It would take a while to see a program like BC eventually flourish under him, but Rhoades has the tools to make it happen. Before his tenure, VCU had made some sort of national postseason tournament 13 times in 14 seasons, including 10 NCAA tournament appearances with a Final Four appearance in to boot. The Rams now have only reached the Dance once in 3 seasons VCU would not have made the tournament even if it had happened last year.
His success may just be overinflated by the strong program built at VCU by previous leaders. Pretty unlikely but remotely possible. It makes a lot more sense for him to hold on there, continue to prove his worth, and eventually take a job at a better school. Unless he truly believes he can build a program from the bottom-up, and wants to do so, he will not come to Chestnut Hill.
He played a pivotal role in the signing and development of future NBA players Briante Weber, Treveon Graham and Troy Daniels during his stint on Broad Street, and numerous others have enjoyed successful professional careers overseas. In 10 seasons as head coach of the Yellow Jackets, Rhoades compiled a record. He began his coaching career at age 23 as an assistant at Randolph-Macon in under long-time head coach Hal Nunnally.
The Yellow Jackets posted winning records in all three seasons with Rhoades on staff before he was elevated to head coach in at age The entire team was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in October , the 20th anniversary of the title.
He graduated with a degree in history in He left as the school's all-time scoring leader and still holds Lebanon Valley records in free-throw percentage. His No. I will continue to be their biggest fan, and I can't wait to see the upcoming accomplishments of the current players and those yet to come. I'm so thankful VCU has allowed me to lead the program for so many years. Ball was named conference Coach of the Year four times. He mentored three league Players of the Year and his student-athletes received 34 All-Conference citations.
A Fredericksburg, Va. He graduated magna cum laude from VCU with a degree in marketing in
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