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Rice coach Mike Rhoades is returning to VCU to become the Rams' head coach. The 44-year-old Rhoades spent five years as an assistant to Shaka Smart from 2009-14. Rhoades told Fox 26 TV in Houston the VCU job is a ''dream come true.'' VCU has not officially announced the hire, but scheduled a news conference for Wednesday to introduce its new men's coach. Continue to Article

March 21, 2017 7:59:pm EST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- Dominic Artis scored 20 of his season-high 26 points, and UTEP scored 20 of the last 25, in the first half before holding off Rice for an 86-76 win in the Conference USA Tournament on Thursday. Continue to Article

March 09, 2017 6:27:pm EST

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) -- Justin Johnson scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Anton Waters scored 15 as Western Kentucky beat Rice 79-72 on Saturday to end the Owls' three-game winning streak. Continue to Article

March 04, 2017 10:53:pm EST

HOUSTON (AP) -- Egor Koulechov scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Marcus Evans made a layup with 1.9 seconds left in overtime to lift Rice to a 72-71 victory over Southern Mississippi on Thursday night. Continue to Article

February 23, 2017 11:03:pm EST

HOUSTON (AP) -- Dominic Artis had 14 points, six rebounds, seven assists and three steals, Paul Thomas had a double-double and UTEP beat Rice 79-71 on Saturday night for its seventh straight win in the series. Continue to Article

February 18, 2017 10:12:pm EST