Dave Rice

Background

Rice spent the 1992-1993 year as an assistant coach at Claremont High School for his father, Lowell Rice.

Education

He earned his bachelors degree from University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1991 and an Master of Business Administration in 1993, and was a Rhodes scholar candidate. That team finished 26-2 and was #7 in the final Associated Press poll. The 1993-1994 Chaffey team finished with a 32-6 record and advanced to the California Community College Final Four.

Career

Rice replaced Lon Kruger as head coach of the Rebels on April 10, 2011. After graduating from University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Rice began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach for Jerry Tarkanian during the 1991-1992 season. Claremont High School

Chaffey Community College

Foreign the 1993-1994 season, Rice became an assistant coach at Chaffey Community College.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Assistant)

Rice returned to University of Nevada, Las Vegas for the 1994-1995 season as an assistant coach for Tim Grgurich.

He spent 10 seasons at University of Nevada, Las Vegas under head coaches Grgurich, Bill Bayno and Charlie Spoonhour. Utah State

Rice left University of Nevada, Las Vegas for Stew Morill"s staff at Utah State University when University of Nevada, Las Vegas hired Lon Kruger.

Rice spent 2004-2005 at Utah State. Brigham Young University (Brigham Young University)

Rice became an assistant at Brigham Young University under Dave Rose in 2005.

He was named Associate Head Coach at Brigham Young University in 2008.

Rice spent six seasons at Brigham Young University. The 2009-2010 Brigham Young University team finished 30-6 and advanced to the Round of 32 in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. The 2010-2011 Brigham Young University team finished 32-5 and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. Rice left Brigham Young University after he was hired to replace Kruger at University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2011.

University of Nevada, Las Vegas (Head coach)

Dave Rice was the head coach at University of Nevada, Las Vegas for almost five seasons (2011-2016).

During that time, Rice compiled a 98-54, ranking him third all-time in wins at the school. Marquee wins included a 90-80 victory over #1 North Carolina on November

27, 2011 in the championship game of the Las Vegas Invitational, and #3 Arizona 71-67 on December 23, 2014. Rice also had two players selected in the first round of the National Basketball Association draft including the #1 overall pick in 2013, Anthony Bennett and the 2015 #17 pick, Rashad Vaughn.

In the 2015-2016 season, University of Nevada, Las Vegas started 7-1 including wins over ranked opponents, Indiana and Oregon.

But after losing five of his last six games, and an 0-3 start to conference, Rice resigned as the Runnin’ Rebels head coach on January 10, 2016, and was replaced by interim coach Todd Simon. 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. lieutenant has awarded over $600,000 in grants to various Autism-related organizations in Southern Nevada.

Achievements

• Rice played for legendary University of Nevada, Las Vegas coach Jerry Tarkanian, part of the 1989-1990 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Runnin" Rebels squad that won the National Collegiate Athletic Association men"s basketball championship. Claremont High School finished 21-7 and won the Baseline League Championship. During that time University of Nevada, Las Vegas made six post-season appearances, won a Mountain West Conference regular season conference title (2000) and two conference tournament titles (Women's Army Corps in 1998, MWC in 2000). The Aggies finished the season 24-8, won the Women's Army Corps conference tournament and advanced to the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament. During that time, Brigham Young University won four regular season championships, made the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament five times and the National Invitational Tournament once. That team also featured Jimmer Fredette, who was the National Player of the Year. Rice won 51 games his first two seasons which was the most in the first two seasons by a University of Nevada, Las Vegas head coach. During his time at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Rice won 10 games against teams ranked in the Top 25.

Membership

Rice was also a member of the 1990-1991 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Runnin" Rebels basketball team that went 34-1 and advanced to the 1991 Final Four.