Mike Rice Sr.

Teams coached: Duquesne Dukes, Youngstown State Penguins
Duquesne record: 62-49 (.559)
Youngstown State record: 75-67 (.528)
Overall record^: 137-116 (.542)

Michael Thomas Rice Sr.
Alma Mater: Duquesne University (BA, 1962)
Played for longtime head coach Red Manning at Duquesne from 1960-62; part of the Dukes 1962 NIT team
- Drafted in the 8th round of the 1962 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons but opted for a coaching career
Began his career with 13 years of coaching at the high school level
Joined John Cinicola’s staff at Duquesne as an assistant in 1977 then become the Dukes’ head coach a year later
- Went 62-49 in four seasons at the helm, going to two NITs by way of two EAA (now A-10) titles
Left his alma mater for Youngstown State in 1982, coaching the Penguins for the next five seasons
- Was 75-67 overall and twice finished second in the OVC but failed to reach the postseason
After leaving YSU in 1987, he briefly coached the Youngstown Pride of now-defunct World Basketball League
Began his second career in 1987, joining ESPN as a college basketball analyst and later did WBL broadcasts
- Hired by the Portland Trail Blazers in 1991 to do radio broadcasts for the team’s games alongside Bill Schonely
  - In 1994, Rice became the first (and as of 2021, still only) broadcaster to be ejected from a game by a NBA referee
- Since 2006, Rice has done the team’s television color commentary with play-by-play man Mike Barrett
Along with his wife, Kathy, has two daughters and one son, Mike Jr., who is also a basketball coach

^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the NCAA Division I level only