Jim Rhein Position: Associate Head Coach Experience: 5th Year

Jim Rhein is in his fifth season as an assistant coach with the women's soccer program at The University of Tulsa.

In 2011, Rhein helped the Golden Hurricane record a 10-8-3 overall record and a 4-5-2 mark in Conference USA, marking the first time since 2000 that TU posted double-digit wins and had a winning record. Tulsa also advanced to the C-USA Championship for just the second time since joining the league in 2005. TU scored 29 goals, posted 11 shutouts, including five-straight, to set a new school record for both shutouts in a season and consecutive shutouts, and had three players named to the All-Conference USA teams.

TU posted an 8-9-2 overall record and pick up three wins in Conference USA play in 2010. The Golden Hurricane scored 31 goals, 18 of which were scored by freshmen, and had a .495 shots-on-goal percentage. Freshman midfielder Jordan O'Brien was tabbed as the C-USA Freshman of the Year, while both Claire Nicholson and O'Brien were selected to the All-Freshman Team and earned All-C-USA honors.

In 2009, Tulsa concluded the season with a 7-10-2 overall record, including five shutout victories, and a 4-7 mark in C-USA. TU scored 25 goals, four more than its opponents, and had a .490 shots-on-goal percentage. Four players earned all-C-USA accolades, the first for Tulsa since joining the league in 2005.

In his first season, Rhein helped Tulsa post an 8-9-3 record and 41 goals in 2008, nearly tripling the win total and scoring almost six times as many goals as the 2007 edition. The Golden Hurricane recorded seven shutouts on the year, and 17 student-athletes scored goals, including 11 players with multiple goals.

Rhein, 40, came to Tulsa from Bixby High School where he compiled a career 131-53-2 coaching record in 13 years as the Spartans' head girls coach. He coached 21 players to all-state accolades and guided the team to the state tournament in each of his 13 seasons. His teams advanced to the state quarterfinals six times and the state semifinals in 2002 and 2007. Rhein also coached the Spartans to 11 district championships and two runner-up performances.

On the Club level, Rhein served as the Technical Assistant to the Director of Coaching for the Hurricane Futball Club. Rhein helped the HFC '84 record 15 tournament titles, including the state championship in 2002, while that team also earned a No. 6 national ranking in July 2002 by NationalSoccerRanking.com. Rhein has also worked with the HFC '88 boys and girls teams, as well as the HFC '94 girls team.

Rhein was a four-year letterwinner at Northeastern State, where he received a bachelor's degree in secondary education and social studies in 1993.

He and his wife, Amy, have two children; Ali and Eli.