Dave Rice
Dave Rice (born August 29, 1968)
Current position: Assistant men’s basketball coach
Current team: California Baptist Lancers (Head coach: Rick Croy)
Current conference: Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
Teams coached: UNLV Runnin’ Rebels
UNLV record: 98-54 (.645)
Overall record: 98-54 (.645)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (2012, 2013)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
2023-present | California Baptist (asst) |
2017-2021 | Washington (asst) |
2016-2017 | Nevada (asst) |
2011-2016 | UNLV |
2005-2011 | BYU (assoc. HC) |
2004-2005 | Utah State (asst) |
1994-2004 | UNLV (asst) |
1993-1994 | Chaffey CC (asst) |
1991-1992 | UNLV (grad. asst) |
Dave Rice Facts
- David Wayne Rice
- Born August 29, 1968
- Hometown: Pomona, California
- Alma Mater: University of Nevada, Las Vegas (BS, 1991 & MBA, 1993)
- Played two seasons at UNLV under head coach Jerry Tarkanian, then worked one more season as a grad assistant
- Later became a full-time assistant at UNLV, holding that position for ten seasons under six different permanent or interim head coaches: Tim Grgurich, Howie Landa, Cleveland Edwards, Bill Bayno, Max Good and Charlie Spoonhour
- Spent one year as an assistant under Stew Morrill at Utah State
- Served as an associate head coach at BYU for six seasons under Dave Rose before returning to UNLV as head coach
- Won 98 games and went to two NCAA Tournaments in 4+ years as head coach, before resigning in January 2016
- Spent one year with Eric Musselman at Nevada as an assistant then four as associate head coach for Mike Hopkins‘ at Washington
- In August 2023, Rice joined Rick Croy‘s staff at California Baptist as an assistant coach
Dave Rice Coaching Tree
- Justin Hutson (Fresno State)
- Heath Schroyer (McNeese State, Tennessee-Martin)
- Todd Simon (Bowling Green, Southern Utah, UNLV interim)