Boise State hires Gonzaga's Leon Rice
BOISE - Boise State officially announced Leon Rice to be the new Broncos head coach Friday.
The associate head coach at Gonzaga has been been an assistant to Mark Few for 11 seasons. He was considered a finalist for the Boise State job the last time it opened in 2002 when Greg Graham was hired from Oregon.
Boise State Athletic Director Gene Bleymaier made the announcement of Rice’s hire Friday. Rice has earned a five-year contract at a salary of $400,000 a year. The contract is subject to state board of education approval.
“We are thrilled to have Leon heading our basketball program,” said Bleymaier. “His experience and expertise is exactly what we were looking for.”
Rice would replace Greg Graham who was let go earlier this month after eight seasons as the head coach.
“Leon has been intimately involved in building one of the most successful programs in the country,” Bleymaier said . “Our goal is to do the same here.”
The associate head coach at Gonzaga has been been an assistant to Mark Few for 11 seasons. He was considered a finalist for the Boise State job the last time it opened in 2002 when Greg Graham was hired from Oregon.
Boise State Athletic Director Gene Bleymaier made the announcement of Rice’s hire Friday. Rice has earned a five-year contract at a salary of $400,000 a year. The contract is subject to state board of education approval.
“We are thrilled to have Leon heading our basketball program,” said Bleymaier. “His experience and expertise is exactly what we were looking for.”
Rice would replace Greg Graham who was let go earlier this month after eight seasons as the head coach.
“Leon has been intimately involved in building one of the most successful programs in the country,” Bleymaier said . “Our goal is to do the same here.”
