NJCAA
Rion Rhoades | Coach | Hutchinson (KS)
Former player at Hutchinson Community College, Rion Rhoades returned as the head coach in 2007 after a one-year stint at Fort Scott Community College. In Rhoades' 13 years as head coach, Hutchinson made 10 postseason appearances and reached its first NJCAA No. 1 ranking in team history in 2019. With an overall record of 106-55 (.658 winning percentage), Rhoades became the fourth winningest coach in Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference (KJCCC) history.
Under Rhoades, Hutchinson had 200 All-Conference selections including 62 first-team selections, 26 NJCAA All-America honorees, including 11 first-team All-Americans and the 2008 NJCAA Defensive Player of the Year. Rhoades had 239 student-athletes go to a four-year program and 16 student-athletes selected in the NFL Draft or signed as an undrafted free agent. Rhoades also coached Alvin Kamara, a three-time Pro Bowler and former Rookie of the Year for the New Orleans Saints and Cordarrelle Patterson, who was the first Hutchinson player to be selected in the first round of the NFL Draft.