Dave Rice (basketball)
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Dave Rice is an American
college basketball
coach and the head men's basketball coach at UNLV
. Rice replaced Lon Kruger
as head coach of the Rebels on April 10, 2011.
, part of the 1990 UNLV Runnin' Rebels squad that won the NCAA men's basketball championship. He earned his bachelors from UNLV 1991 and a MBA in 1993, and was a Rhodes scholar candidate.
, Bill Bayno
and Charlie Spoonhour
. He left for Utah State University
when UNLV hired Lon Kruger
, and later was an assistant coach under Dave Rose at Brigham Young University
.
He was hired to replace Kruger at UNLV in 2011.
and USC
.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313290030 But Rice's staple win so far during his rookie season as a head coach came on November 26, 2011 as UNLV beat the number one ranked team in the country North Carolina
90-80 in the Championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational.
United States
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college basketball
College basketball
College basketball most often refers to the USA basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association . Basketball in the NCAA is divided into three divisions: Division I, Division II and Division III....
coach and the head men's basketball coach at UNLV
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of...
. Rice replaced Lon Kruger
Lon Kruger
Lon Kruger is an American college and professional basketball coach who is currently the men's basketball head coach of the University of Oklahoma. Kruger played college basketball for Kansas State University...
as head coach of the Rebels on April 10, 2011.
Playing career
Rice played for legendary UNLV coach Jerry TarkanianJerry Tarkanian
Jerry Tarkanian , also known as "Tark the Shark", is a retired college basketball coach known as one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history...
, part of the 1990 UNLV Runnin' Rebels squad that won the NCAA men's basketball championship. He earned his bachelors from UNLV 1991 and a MBA in 1993, and was a Rhodes scholar candidate.
Coaching career
After graduating from UNLV, Rice became an assistant coach for the Rebels, where he spent 11 seasons under head coaches Tim GrgurichTim Grgurich
Tim Grgurich is an American basketball coach and native of the Lawrenceville neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania having attended Central Catholic High School in the city. He also served as the head basketball coach at UNLV for the first seven games of the 1994–95 season before abruptly...
, Bill Bayno
Bill Bayno
Bill Bayno is an American basketball coach and former player. He was the head men's basketball coach at Loyola Marymount University from 2008 to 2009, resigning due to medical reasons...
and Charlie Spoonhour
Charlie Spoonhour
Charlie Spoonhour is a retired high school and college basketball coach.Spoonhour received an education degree from the University of the Ozarks. He spent seven seasons as a high school basketball coach, then fourteen seasons bouncing between Division I assistant coaching positions and junior...
. He left for Utah State University
Utah State University
Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....
when UNLV hired Lon Kruger
Lon Kruger
Lon Kruger is an American college and professional basketball coach who is currently the men's basketball head coach of the University of Oklahoma. Kruger played college basketball for Kansas State University...
, and later was an assistant coach under Dave Rose at Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
.
He was hired to replace Kruger at UNLV in 2011.
2011–12 season
Rice has gotten UNLV off to a hot start during his first season as the head coach of his alma mater. The Runnin' Rebels are currently 8-0, including wins over in-state rival NevadaNevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
and USC
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
.http://espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=313290030 But Rice's staple win so far during his rookie season as a head coach came on November 26, 2011 as UNLV beat the number one ranked team in the country North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
90-80 in the Championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational.