| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | Rice Owls men's |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | CUSA |
| Division: | West Division |
| Record: | 16–17 |
| Conf Record: | 7–11 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | Van Green |
| Asst Coach2: | Derek Glasser |
| Asst Coach3: | Greg Howell |
| Bowl Result: | First Round |
The 2021–22 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Scott Pera, and played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA.
The Owls finished the 2020–21 season 15–13, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place in West Division. They defeated Southern Miss in first round and Marshall in the second before losing to UAB in the quarterfinals.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Moore | 0 | G | 6'4" | 215 | Junior | Graduate transferred to Denver | ||
| Malik Ondigo | 10 | F | 6'10" | 215 | RS Junior | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Tre Clark | 22 | G | 6'5" | 205 | GS Senior | Left the team for personal reasons | ||
| Cavit Ege Havsa | 55 | G | 6'5" | 180 | GS Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Pierre | 12 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | UMass | ||
| Terrance McBride | 13 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Cornell |
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