Rice Baseball This Week, June 9-15
Friday (June 13) – Monday (June 23) – College World Series
RICE UPDATE
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, November 17-23
Monday (7:30 pm CT) – M Basketball at #20 Tennessee TV: SECN
Tuesday-Sunday – NCAA W Tennis Individual Championship, Orlando
Tuesday-Sunday – NCAA M Tennis Doubles Championship, Orlando
Wednesday-Friday – Swimming at Phil Hansel Invitational, Houston
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – W Basketball at Princeton
Thursday (7 pm CT) – M Basketball vs. Tarleton State TV: ESPN+
Friday-Sunday – American Volleyball Championship, Tampa
Sat (6:30 pm CT) – Football vs. #22 UNT Radio l TV: ESPNU l GN: Rice l UNT
Sunday (2 pm CT) – W Basketball vs. UIW TV: ESPN+
Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, November 17-23
Until December 20 – Moody Center: Bio Morphe
Tuesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Neurodivergence and Burnout
Tuesday (5:30 pm CT) – Owlsgiving Online Cooking Class
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Recent Alumni Run Club
Wednesday (6 pm CT) – Brains in a Bar with Jacqueline Couti
Thursday (6 pm CT) – REA l DFW Social
Thursday (6:30 pm CT) – RSI Frontiers Lecture Series: John Scott
Friday (12 pm CT) – Hudspeth Lecture Series: Steve Monroe
Shepherd School Events This Week, November 17-23
A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.
Football News
Owls in NFL:
The Atlanta Falcons are signing DL Elijah Garcia off the New York Giants practice squad.
Professional Baseball News
Danny Lehmann:
Last night, Los Angeles defeated Toronto, 5-4, in Game 7 to win the 2025 World Series. The Dodgers become the first MLB team to win back-to-back titles since the Yankees did it between 1998 and 2000. Danny Lehmann is the Bench Coach for the Dodgers.
College Baseball News
Rice Baseball:
Owls Add Six for 2027 (Rice Owls)
Other Sports News
Rice M Basketball:
Rice Battles But Falls to #20 Tennessee (Rice Owls)
Rice Comes Up Short at Tennessee (The Roost)
Rice falls to #20 Tennessee (Houston Chronicle/AP)
American Weekly Honors:
Mansfield Earns American Weekly Honors (Rice Owls)
Alexis Named American Honorable Mention (Rice Owls)
Rice Volleyball (Thanks, Roger Tower!):
Rice’s RPI ranking is 22 through November 17 games.
Rice M Tennis:
Owls Sign Francisco Salmain to 2026 Class (Rice News)
Other News
Vivian Ayers Allen:
On Sunday night, Debbie Allen received an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards. Her late mother, Vivian Ayers Allen, worked as an apprentice librarian at Fondren Library and became Rice’s first Black full-time faculty member in 1965, according to the Chronicle.
Campanile Orchestra Concert, November 23:
Campanile Orchestra unites non-music majors for Nov 23 concert (Rice News)
Rice Trivia
Trivia Question:
Who spent a total of eight seasons as associate head coach to Rick Barnes? Email your answer here.
Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome