Dave Rice (basketball)

Dave Rice

Rice in 2011.
Sport(s) Men's basketball
Current position
Title Assistant coach
Team Nevada
Conference Mountain West
Biographical details
Born (1968-08-29) August 29, 1968
Pomona, California
Alma mater University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Playing career
1987–1989 Mt. San Antonio CC
1989–1991 UNLV
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1991–1992 UNLV (grad. asst.)
1993–1994 Chaffey CC (asst.)
1994–2004 UNLV (asst.)
2004–2005 Utah State (asst.)
2005–2011 BYU (assoc. HC)
2011–2016 UNLV
2016–present Nevada (asst.)
Head coaching record
Overall 98-54
Accomplishments and honors
Championships

MWC regular season (2000, 2007–2009, 2011)
Big West Tournament (2005)
WAC regular season (1999)
WAC Tournament (1998)
As player:

NCAA champion (1990)

David Wayne Rice (born August 29, 1968) is an American college basketball coach who is currently an assistant coach at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is the former head men's basketball coach at UNLV.

Playing career

Rice played for legendary UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian, part of the 1989-90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels squad that won the NCAA men's basketball championship. Rice was also a member of the 1990-91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team that went 34-1 and advanced to the 1991 Final Four. He earned his bachelor's degree from UNLV in 1991 and an MBA in 1993, and was a Rhodes scholar candidate.

Coaching career

After graduating from UNLV, Rice began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach for Jerry Tarkanian during the 1991-92 season. That team finished 26-2 and was #7 in the final AP poll.

Claremont High School

Rice spent the 1992-93 year as an assistant coach at Claremont High School for his father, Lowell Rice. Claremont High School finished 21-7 and won the Baseline League Championship.

Chaffey Community College

For the 1993-94 season, Rice became an assistant coach at Chaffey Community College. The 1993-94 Chaffey team finished with a 32-6 record and advanced to the California Community College Final Four.

UNLV (Assistant)

Rice returned to UNLV for the 1994-95 season as an assistant coach for Tim Grgurich. He spent 10 seasons at UNLV under head coaches Grgurich, Bill Bayno and Charlie Spoonhour. During that time UNLV made six post-season appearances, won a Mountain West Conference regular season conference title (2000) and two conference tournament titles (WAC in 1998, MWC in 2000).

Utah State

Rice left UNLV for Stew Morill's staff at Utah State University when UNLV hired Lon Kruger. Rice spent 2004-05 at Utah State. The Aggies finished the season 24-8, won the WAC conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

Brigham Young University (BYU)

Rice became an assistant at BYU under Dave Rose in 2005. He was named Associate Head Coach at BYU in 2008.[1] Rice spent six seasons at BYU. During that time, BYU won four regular season championships, made the NCAA Tournament five times and the National Invitational Tournament once. The 2009-10 BYU team finished 30-6 and advanced to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. The 2010-11 BYU team finished 32-5 and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. That team also featured Jimmer Fredette, who was the National Player of the Year. Rice left BYU after he was hired to replace Kruger at UNLV in 2011.[2]

UNLV (Head coach)

Dave Rice was the head coach at UNLV for almost five seasons (2011–16). During that time, Rice compiled a 98-54, ranking him third all-time in wins at the school. Rice won 51 games his first two seasons which was the most in the first two seasons by a UNLV head coach. During his time at UNLV, Rice won 10 games against teams ranked in the Top 25. Marquee wins included a 90-80 victory over #1 North Carolina on Nov. 27, 2011[3] in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational, and #3 Arizona 71-67 on Dec. 23, 2014.[4]

Rice also had two players selected in the first round of the NBA draft including the #1 overall pick in 2013, Anthony Bennett and the 2015 #17 pick, Rashad Vaughn.

In the 2015-16 season, UNLV started 7-1[5] including wins over ranked opponents, Indiana[6] and Oregon.[7] But after losing five of his last six games, and an 0-3 start to conference, Rice resigned as the Runnin’ Rebels head coach[8] on January 10, 2016, and was replaced by interim coach Todd Simon.[9]

University of Nevada

Rice joined Eric Musselman's staff as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada on April 27, 2016.[10]

Dave Rice Foundation

Rice and his wife, Mindy, established the Dave Rice Foundation in the spring of 2012. The foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and support of health initiatives including developmental disorders such as Autism, and other charitable causes.[11] It has awarded over $600,000 in grants to various Autism-related organizations in Southern Nevada.[12]

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UNLV Runnin' Rebels (Mountain West Conference) (2011–2016)
2011–12 UNLV 26–9 9–5 3rd NCAA Round of 64
2012–13 UNLV 25–10 10–6 3rd NCAA Round of 64
2013–14 UNLV 20–13 10–8 T–3rd
2014–15 UNLV 18–15 8–10 7th
2015–16 UNLV 9–7 0–3
UNLV: 98–54 (.645) 37–32 (.536)

resigned on 1/10/16

Total: 98–54 (.645)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ "ksl.com - BYU names Dave Rice Associate Head Coach". www.ksl.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  2. ↑ "Dave Rice Named New UNLV Men's Basketball Coach". University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  3. ↑ "UNLV vs. North Carolina - Game Recap - November 26, 2011 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  4. ↑ MyLVsports (2014-12-24), UNLV Hoops: Rebels Upset #3 Arizona, retrieved 2016-03-09
  5. ↑ "UNLV beats Ducks 80-69 in men's basketball". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  6. ↑ Review-Journal, Matt Youmans Las Vegas. "Rebels take down No. 13 Indiana, 72-69 — PHOTOS". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  7. ↑ Sports, Fox. "UNLV Rebels beat Oregon Ducks". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  8. ↑ "UNLV basketball: Dave Rice resigns as head coach". NCAA.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  9. ↑ Gartner, Jordan. "UNLV: Dave Rice out; Todd Simon named interim head coach". www.fox5vegas.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  10. ↑ "Musselman adds Rice to staff". www.nevadawolfpack.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.
  11. ↑ "The Dave Rice Foundation a very personal cause for the UNLV basketball family". Retrieved 2016-03-09.
  12. ↑ "Dave Rice Foundation has exceeded coach's expectations". LasVegasSun.com. Retrieved 2016-03-09.
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