VCU will introduce Mike Rhoades as men’s basketball coach Wednesday at an 11:30 a.m. press conference at the E.J. Wade Arena at the Stuart C. Siegel Center. Rhoades, who served as an assistant coach and associate head coach at VCU from 2009-14, will become the 12th head coach in program history. He returns to VCU
REPORT: Mike Rhoades to become next Head Coach at VCU
Earlier today in the Daily Dirt, I mentioned Rice head coach Mike Rhoades as an early contender for VCU. It looks like things moved quickly here, as Gary Parrish is the first to report that this is a done deal. Rhoades, a former assistant under Shaka Smart at VCU just wrapped up his third season
Daily Dirt – 3/21/17
Busy 24 hours. Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… Monmouth head coach King Rice on fire right now at Duquesne. Sounds like this one is really close to getting done – stay tuned… Hottest name right now at UMass is Florida Gulf Coast head coach Joe Dooley. He has killed it at
Rhett Bonner Named Director of Basketball Operations at Rice
Rice head coach Mike Rhoades has announced the addition of Rhett Bonner to the coaching staff as Director of Operations. Bonner joins the Owls after spending the last two years as an assistant coach at Virginia Wesleyan. “We’re excited to have Rhett join us at Rice,” said Rhoades. “He has a great background and is
Brent Scott Added to Rice Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
Rice head coach Mike Rhoades has announced the addition of former Owl standout Brent Scott to the coaching staff as assistant coach. Scott joins the Owls after spending the past four years as assistant coach at TCU. This is Scott’s second stint coaching at his alma mater. He was also an assistant during the 2007-08 season. “We’re very excited
Daily Dirt – 4/4/15
Looking forward to two great games tonight! Here are a few things that I’ve heard while getting ready to watch… • Yesterday, I mentioned Will Wade (UTC), Mike Rhoades (Rice) and Anthony Grant (former head coach at Alabama and VCU) as names to watch at VCU. I’ve now been told to add Mt. St. Mary’s
Daily Dirt – 4/3/15
I hope everyone is enjoying Indy…one of my favorite Final Four cities! Here are a few things that I’ve heard so far today… • I have heard from great source that former NBA player Darrell Walker interviewed at Arkansas-Little Rock yesterday. Walker, who played at Arkansas, was the 12th pick in the 1983 draft. He