Scott Pera

Scott Pera (born August 27, 1967) is an American college basketball coach, most recently serving as the Head Coach for the Rice Owls men's basketball team.^[1]

Scott Pera

Pera with Rice in 2022
Biographical details
Born	(1967-08-27) August 27, 1967 (age 57) Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	Penn State Harrisburg ('89)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1993	Elizabethtown College (assistant)
1993–1995	Palmyra HS (PA)
1995–2000	Annville-Cleona HS (PA)
2000–2006	Artesia HS (CA)
2006–2012	Arizona State (assistant)
2012–2014	Penn (assistant)
2014–2017	Rice (assistant)
2017–2024	Rice
Head coaching record
Overall	96–127 (.430) (college)
Tournaments	1–2 (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' 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.

Pera led the Owls as head coach for seven years, from 2017 to 2024.

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Rice Owls (Conference USA) (2017–2023)
2017–18	Rice	7–24	4–14	13th
2018–19	Rice	13–19	8–10	T–11th
2019–20	Rice	15–17	7–11	12th
2020–21	Rice	15–13	6–10	6th (West)
2021–22	Rice	16–17	7–11	5th (West)	CBI First Round
2022–23	Rice	19–16	8–12	T–6th	CBI Quarterfinals
Rice Owls (American Athletic Conference) (2023–2024)
2023–24	Rice	11–21	5–13	T–10th
Rice:		96–127 (.430)	45–81 (.357)
Total:		96–127 (.430)