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Report: Rice accepts BSU job

Gonzaga associate head coach Leon Rice has accepted an offer to become the head coach at Boise State, according to ESPN.com. More here.

Rice would replace Greg Graham, who was fired nearly two weeks ago. Rice has been on head coach Mark Few's staff for 11 years. In 2007, Rice was named associate head coach.

Rice came to Gonzaga from Yakima Valley College where he was the head coach in 1999 and co-head coach with Dean Nicholson in 1998. The 1999 team went 31-2 and won the NWAACC championship. Including Rice's two years as an assistant coach, YVC was 103-26 in his four seasons in Yakima.

Sources confirmed that Rice was offered the BSU job on Wednesday night.

More as details become available.



Jim Meehan
Jim Meehan joined The Spokesman-Review in 1990. Jim is currently a reporter for the Sports Desk and covers Gonzaga University basketball, Spokane Empire football, college volleyball and golf.

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