Randy Michael Rahe (born June 12, 1960) is an American former college basketball coach who was the head men's basketball coach at Weber State University. He was hired on March 23, 2006, as the 9th coach in Weber State's 47-year history. Rahe announced his retirement May 16, 2022 through the University, Rahe came to WSU from the University of Utah where he was an assistant under former coach Ray Giacoletti. Rahe was also an assistant under Stew Morrill for 13 seasons, first at Colorado State University and then at Utah State University. Rahe posted a record of 54–17 as a high school coach in Colorado from 1985 to 1988. He has also been an assistant coach at Colorado College, Colorado and Denver.[1]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 12, 1960 Bancroft, Iowa, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1978–1982 | Buena Vista |
| Position(s) | Point guard |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1988 | Stratton Senior HS |
| 1988–1989 | Colorado College (assistant) |
| 1989–1990 | Colorado (assistant) |
| 1990–1991 | Denver (assistant) |
| 1991–1998 | Colorado State (assistant) |
| 1998–2004 | Utah State (assistant) |
| 2004–2006 | Utah (assistant) |
| 2006–2022 | Weber State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 316–191 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 5x Big Sky regular season (2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016) 3x Big Sky tournament (2007, 2014, 2016) | |
| Awards | |
| 4× Big Sky Coach of the Year (2007, 2009, 2010, 2014) | |
Born in Bancroft, Iowa, Rahe graduated from Buena Vista University located in Storm Lake, Iowa in 1982. At BVU he played point guard in basketball and shortstop in baseball.
After completing 6 seasons at Weber State, Rahe has had many accolades: 4 Big Sky Conference MVP players, 5 Post-season tournament appearances, 6 Big Sky post-season tournament appearances, 8 Big Sky All-Conference 1st team performers, 18 Big Sky All-Conference performers, 18 Big Sky Academic All-Conference members, 20 or more wins in four seasons, and a 76% winning percentage in Big Sky games. Rahe also coached Damian Lillard who was drafted #6 in the 1st round of the 2012 NBA draft.
In June 2016, Rahe signed a contract extension good until the 2023-24 season.[2]
On February 13, 2016 vs Portland State, Rahe recorded both his 200th total win and 124th Big Sky Conference win, the latter breaking the Big Sky record previously held by Mick Durham of Montana State. On February 17, 2018 against Sacramento State, Rahe broke Durham's record of most total wins by a Big Sky coach with his 247th win.
After the 2021–22 season, Rahe would retire as the winningest coach in Weber State and Big Sky conference history.[3] He would be succeeded by assistant coach Eric Duft.
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Weber State Wildcats (Big Sky Conference) (2006–2022) | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | Weber State | 20–12 | 11–5 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2007–08 | Weber State | 16–14 | 10–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2008–09 | Weber State | 21–10 | 15–1 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Weber State | 20–11 | 13–3 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
| 2010–11 | Weber State | 18–14 | 11–5 | 3rd | CBI First Round | ||||
| 2011–12 | Weber State | 25–7 | 14–2 | 2nd | CIT Second Round | ||||
| 2012–13 | Weber State | 30–7 | 18–2 | 2nd | CIT Finals | ||||
| 2013–14 | Weber State | 19–12 | 14–6 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2014–15 | Weber State | 13–17 | 8–10 | T–7th | |||||
| 2015–16 | Weber State | 26–9 | 15–3 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Weber State | 20–14 | 12–6 | T–3rd | CIT Second Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Weber State | 20–11 | 13–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2018–19 | Weber State | 18–15 | 11–9 | T–4th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Weber State | 12–20 | 8–12 | T–8th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Weber State | 17–6 | 12–3 | 2nd | |||||
| 2021–22 | Weber State | 21–12 | 13–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| Weber State: | 316–191 (.623) | 198–91 (.685) | |||||||
| Total: | 316–191 (.623) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "Randy Rahe Hired at Weber State". KSL. Associated Press. March 24, 2006. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Hein, Brett (June 7, 2016). "Randy Rahe signs 8-year contract to remain Weber State men's basketball coach". The Standard-Examiner. Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ "'Honored and privileged': Randy Rahe retires at Weber State; Eric Duft named new men's basketball coach".