COACHES

Mike Rhoades
Head COACH
VCU: 129 – 61 (.678)
Rice: 47 – 52 (.474)
Randolph Macon: 197 – 76 (.722)
Point guard under Pat Flannery at Lebanon Valley College, Mike was the heart and soul of the 1994 National Championship team. Graduated as the all-time leader in points (2,050), assists (668), steals (212) and FT% (84.5%).

Jamal Brunt
Associate Head Coach
Richmond (Associate Head Coach)
Miami (FL) (Assistant Coach)
VCU (Associate Head Coach)
Played under Rhoades for four years at Randolph Macon, then coached with him at Randolph Macon, and again, at VCU. Defensive coordinator at VCU where he led a top-15 nationally ranked KenPom defense in four of his five seasons.

Joe Crispin
Assistant Coach
Rowan: 114 – 54 (.678)
Rowan (Assistant Coach)
Penn State (Point Guard)
Penn State basketball legend, and all-time prolific scorer, Joe Crispin returns to the bench at his alma mater, after a successful head coaching stint at Rowan. There, he engineered one of the top offenses in the country averaging 90+ppg his final two seasons.

Brent Scott
Assistant Coach
VCU (Assistant Coach)
Rice (Assistant Coach)
TCU (Assistant Coach)
Largely considered the best player in Rice history, Scott graduated with nearly 2,000 points and over 1,000 rebounds. Followed with a 14-year professional career, including a stint with the Indiana Pacers. Responsible for post player development in all of his coaching stops with Rhoades.

TALOR BATTLE
ASsistant Coach
Ohio State (Assistant)
Northwestern (Assistant)
Penn State (Assistant)
Penn State basketball’s all-time leading scorer returns for his second go-round on the Nittany Lion’s staff, after previously joining Pat Chambers in 2020 where he coached the Nittany Lions following a seven-year professional career overseas.

CLAY CONNER
ASsistant Coach
Penn State (Director)
VCU (Director of Player Dev)
VCU (Graduate Assistant)
Conner was a four year standout for Shippensburg University, leading the Raiders to the Sweet 16 in 2018, and graduating as their career leader in free-throw percentage at 82.1%.
