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UNLV fires Dave Rice after four-plus seasons

UNLV has parted ways with Dave Rice after four seasons and a 0-3 start to conference play.

The UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team started of Mountain West play 0-3, with their latest loss coming at the hands of the Wyoming Cowboys, and overall they are just 9-7 this year. That poor start has led to UNLV firing head coach Dave Rice, per the Las Vegas Review Journal.

Dave Rice has been fired as UNLV basketball coach, according to sources. But the school has not confirmed it. #RJnow @RJ_Sports

— Matt Youmans (@mattyoumans247) January 11, 2016

UNLV has named Todd Simon as its interim coach for the rest of the season.