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2015–16 UNLV Runnin' Rebels Basketball Team
The 2015–16 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by fifth-year head coach Dave Rice (basketball), Dave Rice until he was fired on January 10, 2016. They were then led by interim head coach Todd Simon (basketball), Todd Simon for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Mountain West play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated 2015–16 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team, Air Force to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2016 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament, Mountain West tournament where they lost to 2015–16 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team, Fresno State. On March 28, the school announced that Chris Beard had been hired as head coach. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Rice (basketball)
David Wayne Rice (born August 29, 1968) is an American college basketball coach for Salt Lake Community College. He is also the former head men's basketball coach at UNLV where he ranks as the program's third-winningest coach. He spent the 2016-2017 season as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada, Reno, and an assistant coach at the University of Washington for three seasons (2017–2021). Rice has served as a Division I assistant coach for 22 seasons. His first 11 seasons as a college assistant he spent at UNLV with those teams tallying 205 wins during thatime  In his most recent 11 seasons as an assistant coach, Rice has worked at Utah State, BYU, Nevada and Washington. The cumulative record of those teams during those 11 years was 274-99 for a .735 winning percentage. Those 11 seasons culminated in eight trips to the NCAA Tournament, two berths in the NIT, and eight league championships - six regular season conference titles and two conference tournament titles. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |