John Rhodes (basketball)

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John Rhodes
Personal information
Born (1965-09-25) September 25, 1965 (age 59)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Listed height206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Career information
High school Milwaukee Lutheran
(Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
College Ohio (1984–1988)
Playing career1988–1996
Position Center
Career history
As a player:
1991–1994 Haukar
1992Valur
1994–1996 ÍR
As a coach:
1994–1996 ÍR
1996–1997 North Florida (assistant)
1997–1999 St. Bonaventure (assistant)
1999–2004 Ohio (assistant)
2004–2008Ohio (associate head coach)
2008–2009 Northeastern (assistant)
2009–2012 Ohio Northern
2012–2017 Duquesne (assistant)
Career highlights
As player:
Career Úrvalsdeild karla statistics
Points 2,789 (20.4 ppg)
Rebounds 2,574 (18.8 rpg)

John Kevin Rhodes (born September 25, 1965) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player.

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College

Rhodes played for Ohio University from 1984 to 1988, averaging 8.9 points and 7.3 rebounds in 102 games. Rhodes served as team captain and was named All-MAC second-team his senior year. [1]

Playing career

Rhodes started his career in Germany in 1988 before playing two seasons in France. [1] [2]

Rhodes joined Úrvalsdeild karla club Haukar in 1991. [3] He was selected to the 1992 Icelandic All-Star game, scoring 8 points. [4] On March 6, 1992, Rhodes scored 31 points against KR in 88-81 victory in the Icelandic Basketball Cup semi-finals [5] and helped Haukar to the Cup finals where his matchup with Njarðvík's Rondey Robinson was highly anticipated. [6] [7] In the Cup finals, Rhodes scored 27 points but was unable to prevent Haukar's loss against Njarðvík. [8]

In September 1992, Rhodes was loaned to Valur for their games against CRO Lyon in the Korać Cup. [9] [10] In his two games, Rhodes averaged 12.5 points and 13.0 rebounds. [11]

He had stellar season for Haukar in 1992-1993, leading the Úrvalsdeild in rebounds, [12] points scored and coming in second in points per game. [13] [14] He helped Haukar reach the 1993 Úrvalsdeild finals [15] where they lost to Keflavík 3-0. [16]

On November 13, 1993, Rhodes grabbed a personal best 30 rebounds against Körfuknattleiksfélag ÍA. [17] He broke his record in 1995 by twice grabbing 31 rebounds in a single game, on November 9 against Tindstóll [18] [19] and on November 26 against Breiðablik. [20] He was named to the 1995 Icelandic All-Star game where he earned its MVP honours. [21] [22]

Rhodes retired in 1996, after five seasons in Iceland. [23]

Coaching career

Rhodes started his coaching career as a player-coach for Íþróttafélag Reykjavíkur. He led the club to the third-best record in 1994–95 with 24 wins and 8 losses. The regular season success did not continue in the playoffs though as the team got swept in the first round by Skallagrímur. [24] During his second season at the helm of ÍR, the club finished seventh in the Úrvalsdeild and lost in the first round to Haukar.

Rhodes spent nine years as an assistant at Ohio University under Larry Hunter and Tim O'Shea. He began as an assistant under Hunter before being named associate head coach by O'Shea prior to the 2004-05 season.

Personal life

Rhodes married his wife, Jackie, in 1995 in Hallgrímskirkja in Iceland. [25]

In February 2015, Rhodes was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, a form of skin cancer. [26] Four days later, while walking in Philadelphia, Rhodes was struck by a car crossing the street, resulting in a six-hour surgery to fix a fractured tibia and fibula in his right leg. For cancer treatment, Rhodes underwent thirty-five radiation treatments and seven chemotherapy sessions over a seven-week span, which caused him to lose about 80 pounds. By late April, the tumor had disappeared. [27] [28] [29]

References

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  2. Kristján Grímsson (February 7, 1995). "Vil reyna mig meö íslenska landsliðinu". Tíminn (in Icelandic). Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  3. Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (November 29, 1991). "Njarðvíkingar á góðri siglingu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  4. "Graham tróð best". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). February 25, 1992. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  5. Pétur Hrafn Sigurðsson (March 6, 1992). "Kominn tími til að leika í úrslitum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  6. "Ráðast úrslitin á vítalínunni?". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). March 19, 1992. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  7. "Stefnir í mikið einvígi hjá Robinson og Rhodes". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). March 18, 1992. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  8. Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (March 20, 1992). "Frábær vörn UMFN gerdi gæfumuninn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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  10. "Valsmenn réðu ekki við pressuvörn Lyon". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). September 10, 1992. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  11. "John Kevin Rhodes - Valur". fibaeurope.com. FIBA . Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  12. "Heildartölfræði einstaklinga á einu tímabili - Meðaltöl". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  13. "Heildartölfræði einstaklinga á einu tímabili - Meðaltöl". kki.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved January 8, 2018.
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  15. Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (March 24, 1993). "Haukar höfðu það". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  16. Skúli Unnar Sveinsson (April 1, 1993). "Fjórfalt!". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  17. "Persónulegt met Rhodes". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). November 16, 1993. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  18. Þórður Gíslason (November 10, 1995). "Góður varnarleikur". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). pp. 16–17. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  19. Ívar Benediktsson (November 10, 1995). "Öruggt hjá ÍR". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  20. Ágúst Ásgeirsson (November 28, 1995). "Minna um mistök hjá ÍR-ingum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. C3. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  21. "Lítið um varnir". Helgarpósturinn (in Icelandic). February 13, 1995. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  22. Róbert Róbertsson (February 13, 1995). "Stigin urðu tæplega fjögur hundruð". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  23. Óskar Ófeigur Jónsson (December 17, 2013). "Árin á Íslandi opnuðu fyrir hann dyrnar inn í þjálfun". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  24. "DHL-deildin Úrsl. keppni 94-95". isisport.is (in Icelandic). ÍSÍ. February 6, 1997. Archived from the original on February 26, 2001. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  25. ""Coach" Rhodes". Dagur - Tíminn (in Icelandic). August 13, 1997. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  26. "John Rhodes glímir við krabbamein". Karfan.is (in Icelandic). February 23, 2015. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  27. Meyer, Craig (October 2, 2015). "Duquesne assistant coach enduring after illness, mishap". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Retrieved October 23, 2017.
  28. "After beating cancer and being hit by a car, Duquesne's John Rhodes sees nothing he can't conquer". American Sports Network . Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  29. Price, Karen (October 1, 2015). "Duquesne assistant Rhodes back after battle with skin cancer". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review . Retrieved January 8, 2018.