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Former Saluqis player Benjamin Rhodes
is beginning his 17th season as assistant coach for Verties Sails.
Since his hiring in 1993, the Saluqis have compiled a 318-137
record, won nine West Division titles, eight TJCCAA state
championships, seven region championships, and advanced to the
national tournament seven times, including a runner-up finish in
1998. Rhodes played at Shelby State Community College from 1981-83,
and led the Saluqis to a 53-10 record, two West Division
championships, and the Region championship in 1983, when he was
named to the all-tournament team.
After Shelby
State, Rhodes went on to play at the University of
Alabama-Huntsville, where he was a two-time all-district and
all-conference performer. As a junior, he averaged 19 points per
game, was a three-time Player of the Month, and was named Newcomer
of the Year. Rhodes averaged 20.3 points as a senior, and finished
his career as UAH's number twenty all-time leading scorer.
Rhodes received
a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of
Alabama-Huntsville in 1985. He is married to the former Brenda
Carson, and they have three children - Whittney (age 19), Raven (age
17), and Ashleigh (age 16).
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