AUSTIN, Texas — In the biggest non-conference home matchup of the 2023-24 season the No. 19 Texas Longhorns host the Rice Owls at 8 p.m. Central on Longhorn Network at the Moody Center.
The Owls enter the game ranked No. 181 in KenPom’s adjusted efficiency metrics with the No. 96 offense and the No. 274 defense and boasting four returning starters from last year’s team that forced the Longhorns into overtime in December before falling 87-81. The leader of the team’s Princeton offense is senior forward Max Fiedler, a 6’11, 230-pounder that Texas head coach Rodney Terry called one of the best passers in college basketball after averaging 5.