*** Welcome to piglix ***

Mike Rhoades

Mike Rhoades
Sport(s) Basketball
Current position
Title Head coach
Team VCU
Conference Atlantic 10
Record 0-0
Biographical details
Born (1972-09-21) September 21, 1972 (age 44)
Playing career
1991–1995 Lebanon Valley
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1996–1999 Randolph-Macon (asst.)
1999–2009 Randolph-Macon
2009–2014 VCU (asst.)
2014–2017 Rice
2017–present VCU
Head coaching record
Overall 244–128 (.656)

Michael David Rhoades (born September 21, 1972) is the head coach of the Virginia Commonwealth University men's basketball team.

Rhoades played collegiate basketball at Lebanon Valley College and led the team to the 1994 Division III national championship. A shooting guard, he still holds the records for assists, steals, and free-throw percentage. He also graduated as the college's all time leading scorer. Rhoades was an All-American twice, the 1995 Division III national player of the year, and his #5 jersey is retired at LVC.

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 at just 25 years old. He would go 197-76 in 10 seasons, reaching four NCAA Division III Tournaments and two Sweet Sixteens.

In 2009, Rhoades accepted a spot on Shaka Smart's staff at VCU and served as the associate head coach. While on the Rams' staff Rhoades was a part of Final Four squad during the 2010-11 season, and part of four-straight NCAA tournament teams. VCU's record was 137-46 during this period. The Rams also won the 2010 College Basketball Invitational championship, and the 2012 CAA conference tournament championship.

On March 25, 2014, Rhoades was named the head coach at Rice University, replacing Ben Braun. Rhoades engineered a turnaround of the Rice program. Rice went 12-49 the two prior seasons to Rhoades' arrival. Rhoades led Rice to an immediate five win improvement from the prior season during his first year at the helm. Rice went 23-12 in Rhoades' third year. This was Rice's first 20 win season since 2003-04, and the 23 wins are the second-most in program history. Rhoades also led Rice to the second round of the CBI which was the program's first post season appearance since 2011-12.

On March 21, 2017, Rhoades was named the 12th head coach in program history, at VCU.

      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


...
Wikipedia

...