Virginia Commonwealth will hire Rice head coach Mike Rhoades, a former VCU assistant. The news broke less than 24 hours after Will Wade left VCU after two seasons for LSU.
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Kelsey, 41, has coached against the Dayton Flyers at UD Arena twice in recent seasons, losing 83-67 on Dec. 3, 2016, and 81-47 on Jan. 1, 2014.
Rhoades, 44, was a Division III coach at Randolph-Macon (1999-2009). He coached under Shaka Smart at VCU from 2009-14 and was on the staff when the Rams made the Final Four in 2011. He was 47-52 in three seasons at Rice.
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