Scott Pera

Scott Pera (born August 27, 1967) is an American college basketball coach and current head coach for the Rice Owls men's basketball team.[1]

Scott Pera
Pera with Rice in 2022
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamRice
ConferenceAmerican
Record85–106 (.445)
Biographical details
Born (1967-08-27) August 27, 1967
Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materPenn State Harrisburg
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1993Elizabethtown College (assistant)
1993–1995Palmyra HS
1995–2000Annville-Cleona HS
2000–2006Artesia HS
2006–2012Arizona State (assistant)
2012–2014Penn (assistant)
2014–2017Rice (assistant)
2017–presentRice
Head coaching record
Overall85–106 (.445) (college)
Tournaments1–2 (CBI)

Coaching career

Pera started his coaching career at Elizabethtown College in 1992, before embarking on a high school coaching career in Pennsylvania and California, most notably Artesia High School, where he coached James Harden. In his high school coaching career, Pera compiled a 258–65 record.[2]

In the college ranks, Pera joined Herb Sendek's staff at Arizona State, where he began as the director of basketball operations before being elevated to assistant coach. From 2012 to 2014, Pera was an assistant coach at Penn under Jerome Allen.[3] In 2014, he joined Mike Rhoades's staff at Rice, and when Rhoades left for VCU, Pera was elevated to the head coaching position to be the 25th coach in Owls history.

Head coaching record

College
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Rice Owls (Conference USA) (2017–2023)
2017–18 Rice 7–244–1413th
2018–19 Rice 13–198–10T–11th
2019–20 Rice 15–177–1112th
2020–21 Rice 15–136–106th (West)
2021–22 Rice 16–177–115th (West)CBI First Round
2022–23 Rice 19–168–12T–6thCBI Quarterfinals
Rice Owls (American Athletic Conference) (2023–present)
2023–24 Rice 0–00–0
Rice: 85–106 (.445)40–68 (.370)
Total:85–106 (.445)

References
  1. "Pera Named 25th Mens Basketball Coach".
  2. "Scott Pera Bio". TheSunDevils.com – Arizona State University Athletics.
  3. "Scott Pera Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach". PENN Quakers News.


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