| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | Rice Owls men's |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | CUSA |
| Division: | West Division |
| Record: | 15–13 |
| Conf Record: | 6–10 |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Vince Alexander |
| Asst Coach2: | Van Green |
| Asst Coach3: | Derek Glasser |
The 2020–21 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented the Rice University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourth-year head coach Scott Pera, and played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA.[1]
The Owls finished the 2019–20 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.
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