a former division i head coach and 25-year veteran in the coaching ranks at many levels, rouco came to usf after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at ole miss. in 2012-13, rouco helped lead a rebel revival as ole miss claimed its second sec tournament title, won a school record-tying 27 games and earned its first ncaa tournament appearance since 2002. he also helped coach a rebel offense that led the league in scoring for the first time in school history. rouco helped mentor marshall henderson to sec player of the year honors, murphy holloway to the all-sec first team and reginald buckner to the sec all-defensive team.