Blue Mountain College

Tracy Rice is in her first year as head coach of the Lady Topper Basketball program.

Rice, a former four-year star at Blue Mountain and 2004 graduate, comes via Union University where she served as an assistant in 2019-20 and where the Lady Bulldogs went 26-5 and were the Gulf South regular season and tournament champions.

Before her stint at Union, she was an assistant at the University of Northwestern Ohio in 2018-19, and before that was head coach at Memphis Home Education Association (MHEA).

During her collegiate career at BMC, she led the nation in free-throw percentage in 2003 and was an NAIA National Scholar-Athlete in 2003 and 2004.

While at MHEA, Rice compiled a 316-70 overall record over 10 seasons with three Homeschool National Championships in 2015, 2017 and 2018.  Twelve of her former players would go on to play collegiately.