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Four Men’s Basketball Games Selected for National Television
10/21/2025 3:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — The American Conference has announced its broadcast schedule and game times for the upcoming men's basketball season.
Four conference games will be nationally televised on ESPNU.
Rice's conference opener will be broadcast on the network at Tulsa on Dec. 31 at 1 p.m.
Rice will then have three straight games on ESPNU, beginning on Jan. 25 against Tulsa (3 p.m.). Both games of their North Carolina trip will be on ESPNU, starting at East Carolina on Jan. 28 (6 p.m.), then closing at Charlotte on Jan. 31 (5 p.m.).
The Owls' remaining American games will all be streamed by ESPN+.
Rice's Nov. 17 game at Tennessee will also be nationally-televised on the SEC Network.
Fans are able to renew their men's basketball tickets at riceowls.evenue.net/signin or call 713-348-OWLS (6957). Traditional season tickets are also available to purchase here.
2025-26 Rice Men's Basketball TV Schedule
Tuesday, Nov. 4 | College of Biblical Studies at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Friday, Nov. 7 | Rice at Oregon | 8 p.m. | Big Ten Network+
Tuesday, Nov. 11 | Stephen F. Austin | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Friday, Nov. 14 | East Texas A&M at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Monday, Nov. 17 | Rice at Tennessee | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Network
Thursday, Nov. 20 | Tarleton State at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Monday, Nov. 24 | Rice vs. Kennesaw State | 3:30 p.m. | FloHoops
Tuesday, Nov. 25 | Rice at Florida Gulf Coast | 6 p.m. | FloHoops
Wednesday, Nov. 26 | Rice vs. Oral Roberts | 3:30 p.m. | FloHoops
Wednesday, Dec. 3 | Texas State at Rice | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, Dec. 13 | Arkansas State at Rice | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Dec. 17 | Southwestern Christian at Rice | 11:15 a.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, Dec. 20 | Rice at Pepperdine | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Dec. 31 | Rice at Tulsa | 1 p.m. | ESPNU
Saturday, Jan. 3 | Memphis at Rice | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Jan. 7 | Rice at Wichita State | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Sunday, Jan. 11 | Charlotte at Rice | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Jan. 14 | Rice at UTSA | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Jan. 21 | Temple at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Sunday, Jan. 25 | Tulsa at Rice | 3 p.m. | ESPNU
Wednesday, Jan. 28 | Rice at East Carolina | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
Saturday, Jan. 31 | Rice at Charlotte | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
Wednesday, Feb. 4 | North Texas at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Sunday, Feb. 8 | Rice at UAB | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Feb. 11 | Florida Atlantic at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, Feb. 14 | East Carolina at Rice | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Sunday, Feb. 22 | Rice at Tulane | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Feb. 25 | South Florida at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Sunday, Mar. 1 | Rice at Temple | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Mar. 4 | Rice at North Texas | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Sunday, Mar 8 | UTSA at Rice | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Four conference games will be nationally televised on ESPNU.
Rice's conference opener will be broadcast on the network at Tulsa on Dec. 31 at 1 p.m.
Rice will then have three straight games on ESPNU, beginning on Jan. 25 against Tulsa (3 p.m.). Both games of their North Carolina trip will be on ESPNU, starting at East Carolina on Jan. 28 (6 p.m.), then closing at Charlotte on Jan. 31 (5 p.m.).
The Owls' remaining American games will all be streamed by ESPN+.
Rice's Nov. 17 game at Tennessee will also be nationally-televised on the SEC Network.
Fans are able to renew their men's basketball tickets at riceowls.evenue.net/signin or call 713-348-OWLS (6957). Traditional season tickets are also available to purchase here.
2025-26 Rice Men's Basketball TV Schedule
Tuesday, Nov. 4 | College of Biblical Studies at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Friday, Nov. 7 | Rice at Oregon | 8 p.m. | Big Ten Network+
Tuesday, Nov. 11 | Stephen F. Austin | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Friday, Nov. 14 | East Texas A&M at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Monday, Nov. 17 | Rice at Tennessee | 7:30 p.m. | SEC Network
Thursday, Nov. 20 | Tarleton State at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Monday, Nov. 24 | Rice vs. Kennesaw State | 3:30 p.m. | FloHoops
Tuesday, Nov. 25 | Rice at Florida Gulf Coast | 6 p.m. | FloHoops
Wednesday, Nov. 26 | Rice vs. Oral Roberts | 3:30 p.m. | FloHoops
Wednesday, Dec. 3 | Texas State at Rice | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, Dec. 13 | Arkansas State at Rice | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Dec. 17 | Southwestern Christian at Rice | 11:15 a.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, Dec. 20 | Rice at Pepperdine | 8 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Dec. 31 | Rice at Tulsa | 1 p.m. | ESPNU
Saturday, Jan. 3 | Memphis at Rice | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Jan. 7 | Rice at Wichita State | 6:30 p.m. | ESPN+
Sunday, Jan. 11 | Charlotte at Rice | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Jan. 14 | Rice at UTSA | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Jan. 21 | Temple at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Sunday, Jan. 25 | Tulsa at Rice | 3 p.m. | ESPNU
Wednesday, Jan. 28 | Rice at East Carolina | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
Saturday, Jan. 31 | Rice at Charlotte | 6 p.m. | ESPNU
Wednesday, Feb. 4 | North Texas at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Sunday, Feb. 8 | Rice at UAB | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Feb. 11 | Florida Atlantic at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Saturday, Feb. 14 | East Carolina at Rice | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Sunday, Feb. 22 | Rice at Tulane | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Feb. 25 | South Florida at Rice | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Sunday, Mar. 1 | Rice at Temple | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
Wednesday, Mar. 4 | Rice at North Texas | 7 p.m. | ESPN+
Sunday, Mar 8 | UTSA at Rice | 2 p.m. | ESPN+
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