Jason Rabedeaux, who followed Hall of Famer Don Haskins as UTEP’s basketball head coach and was the Sporting News and Houston Chronicle Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2001, has passed away.
Rabedeaux followed the legendary Don Haskins and was the Sporting News and Houston Chronicle WAC Coach of the Year in 2001.
Rabedeaux died in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday. He was the head coach of Vietnam’s first-ever professional basketball team, the Saigon Heat. Rabedeaux was 49 years old.
Rabedeaux had just coached the Saigon Heat to a 72-61 win over the Indonesia Warriors on Sunday.