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Rice Owls Men's Hoops 2023-24 Schedule
UPDATED: October 4, 2023 -- 4:34 p.m. CT
POSTED: September 22, 2023 -- 2:42 p.m. CT
Three home games against 2022-23 postseason teams, including Final Four participant Florida Atlantic and NIT Champion North Texas, headline Rice's Men’s Basketball's inaugural American Athletic Conference schedule, head coach Scott Pera announced on Friday.
Head Coach Scott Pera's Owls will open the its first AAC season on the road on Jan. 3 at Tulane. The Owls are opening its conference slate on the road for the third straight year and the fourth time in the last five years. It's the third time they are opening the conference season against the Green Wave and the first since 2009.
Four games will be televised on ESPNU and 22 will be streamed by ESPN+.
Rice's inaugural American Athletic Conference (AAC) game on Jan. 3 will televised by ESPNU at 8 p.m. It's next AAC road game at USF on Jan. 12 will also be on ESPNU at 6 p.m.
The 2024 American Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championship will take place March 13-17 at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas. All games of the championship will be televised on either ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU, including the championship final on ESPN.
(schedule subject to change)
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 7 | Tue | 7 p.m. | vs St. Thomas (TX) | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
| Nov. 10 | Fri | 7 p.m. | vs Harvard | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
| Nov. 15 | Wed | TBA | at Texas | Moody Center | TBA |
2023 Ball Dawgs Classic, Nov. 21-24, Dollar Loan Center - Henderson, NV
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 21 | Tue | 5:30 p.m. | Indiana State | Dollar Loan Center | TBA |
| Nov. 22 | Wed | approx 8:45 p.m. | New Mexico | Dollar Loan Center | TBA |
| Nov. 24 | Fri | approx 3:15 p.m. | UC Irvine | Dollar Loan Center | TBA |
Non-conference schedule cont'd.
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov. 30 | Thu | 7 p.m. | vs UT Martin | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
| Dec. 2 | Sat | 4 p.m. | vs Houston Christian | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
| Dec. 6 | Wed | TBA | at Houston | Fertitta Center | TBA |
| Dec. 13 | Wed | 11:15 a.m. | vs Incarnate Word | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
| Dec. 16 | Sat | 1 p.m. | at Northwestern State | Prather Coliseum | ESPN+ |
| Dec. 20 | Wed | 7 p.m. | vs Prairie View A&M | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
| Dec. 22 | Fri | 7 p.m. | vs Louisiana | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Date |
Day |
Time (CT) / Results |
Game |
Venue |
Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 3 | Wed | 8 p.m. | at Tulane | Avron B. Fogelman Arena | ESPNU |
| Jan. 6 | Sat | 2 p.m. | vs UTSA | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
| Jan. 12 | Fri | 6 p.m. | at South Florida | Yuengling Center | ESPNU |
| Jan. 16 | Tue | 7 p.m. | vs Charlotte | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
| Jan. 20 | Wed | 1 p.m. | at Temple | Liacouras Center | ESPN+ |
| Jan. 24 | Wed | 7 p.m. | vs Florida Atlantic | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
| Jan. 27 | Sat | 7 p.m. | vs Tulsa | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPNU |
| Jan. 31 | Wed | 7 p.m. | at Memphis | FedEx Forum | ESPN+ |
| Feb. 3 | Sat | 2 p.m. | at UTSA | Convocation Center | ESPN+ |
| Feb. 7 | Wed | 7 p.m. | vs SMU | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
| Feb. 10 | Sat | 2 p.m. | vs South Florida | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
| Feb. 17 | Sat | 2 p.m. | at Tulsa | Reynolds Center | ESPN+ |
| Feb. 21 | Wed | 7 p.m. | at UAB | Bartow Arena | ESPN+ |
| Feb. 24 | Sat | 1 p.m. | vs East Carolina | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
| Feb. 28 | Wed | 7 p.m. | vs Temple | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
| Mar. 2 | Sat | 6 p.m. | at Wichita State | Charles Koch Arena | ESPN+ |
| Mar. 6 | Wed | 6 p.m. | at Charlotte | NC Halton Arena | ESPN+ |
| Mar. 9 | Sat | 7 p.m. | vs North Texas | Tudor Fieldhouse | ESPN+ |
First Round - Wednesday, March 13
Second Round - Thursday, March 14
Quarterfinals - Friday, March 15
Semifinals - Saturday, March 16
Final - Sunday, March 17
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