sophomore | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| J. T. Trauber | 24 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| Austin Meyer | 30 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Sophomore | Transferred to Oklahoma State |
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