Player Moves:
Per the November 9 Baseball America 2021-22 Minor League Free Agent list, Jon Duplantier (ARI), Kevin McCanna (ARI) and Jordan Stephens (CLE) are minor league free agents.

Rice M Basketball:
Slow start dooms Rice at No 15/14 UH (Rice Owls)
Owls shut down by stiffling UH defense (The Roost)
No 15 UH routs Rice in crosstown showdown (Chronicle)

Rice W Basketball:
Preview: Owls Battle Ragin’ Cajuns Today (Rice Owls)

Frank Liu '78:
POST Houston opens its doors today (Houston Chronicle)

Geoff Winningham:
Photographer Uncovers Historic Photos of Buffalo Bayou (Glasstire)

Robert Redman (1947-2021):
On October 17, Robert Redman passed away.  Born in Houston and a relative by marriage of Bev Schorre, he was a member of the Rice Police Department until his retirement in 2010.  Also, he was an avid tennis player.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

Rice Football:
Rice vs Western Kentucky: What to watch for (Houston Chronicle)

Texas High School Football Playoffs:
Next up, Ridge Point (with Bert Emanuel Jr and DK Kalu) will play Cy-Fair in the area playoffs.

Rice Baseball:
More Rice baseball signings as reported online: Jacob Devenny (Prosper HS, Prosper TX), Eli Gennis (De La Salle HS, Berkeley CA) and Ryland Urbanczyk (College Station HS) 

Texas High School Football Playoffs:
Last night, Ridge Point (with Bert Emanuel’s son Bert Jr and ND Kalu’s son DK) defeated Seven Lakes (with Jeremy Thigpen’s son Jonah), 35-7, in the 6A Division I bi-district playoffs.  Next up, the Panthers will play Lamar or Cy-Fair in the area playoffs.

Rice Athletics:
Owls explore sponsorships with new NIL policy (RIce Owls)

National Signing Day:
Golf Signs Byrd (Rice Owls)
M Basketball Signs Trio (Rice Owls)

Rice M Basketball:
Owls to Face Crosstown Rival, No 15/14 Houston (RIce Owls)

Glenn Youngkin '90:
Rice alumnus wins VA governorship (The Rice Thresher)

Paul Cherukuri:
Rice tapped to develop 3D-printed “smart helmets” for the military (Rice News)

Trivia Answer:
Last month, Nicole Lennon became Rice Volleyball’s all-time leader in career kills, surpassing Rebeca Pazo’s previous record (1,969). (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Russell Henderson, Bob Toone, Richard Avant, James Walker, Bill Allison, Joan Krajca-Radcliffe, Matt Moake, Ted Richard, Sallie Schwall, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Bev Schorre, Bryant Wilkinson, Martha Proctor Gano, Clarke Anderson, George Wagner, Ann Bixby, Dennis Carnes, Paul Reese, Walt Greenberg, Betty Bixby, Jimmy Disch, Kellen Theriot, Melinda Clark, Joel Gilbert, Jim Woodruff, Peter Fasullo, Nancy Bailey, Greg Williams, David Gano, Bob Reinhold, Ty Buthod, Joe Graves, Mike Rogers and Mike Ross!

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

Rice Baseball:
Per the Chronicle, Strake Jesuit Crusaders Trey Duffield and Garrett Stratton signed to play baseball at Rice on National Signing Day yesterday.