By Jerry Briggs
Special for The JB Replay

The UTSA men’s basketball team will try to break a nine-game losing streak – tied for the second-longest in school history – when it hosts the Rice Owls tonight at the Convocation Center.

Tipoff for the American Conference matchup between Texas-based schools is at 7 p.m. at the Convocation Center.

(Please see the information below on the program’s longest losing streaks.)

Records

Rice 1-3, 7-10
UTSA 0-4, 4-12

Coming up

Rice at UTSA, tonight, 7 p.m.
UTSA at Memphis, Sunday, 5 p.m.

Notable

UTSA forward Stanley Borden was has listed as questionable for the Rice game, an improvement from previous listings in the player availability reports.

In previous reports, starting with the Dec. 31 conference opener, Borden has been ruled out in each of the four games.

Borden, a 7-foot transfer from Duke, hasn’t played since Nov. 12 at Texas State. He has a hand injury and has sat out 13 games.

Borden was in uniform and on the floor warming up an hour before tipoff.

Players out for the season include Macaleab Rich, Vasean Allette and Pierce Spencer.

UTSA men’s basketball losing streaks
Seven or more

Year – consecutive losses – streak broken against – UTSA coach
2025-26 – 9 – TBA – Claunch
2023-24 – 7 – North Texas – Henson
2022-23 – 11 – Rice – Henson
2015-16 – 9 – Southern Miss – Thompson
2012-13 – 7 – Seattle – Thompson
2006-07 – 7 – UT Arlington – Thompson
2006-07 – 7 – Sam Houston – Thompson
1996-97 – 7 – NW State (La.) – Carter
1985-86 – 8 – St. Mary’s – Eddy