King Rice

King Rice

Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Monmouth
Conference	MAAC
Record	79–85
Biographical details
Born	(1968-12-14) December 14, 1968
Playing career
1987–1991	North Carolina
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1992–1993	Oregon (asst.)
1993–1998	Illinois State (asst.)
1998–2000	Providence (asst.)
2001–2004	Bahamas
2006–2011	Vanderbilt (asst.)
2011–present	Monmouth
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MAAC regular season championship (2016)
Awards
MAAC Coach of the Year (2016)

King David Rice (born December 14, 1968) is an American former college basketball player, and now the current head men's basketball coach at Monmouth University. Rice replaced Dave Calloway as head coach of the Hawks on March 29, 2011. Previously, Rice was also the head coach of the Bahamas national basketball team from 2001 to 2004. He is a native of Binghamton, New York, where he attended Binghamton High School from 1983-1987, and helped lead the basketball team to its only two and back to back New York State Championships, as a Point Guard in 1984-85 and 1985-86 Seasons, Southern Tier Athletic Conference (STAC) Championship and New York State Section IV Championships the last three years.

Prep/High School Career

King Rice played for Binghamton High School, in Binghamton, New York. In 1986, he earned the honor of being named Parade All-American 4th Team. In 1987, he was named Parade All-American 2nd Team, New York Mr. Basketball, as well as being named a McDonald's High School All-American.

College Career

Rice played Point Guard with the University of North Carolina Tar Heels mens' basketball team under legendary coach Dean Smith from the 1987-88 season until the 1990-91 season. He played in 140 games finishing his career with 629 assists, which placed him at 3rd most all time for the Tar Heels, and 11th all-time for the Atlantic Coast Conference. These teams made it to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 in 1988, 1989, and 1990. In the 1990-91 season, holding the title of Co-Team Captain along with Pete Chilcutt and Rick Fox, he helped the Tar Heels to a record of 29-6, reaching the 1991 NCAA Men's Final Four. He was a part of the 1989 and 1991 ACC Tournament Championship Teams. After his college basketball career, he went on to earn his bachelor’s degree in Communications in 1992.

Coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Monmouth Hawks (Northeast Conference) (2011–2013)
2011–12	Monmouth	12–20	10–8	T–5th
2012–13	Monmouth	10–21	5–13	T–10th
Monmouth Hawks (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (2013–present)
2013–14	Monmouth	11–21	5–15	9th
2014–15	Monmouth	18–15	13–7	T–3rd
2015–16	Monmouth	28–8	17–3	1st	NIT Second Round
Monmouth:		79–85 (.482)	50–46 (.521)
Total:		79–85 (.482)
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

External links

• Monmouth bio
• Vanderbilt bio
• Providence bio