Scott Pera
{{Short description|American basketball coach (born 1967)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox college coach
| name = Scott Pera
| image =Scott Pera (cropped).jpg
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| caption =Pera with Rice in 2022
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|8|27}}
| birth_place = Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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| alma_mater = Penn State Harrisburg ('89)
| player_years1 =
| player_team1 =
| coach_years1 = 1992–1993
| coach_team1 = Elizabethtown College (assistant)
| coach_years2 = 1993–1995
| coach_team2 = Palmyra HS (PA)
| coach_years3 = 1995–2000
| coach_team3 = Annville-Cleona HS (PA)
| coach_years4 = 2000–2006
| coach_team4 = Artesia HS (CA)
| coach_years5 = 2006–2012
| coach_team5 = Arizona State (assistant)
| coach_years6 = 2012–2014
| coach_team6 = Penn (assistant)
| coach_years7 = 2014–2017
| coach_team7 = Rice (assistant)
| coach_years8 = 2017–2024
| coach_team8 = Rice
| overall_record = {{winpct|96|127|record=y}} (college)
| bowl_record =
| tournament_record = 1–2 (CBI)
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032317aaa.html|title=Pera Named 25th Mens Basketball Coach|publisher=}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thesundevils.com/sports/2013/4/17/208247424.aspx|title=Scott Pera Bio|publisher=TheSunDevils.com – Arizona State University Athletics}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.pennathletics.com/news/scott_pera_named_assistant_mens_basketball_coach_2016_06_27|title=Scott Pera Named Assistant Men's Basketball Coach |publisher= PENN Quakers News}} 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
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{{CBB Yearly Record Start | type = | conference = | postseason = | poll = }}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Rice Owls
| conference = Conference USA
| startyear = 2017
| endyear = 2023
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2017–18
| name = Rice
| overall = 7–24
| conference = 4–14
| confstanding = 13th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2018–19
| name = Rice
| overall = 13–19
| conference = 8–10
| confstanding = T–11th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2019–20
| name = Rice
| overall = 15–17
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = 12th
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2020–21
| name = Rice
| overall = 15–13
| conference = 6–10
| confstanding = 6th (West)
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2021–22
| name = Rice
| overall = 16–17
| conference = 7–11
| confstanding = 5th (West)
| postseason = CBI First Round
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2022–23
| name = Rice
| overall = 19–16
| conference = 8–12
| confstanding = T–6th
| postseason = CBI Quarterfinals
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Subhead
| name = Rice Owls
| conference = American Athletic Conference
| startyear = 2023
| endyear = 2024
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
| championship =
| season = 2023–24
| name = Rice
| overall = 11–21
| conference = 5–13
| confstanding = T–10th
| postseason =
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{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
| name = Rice
| overall = {{winpct|96|127|record=y}}
| confrecord = {{winpct|45|81|record=y}}
}}
{{CBB Yearly Record End
| overall = {{winpct|96|127|record=y}}
| legend = no
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References
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External links
- [http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/scott_pera_893740.html Rice profile]
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