Sport(s) Basketball 1999–2009 Randolph-Macon Title Head coach 2009–2014 VCU (Asst.) | 1991–1995 Lebanon Valley Name Mike Rhoades 1996–1999 Randolph-Macon (Asst.) Role Basketball team coach | |
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Born September 21, 1972 (age 51) ( 1972-09-21 ) Team Rice Owls men's basketball Similar People Seth Gearhart, Ben Braun, Dan Peera, Austin Ramljak, Nizar Kapic | ||
Men s basketball head coach mike rhoades recaps saturday s first practice
Michael David Rhoades (born September 21, 1972) is the head coach of the Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball team.
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- Men s basketball head coach mike rhoades recaps saturday s first practice
- Rice rising the rice owls first season under mike rhoades
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- References
Rice rising the rice owls first season under mike rhoades
Playing career
Rhoades played collegiate basketball at Lebanon Valley College and led the team to the 1994 Division III national championship. A shooting guard, he still holds the records for assists, steals, and free-throw percentage. He also graduated as the college's all time leading scorer. Rhoades was an All-American twice, the 1995 Division III national player of the year, and his #5 jersey is retired at LVC.
Coaching career
After a playing career at Lebanon Valley under Pat Flannery, Rhoades accepted his first coaching job at Randolph-Macon in 1996, under Hal Nunnally. Upon Nunnally's retirement in 1999, Rhoades was promoted to head coach at just 25 years old. He would go 197-76 in 10 seasons, reaching four NCAA Division III Tournaments and two Sweet Sixteens.
In 2009, Rhoades accepted a spot on Shaka Smart's staff at VCU and served as the associate head coach. While on the Rams' staff Rhoades was a part of Final Four squad during the 2010-11 season, and part of four-straight NCAA tournament teams. VCU's record was 137-46 during this period. The Rams also won the 2010 College Basketball Invitational championship, and the 2012 CAA conference tournament championship.
On March 25, 2014, Rhoades was named the head coach at Rice University, replacing Ben Braun. Rhoades engineered a turnaround of the Rice program. Rice went 12-49 the two prior seasons to Rhoades' arrival. Rhoades led Rice to an immediate five win improvement from the prior season during his first year at the helm. Rice went 23-12 in Rhoades' third year. This was Rice's first 20 win season since 2003-04, and the 23 wins are the second-most in program history. Rhoades also led Rice to the second round of the CBI which was the program's first post season appearance since 2011-12.
On March 21, 2017, Rhoades was named the 12th head coach in program history, at VCU.