Darius Lashaun Rice (born October 16, 1982) is an American professional

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player. He played college basketball for the

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. He is the nephew of former professional football player,

Jerry Rice Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons. Known primarily as a member of the San Francisco 49ers, winning three championshi ...

College career

Rice played college basketball at the

College statistics

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, 32 , , 31 , , 32.8 , , .383 , , .365 , , .800 , , 5.9 , , 1.7 , , 1.2 , , 0.7 , , 14.9 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2002-03 , style="text-align:left;",

, 27 , , 25 , , 33.4 , , .426 , , .364 , , .763 , , 5.8 , , 1.2 , , 1.4 , , 0.8 , , 18.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2003-04 , style="text-align:left;",

, 28 , , 27 , , 31.5 , , .407 , , .306 , , .802 , , 6.4 , , 0.9 , , 0.8 , , 0.7 , , 16.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 116 , , 112 , , 32.1 , , .403 , , .344 , , .776 , , 5.7 , , 1.2 , , 1.1 , , 0.6 , , 16.0

Professional career

Not being drafted by any

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team and being unknown in Europe, Rice signed for the 2004-05 season with the

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club

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. During his career, Rice played in

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and Macedonia. During his time with Dakota, he became part of NBA D-League history. On April 29, 2007, the Wizards faced the Colorado 14ers for the championship at the

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. Coming off the bench, Rice scored 52 points, with one of his eleven three-point field goals coming with 4.5 seconds in regulation to force overtime. He set a record for most points in a D-League championship game and most three-point field goals, and the Wizards won 129-121 in overtime to win the championship. On December 28, 2014, Rice signed with the Macedonian team

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. On October 29, 2016, Rice was acquired by the

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. However, he was waived on November 11.

Career statistics

NBA D-League

Regular season

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Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

, 42 , , 38 , , 29.9 , , .402 , , .175 , , .867 , , 4.2 , , 2.0 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 10.5 , - , align="left" , 2006-07 , align="left" ,

Dakota Dakota may refer to: * Dakota people, a sub-tribe of the Sioux ** Dakota language, their language Dakota may also refer to: Places United States * Dakota, Georgia, an unincorporated community * Dakota, Illinois, a town * Dakota, Minnesota, ...

, 18 , , 0 , , 25.5 , , .445 , , .381 , , .800 , , 4.3 , , 1.4 , , 0.6 , , 0.3 , , 13.7 , - , align="left" , 2012–13 , align="left" ,

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

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