VCU is hiring Rice's Mike Rhoades to replace former coach Will Wade

The former Rams assistant worked at the school from 2009-14 under Shaka Smart

Rice’s Mike Rhoades is in advanced talks with VCU and will soon officially be named the Rams’ next coach, a source told CBS Sports on Tuesday.

A formal announcement is expected Tuesday night.

Will Wade left VCU for LSU on Monday night.

Rhoades was an assistant coach on Shaka Smart’s staff at VCU from 2009 to 2014. He’s spent the past three years at Rice, where his Owls finished 23-12 this season. This is the second straight time VCU has hired a former VCU assistant. Wade was also previously a VCU assistant on Shaka Smart’s staff when Smart was the Rams’ coach.