| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Prev Year: | 2018–19 |
| Next Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | Rice Owls |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 15–17 |
| Conf Record: | 7–11 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Vince Alexander |
| Asst Coach2: | Mark Linebaugh |
| Asst Coach3: | Van Green |
The 2019–20 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Owls, led by third-year head coach Scott Pera, played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–17, 7–11 in C-USA play to finish in 12th place. They lost in the first round of the C-USA tournament to FIU.
The Owls finished the 2018–19 season 13–19 overall, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in four-way tie for 9th place. In the C-USA tournament, they were defeated by Marshall in the first round.[1]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dylan Jones | 4 | F | 6'8" | 215 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Oliver Xu | 30 | G | 6'2" | 170 | RS Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| Jack Williams | 32 | F | 6'8" | 220 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Quentin Millora-Brown | 42 | F | 6'9" | 205 | Freshman | Transferred to Vanderbilt |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy McCarthy | 13 | G | 6'0" | 175 | GS Senior | Transferred from Harvard. Will be eligible to play immediately since McCarthy graduated from Harvard. | ||
| Malik Ondigo | F | 6'10" | 215 | Junior | Transferred from Texas Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ondigo will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
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