Rice hires his first assistant

[MartyFunkhouser]

Rice has put together a solid staff. Also, looks like O'brien visited UNLV. Rice told Dantley Walker too that his offer was still good and Walker signed on again with UNLV.

I do think that Rice put together a solid staff. It makes sense as UNLV has some spare money with how little they are paying Rice.

[falafel]

I do think that Rice put together a solid staff. It makes sense as UNLV has some spare money with how little they are paying Rice.

I'm not sure how much spare money they've got. Nevada higher education is being hit on all sides, and its only going to get worse.

I like the staff, notwithstanding. If they do well, we'll see if UNLV can keep them together.

[KillerDog]

I think UNLV's program has just made tremendous strides forward. I also think BYU will play them every year.

[CardiacCoug]

Augmon is a great hire.

The number one thing you want to impress upon elite high school recruits is that you know how to get them to the NBA. You know that's what Calipari and Pitino are telling kids. Augmon gives Rice a lot of credibility in this regard.

[scottie]

Will Schroyer be the #1 assistant?

[Top Ute]

Will Schroyer be the #1 assistant?

Has to be.

[scottie]

Has to be.

I wonder if there was much interest from either side in him returning to BYU to replace Rice. I would imagine Rose woulda been all for it but not Schroyer (been there, done that), unless that was his best option.

[CardiacCoug]

I wonder if there was much interest from either side in him returning to BYU to replace Rice. I would imagine Rose woulda been all for it but not Schroyer (been there, done that), unless that was his best option.

Maybe if Rose had offered Schroyer the "Associate Head Coach" title or whatever it was that Rice had, he would have considered BYU. But maybe bringing in some fresh blood is better for the program anyway.