Rice Owls men's basketball
2025–26 Rice Owls men's basketball team
University	Rice University
First season	1914–15
All-time record	1,189–1,525 (.438)
Head coach	Rob Lanier (2nd season)
Conference	The American
Location	Houston, Texas
Arena	Tudor Fieldhouse (capacity: 5,208)
Nickname	Owls
Student section	The Nest
Colors	Blue and gray[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1940,[a] 1942
Other NCAA tournament results Sweet Sixteen 1954[b] Appearances 1940, 1942, 1954, 1970
Conference regular-season champions
1918, 1935, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1949, 1954, 1970
Notes ^ The 1940 NCAA tournament comprised two regions of four teams each, i.e. a total of eight teams. After losing the West Region semifinal, Rice won the regional third-place game. ^ The 1954 NCAA tournament comprised 24 teams in four regions, each of which had between five and seven teams. Rice received a bye directly to the West-2 Region semifinal, which was the round of 16. After losing the regional semifinal game, Rice won the regional third-place game.

The Rice Owls men's basketball program is the intercollegiate men's basketball program of Rice University. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the American Athletic Conference. They previously participated in the Southwest Conference (1914–1996), the Western Athletic Conference (1996–2005), and Conference USA (2005–2023).

The Owls play their home games in Tudor Fieldhouse, which they have called home since 1950. Previously known as Rice Gymnasium, it was renamed in honor of Rice alum Bobby Tudor, who spearheaded the 2008 renovation of the facility with a multimillion-dollar donation. Rice has appeared four times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 1970. Their 54 years without making the Tournament is currently the fifth longest in active history.

Rice has never reached a conference tournament final in any of the conferences they have played in (Southwest, WAC, Conference USA, The American).