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Randy Rahe, WSU Head Coach
2006-07 Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year
2006-07 USBWA All-District Coach of the Year
Fans and Coach Randy Rahe celebrate after the last home game of 2007 at The Pie

Randy Rahe was hired on March 23, 2006, as the 9th coach in WSU's 45 year history. Rahe came to WSU from the U of U 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 and then at Utah State. Rahe posted a record of 54-17 as a high school coach in Colorado from 1985-88. He has also been an assistant coach at Denver, Colorado, & Colorado College.

In 1982, Rahe graduated from Buena Vista University located in Storm Lake, IA. At BVU he played point guard in basketball and shortstop in baseball.

RAHE'S OVERALL RECORD
Overall Record 36-26
Overall Home Record 25-4
Overall Road Record 11-22
Big Sky Record 24-12
Big Sky Home Record17-2
Big Sky Road Record7-10

RAHE VS BIG SKY
Eastern Washington2-2
Idaho State2-2
Montana3-1
Montana State4-1
Northern Arizona3-3
Northern Colorado3-1
Portland State4-1
Sacramento State3-1

2007-08 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

25th all-time win vs Utah State
60th all-time win vs Montana
1st road sweep of the Montanas in 5 years
Remained undefeated at home vs UNC
First win streak of 5 in a row in 5 years
Finished 3rd in conference standings
Second consecutive appearance in Big Sky Tournament
Big Sky Conference Tournament semifinals appearance
Rahe home record: 12-2
Rahe home record Big Sky: 8-1

2007-08 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Arturas Valeika: Big Sky All-Conference 1st Team
Dezmon Harris: Big Sky All-Conference 2nd Team
Daviin Davis: Big Sky Honorable Mention

2006-07 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

800th all-time win
500th all-time home win
1st conference road sweep in 4 years
60th all-time win against NAU
20th all-time win against PSU
Single season team dunk record
Patten: single season player dunk record
1st winning season in 3 years
Big Sky Conference Regular Season Champions
Hosted Big Sky Conference Tournament
Big Sky Conference Tournament Champions
20 win season: 1st in 4 years
Rahe home record: 13-2
Rahe home record Big Sky: 9-1
First game with 9,000+ in attendance in 4 years
Highest conference attendance average
NCAA Tournament appearance
Finished season #12 in the nation for FG%
Finished season #18 in the nation for 3-point FG%

2006-07 INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

David Patten: Big Sky Conference MVP
David Patten: Big Sky All-Conference 1st Team
JP Silveira: Big Sky All-Conference 2nd Team
Arturas Valeika: Big Sky Honorable Mention
David Patten: Big Sky Conference Tournament MVP
David Patten: Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team
Dezmon Harris: Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team
JP Silveira: Big Sky Conference All-Tournament Team
David Patten: Named to the USBWA All-District VIII team
Coach Rahe: Big Sky Conference Coach of the Year
Coach Rahe: USBWA All-District Coach of the Year


After Rahe signed a 2 year extension after his first season at WSU:

"I think that's why this extension is so important, because building a program takes time. The kids did a tremendous job, but we still need a couple more recruiting classes to build our foundation. We want this program to be one where every year we feel like we have a chance to compete for a championship. Now we've got the time to really build this and do it the way we want to do it. That meant a lot to me."