Education
Saint Anthony High School.
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Saint Anthony High School.
Rhodes currently serves as the head coach of the Cordia Lions
As a prep player, Rhodes was a superstar from the time he was a freshman. At one point, was considered the equal of future National Basketball Association star Jason Kidd. He played collegiately at the University of Kentucky for three years.
He transferred to the University of Southern California for his senior year.
Kentucky coach Rick Pitino asked Rhodes to redshirt after his junior year, which is highly unusual and was seen by many including Rhodes" high school coach Bob Hurley as a way to force Rhodes out. Kentucky landed star recruit Ron Mercer, considered by many experts as arguably the top prep senior in his class (along with Kevin Garnett and Stephon Marbury), and some feel this may be what led to Pitino asking for Rhodes to redshirt.
However, Pitino also redshirted fellow Kentucky senior-to-be Jared Prickett heading into that same season (1995-1996) and Prickett helped lead Kentucky to the National Collegiate Athletic Association title game the following season, earning more minutes than he would have on Kentucky"s deep 1996 championship team Rhodes played for the Rockets, Vancouver Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks in three National Basketball Association seasons.
After leaving the National Basketball Association during the 2000 season, Rhodes went overseas and played in professional leagues in Cyprus, Greece, the Philippines, France and Puerto Rico.
Rhodes was an assistant coach at the University of Texas Pan-American, and was previously an assistant coach at the University of Massachusetts and an Administrative Assistant Coach at Seton Hall University, in South Orange, New Jersey. In 2005, he was an assistant coach at Saint Edward"s University in Austin, Texas, and after enjoying a successful season there, he moved on to become an assistant at Idaho State University in 2006. In 2011, Rhodes was hired to coach at Cordia High School in Knott County, Kentucky.
In 2014, the Kentucky High School Athletic Association leveled severe sanctions against the Cordia basketball program for a laundry list of blatant violations of KHSAA rules.
KHSAA commissioner Julian Tackett stated that Cordia"s violations under Rhodes "represent what may well be the most wanton and blatant disregard for association rules in its 97-year history.".
His best year as a professional came during his rookie year as a member of the Rockets, appearing in 58 games and averaging 5.8 ppg.