Pack to add former UNLV coach Dave Rice to staff

(Photo: Stephen R. Sylvanie/USA TODAY Sports)In a move you rarely see, a born and raised Rebel is headed to the Wolf Pack.

Dave Rice, who was UNLV’s head basketball coach last season until being fired midway through the season, has been hired as an assistant at Nevada, according to multiple sources familiar with the hire. The Wolf Pack isn't expected to make the official announcement until Wednesday.

Rice, who played for the Rebels’ 1990 NCAA title team, was UNLV’s head coach from 2011-2016, posting a 98-54 overall record and 37-32 mark in the Mountain West. His 98 wins are the third most in school history. Rice led UNLV to three 20-win campaigns and two NCAA tournaments in his four full…