It’s always good to have friends. Steve Fisher and Dave Rice were rivals for years on the basketball court but always friendly away from the game.
The San Diego State coach has Rice’s back. After Rice was fired Sunday by UNLV, Fisher discussed the midseason coaching change at his news conference:
"I felt very badly when I got a call last night and one of our coaches said that Dave Rice was relieved of his duties – fired – at UNLV. I’ve known him the whole time I’ve been here. He was a longtime assistant, at Vegas, at Utah State, at BYU.