2022–23 Rice Owls men's basketball team

2022–23 Rice Owls men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceConference USA
Record19–16 (8–12 CUSA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTudor Fieldhouse
2022–23 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 25 Florida Atlantic182 .900354  .897
North Texas164 .800317  .816
UAB146 .7002910  .744
Middle Tennessee119 .5501914  .576
Charlotte911 .4502214  .611
Rice812 .4001916  .543
FIU812 .4001418  .438
Western Kentucky812 .4001716  .515
UTEP713 .3501418  .438
Louisiana Tech713 .3501518  .455
UTSA416 .2001022  .313
2023 C-USA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Rice Owls men's basketball team represented Rice University during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Scott Pera, and played their home games at Tudor Fieldhouse in Houston, Texas as members of Conference USA (C-USA). The Owls finished the season 19–16, 8–12 in C-USA play, to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated UTSA before losing to UAB. They received an invitation to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Duquesne before losing to Southern Utah in quarterfinals.

This was the last season for the team as members of Conference USA before joining the American Athletic Conference on July 1, 2023.