The 2021–22 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented

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during the

2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2021 and concluded on March 13, 2022. The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 15 and concluded on April 4 with the c ...

. The team was led by fifth-year head coach

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, and played their home games at

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as members of

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2020–21 season 15–13, 6–10 in C-USA play to finish in sixth place in West Division. They defeated

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in first round and

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in the second before losing to UAB in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2021 recruiting class

2022 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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