Randy Michael Rahe (born June 12, 1960) is an American
college basketball
In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...
coach and the former head men's basketball coach at
Weber State University. Randy Rahe was hired on March 23, 2006, as the 9th coach in Weber State's 47-year history. Rahe announced his retirement May 16, 2022 through the University, Rahe came to WSU from the
University of Utah where he was an assistant under former coach
Ray Giacoletti. Rahe was also an assistant under
Stew Morrill
Stewart Morrill (born July 25, 1952) is an American college basketball coach and the former head coach of the Utah State University men's basketball team.
Morrill was an All-American at Ricks College and a two-time All-Big Sky selection for Gonza ...
for 13 seasons, first at
Colorado State University and then at
Utah State University. Rahe posted a record of 54–17 as a high school coach in Colorado from 1985 to 1988. He has also been an assistant coach at Colorado College, Colorado and Denver.
Born in
Bancroft, Iowa, Rahe graduated from
Buena Vista University located in
Storm Lake, Iowa in 1982. At BVU he played
point guard
The point guard (PG), also called the one or the point, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position. Point guards are expected to run the team's offense by ...
in basketball and shortstop in
baseball
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.
After completing 6 seasons at Weber State, Rahe has had many accolades: 4 Big Sky Conference MVP players, 5 Post-season tournament appearances, 6 Big Sky post-season tournament appearances, 8 Big Sky All-Conference 1st team performers, 18 Big Sky All-Conference performers, 18 Big Sky Academic All-Conference members, 20 or more wins in four seasons, and a 76% winning percentage in Big Sky games. Rahe also coached
Damian Lillard who was drafted #6 in the 1st round of the
2012 NBA draft.
In June 2016, Rahe signed a contract extension good until the 2023-24 season.
On February 13, 2016 vs Portland State, Rahe recorded both his 200th total win and 124th Big Sky Conference win, the latter breaking the Big Sky record previously held by Mick Durham of Montana State. On February 17, 2018 against Sacramento State, Rahe broke Durham's record of most total wins by a Big Sky coach with his 247th win.
Head coaching record
References
External links
Weber State profile
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1960 births
Living people
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Baseball players from Iowa
Baseball shortstops
Basketball coaches from Iowa
Basketball players from Iowa
Buena Vista Beavers baseball players
Buena Vista Beavers men's basketball players
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball coaches
Colorado College Tigers men's basketball coaches
Colorado State Rams men's basketball coaches
Denver Pioneers men's basketball coaches
High school basketball coaches in the United States
People from Kossuth County, Iowa
Point guards
Utah State Aggies men's basketball coaches
Utah Utes men's basketball coaches
Weber State Wildcats men's basketball coaches