Rory White

Dakota Wizards Head Coach

White joins the Wizards having spent the last six years as an assistant coach with the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers. Prior to his stint with the Clippers, White served two separate stints as the head coach of the Idaho Stampede, the last ending in 2003. White has also served as the head coach of the Fargo-Moorhead Beez in the now defunct IBA where he won two championships between 1995 and 1998.

A native of Tuskegee, Alabama, White played collegiately at the University of South Alabama, where he was named the Sun Belt Player of the Year in 1979 and earned All Conference honors his sophomore, junior and senior seasons. In 1983, White was honored when South Alabama retired his jersey. White then played five seasons in the NBA before embarking on a successful minor league and overseas career, culminating in 1995 with the F-M Beez.

White and his wife, Julie, have two sons, Rory Jr. and Josh, and one daughter, Jenna. They will reside in Fargo.

Kevin Rice

Dakota Wizards Assistant Coach

Former Wizards player Kevin Rice returns as assistant coach of the Dakota Wizards. Kevin assisted former head coach Dave Joerger to the 2006-07 NBA Development League championship in his first coaching opportunity.

Rice began his professional basketball career with the Wizards in 2001 winning an IBA Championship. The following year Dakota moved to the Continental Basketball Association where Rice started where he left off in the IBA winning a CBA championship in their first year in the league, in addition to being named Defensive Player of the year honors.

Rice then tested the waters overseas playing in Istanbul Turkey during the 03-04 season and then with Israel during the 04-05 season. While in Istanbul Rice received yet another Defensive Player award for the Turkish pro league.

A native of San Antonio, Texas earned attended and earned his undergraduate degree from Utah State in 1998 with a concentration in sociology. 33 year old rice is single and resided in North Dakota year round. He has a son Taevyn Rice who is 11 years old.

Jamal James

Dakota Wizards Athletic Trainer