Dave Rice staying at UNLV

— -- UNLV will recommend to the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents that coach Dave Rice's contract be extended two years through the 2018-19 season, the school announced Saturday.

Rice has three years remaining on his current deal, which was for five seasons.

Rice made $700,000 at UNLV. USF is expected to pay its new coach more than $1 million a year.

Rice was a former assistant at BYU who has been at the helm at UNLV the past three seasons. He is an alum who took the Runnin' Rebels to the NCAA tournament in each of his first two seasons, but the team struggled this season and finished 20-13 overall, 10-8 in Mountain West play.

Earlier this week, the Bulls reached an agreement with Manhattan coach Steve Masiello -- a five-year deal worth nearly $6 million -- but then parted ways after it was discovered that Masiello did not earn a degree from the University of Kentucky, as was stated on his resume.