Delta State University Athletics

 - Men's Basketball Coach
 - Coached DSU men's basketball team (1986-2006)
 - 388-188 coaching record at Delta State
 - Winningest men's basketball coach in DSU history
 - Teams won 4 Gulf South Conference Championships: 1993, 1997, 1998 & 2006
 - Named Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year 4 times
 - Named NCAA South Region Coach of the Year 2 times
 - Coached 31 players that were named All-Gulf South Conference
 - Coached 10 players that were named All-Americans
 - Teams played in 9 NCAA tournaments
 - Teams made NCAA Semifinals in 1986
 - Teams appeared in Elite Eight in 1987 & 1998
 - Teams appeared in Sweet 16 in 1987, 1993, and 1998
 - Rives' last DSU team in 2005-06 won a school record 30 games while only losing 2 games
 - Rives was named ABCA National Coach of the Year in 2006