Career
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, where he would go 197-76 in 10 seasons, reaching four National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Tournaments. In 2009, Rhoades accepted a spot on Shaka Smart"s staff at Virginia Commonwealth.
While on the Ram"s staff Rhoades was a part of Final Four squad during the 2010-2011 season, and part of four-straight National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament teams.
On March 25, 2014, Rhoades was named the head coach at Rice University, replacing Ben Braun.