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5 unusual facts about Mike Rice Jr.


Boardman High School

Mike Rice Jr., former Head Coach of Rutgers University Men's Basketball, fired for physically and verbally abusing his players

Mike Rice Jr.

He attended Boardman High School in Boardman, Ohio where he was a three year starter as a basketball guard.

In addition he was associated with the Hoop Group in Neptune, New Jersey from 2001 to 2004 where he was director of the Eastern Invitational Basketball Camp.

The situation changed dramatically on April 2, 2013, when ESPN's Outside the Lines aired several hours of video from Rice's practices.

Tim Pernetti

Pernetti came under fire in April 2013 when a video surfaced showing men's basketball coach Mike Rice abusing his players during practice.



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