Rodrick Rhodes is back in Kentucky, but in a place he had never heard of prior to three weeks ago. Lotts Creek, Kentucky is located in Knott County and is the home of the Cordia Lions.
Rodrick Rhodes is back in Kentucky, but in a place he had never heard of prior to three weeks ago. Lotts Creek, Kentucky is located in Knott County and is the home of the Cordia Lions.
Recently, Rhodes was named the boys' basketball coach, his first head coaching position.
"This was a no-brainer," Rhodes stated last week. "Cordia is a good fit for me and the people here have welcomed me."
The baseball coach at Cordia, Joel Melton, was instrumental in landing Rhodes at Cordia. "He certainly has created a buzz."
How Rhodes discovered Cordia was as simple as a phone call; actually two phone calls.
In June, rumors began to surface that the former Wildcat guard was interested in the same position at Owsley County. Melton got wind of Rhodes' interest, then made a phone call.
"I called a college buddy who lives in northern Kentucky and he gave Rodrick's phone number. It was as simple as that," Melton says.
Rhodes, who spent three years at UK, received pictures of the Cordia campus and investigated the school via the internet. However, it took some convincing from a former teammate at UK to complete the deal.
Rhodes called Jeff Sheppard, the Most Outstanding Player in the 1998 Final Four.
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