King David Rice (born December 14, 1968) is an American

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coach and former player. He is the head men's

coach at

Monmouth University Monmouth University is a private university in West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, it became Monmouth College in 1956 and Monmouth University in 1995 after receiving its university charter, c ...

. 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

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, where he attended Binghamton High School from 1983 to 1987, and helped lead the basketball team to two state championships. He then starred at the

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before becoming a coach.

High school career

Rice is a native of

, where he attended Binghamton High School from 1983 to 1987, and helped lead the basketball team to its only two and back-to-back New York State Championships, as a

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in 1984–85 and 1985–86 seasons, Southern Tier Athletic Conference (STAC) Championship and New York State Section IV Championships the last three years. Rice was also the starting tailback on Binghamton high school's only state championship

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team in 1985. Binghamton finished fourth in the USA Today high school basketball ranking in 1985–86, while the football team finished 17th that same year. Rice received both local and state honors as a starter on both of those teams. 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

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team under coach

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from the 1987–88 season until the 1990–91 season. He played in 140 games finishing his career with 629 assists, which places him at sixth most all-time for the Tar Heels, and 22nd all-time for the

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(ACC) after the 2021–22 season. These teams made it to the NCAA tournament Elite 8 in 1988 and the Sweet 16 in 1989 and 1990. In the 1990–91 season, holding the title of co-team captain along with Pete Chilcutt and

Rick Fox Ulrich Alexander Fox (born July 24, 1969) is a Bahamian-Canadian actor and former basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association for the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, and played college basketball for the North Caro ...

, 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.

Head coaching record

References

External links

Monmouth profile

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