Glen Anthony Rice Jr. (born January 1, 1991) is an American professional

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player for

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of the

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(SPB). He was drafted by the

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in the 2013 NBA draft, but was immediately traded on draft night to the

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. Rice played college basketball for the

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, but was dismissed from the team during his junior season. He is the son of NBA All-Star

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. Rice was the

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player of the year as a high school junior at

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, and was an All-State selection in both his junior and senior years. He joined a highly recruited class at Georgia Tech, but was dismissed from school during his junior year following an alleged shooting. Prior to being drafted, he played a year for the

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of the

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(D-League), and led the Vipers to a D-League championship in 2013. He was MVP of the 2018 Israeli State Cup and led the Israeli League in scoring.

High school career

As a junior, Rice was the 2008 Cobb County

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boy's player of the year, according to the ''

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'', as well as a third team (honorable mention) All-State selection by ''

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''. When he signed his

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in November 2008, Rice was described as a late bloomer. As a senior, he was a Class AAAAA All-state selection (2nd team by ''The Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' and 1st team by the Georgia Sportswriters Association). Rice was ranked as the 13th, 32nd, and 35th-best high school basketball shooting guard in the country as a senior in 2009 by

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, and

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, respectively. His father's alma mater,

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did not recruit him for their basketball team until after he had already committed to Georgia Tech. Rice was part of a Georgia Tech recruiting class that was ranked 21st in the nation, and included

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. Rice's Georgia Tech biography credits him with leading his high school to a state title in basketball as a senior, but the

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records show that his high school did not win a state championship in any sport during his senior season. ''

'' confirms that his basketball team was eliminated in the second round of the class AAAAA tournament.

College career

Rice began his freshman season on the bench, but he became a starter and played in all but one game for the

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. He scored in double figures six times, including the

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second-round game against

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. He had season highs for

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(17),

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(8) and assists (4) in the March 2, 2010 game against Clemson. He started the final 11 games of his freshman season. Rice earned ACC All-Academic team recognition. Although he was one of four people to receive at least one first place vote for ACC Rookie of the year, he was not on the five-player ACC All-Rookie team. As a sophomore, Rice posted six 20-point games, but three times (all Georgia Tech victories) he played at least 10 minutes while scoring no points. He started 23 of 31 games that year. Rice ranked second on the team in terms of minutes, points, rebounds, assists and steals. He ranked 17th in the ACC in scoring and 6th in steals. Three times Rice had more than 10 rebounds, giving him three

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. Early in his sophomore season, the 2010–11 Yellow Jackets team was in the same Legends Classic Tournament as the

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, but since the Wolverines did not qualify for the championship game, he did not get to play against his father's alma mater. In mid-January, Rice had his first back-to-back twenty-point scoring nights on January 16 and 19 against

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and Wake Forest. Later in the season, he posted season highs in rebounds and point in back-to-back games: Rice had 12 rebounds on January 30 against the

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and 28 points on February 3 against the

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. Coach

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suspended him for the final three games of the season. Following the

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selection of

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, Rice was the leading returning scorer for the 2011–12 Yellow Jackets. He was suspended for the first three games of the 2011–12 season for an undisclosed violation of team rules. When he returned to the lineup following his suspension on November 18, he assumed the role of a

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. In his return to the starting lineup on December 3 against the , Rice not only posted his first double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds, but also had his first career 4-

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effort. He posted his second double-double of the season on December 19 against when he tallied 21 points, 10 rebounds and 3 blocks. Rice followed that with a double-double in his next outing on December 22 against

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when he posted 19 points and 11 rebounds. The ACC requires that a player play in 75% of his team's games to be qualified for statistical rankings. After his 9th game on December 22, Rice qualified despite the three-game suspension, Rice ranked among the conference leaders in points, rebounds, blocks and steals per game plus

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. On December 29, Rice had a scoreless night during a loss to Fordham. On January 7 against #3

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, he posted a career-high-tying 28 points with 8 rebounds. On January 11, against

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, he had 22 points to mark his second career back-to-back 20-point performances. On January 29, Rice was hobbled with a big toe injury that limited him to 4 points in 22 minutes. At the beginning of February, Rice was sidelined with a foot injury. He returned to the lineup for three games before being suspended indefinitely for non-basketball issues. The suspension was Rice's second of the season and third in his college career. Coach

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dismissed him from the team on March 13 following an incident involving

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and discharging a firearm while under the influence in which Rice was charged with permitting unlawful operation. Following the bad publicity

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received about blocking a transfer, Gregory stated that he would not block a transfer to any university. Following his dismissal,

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regarded him as one of the top 20 potential transfers in the country.

Professional career

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2012–2013)

Rice was drafted in the fourth round of the November 2, 2012

draft by the

. He made the opening day roster and made his professional debut on November 23 against the Bakersfield Jam. Rice did not play much early in the year, totalling only 147 minutes in the first 22 games. On February 4, Rice posted professional career highs of 35 points and 15 rebounds against

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. The day before the

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, he participated in the 2013 D-League Dream Factory Dunk Contest. On March 5, Rice posted 20 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists against the

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. On March 6, he posted 29 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks against the

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. On March 10, he posted 23 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal against the

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. On March 11, Rice was named D-League Player of the Week after averaging 24.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in three victories that week. Following the regular season, Rice was named 2012–13 NBA D-League All-Rookie second team. Rice emerged as a starter and helped the Vipers win their final 16 consecutive games, including three consecutive D-League playoff series sweeps on the way the 2013 NBA D-League championship. Rice averaged 25 points, 9.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals in the playoffs including averaging 29 points, 11.5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 3.5 blocks in the D-League finals.

Washington Wizards (2013–2015)

As the D-League season wound down, Rice emerged as a sleeper draft choice for the 2013 NBA draft. His performances ended up helping him go from the possibility of being undrafted to being taken as early as the late first round. He was one of 60 players invited to the

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. On June 27, 2013, Rice was selected with the 35th overall pick of the NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, but was traded to the Washington Wizards for the 38th and 54th selections, which turned out to be

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and

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, respectively. He became the fourth player with D-League experience to be drafted and at 35th overall was the highest D-League veteran to have been drafted to that point. However,

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became the first D-League first-rounder when he was drafted 26th in the

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to eclipse this record. Glen Rice Jr 2013 Summer League

On July 8, 2013, Rice signed with the Washington Wizards. In the

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, he twice registered the Summer League Sprite Dunk of the Day (July 14 and 19). Rice made his professional debut in the Wizards' seventh game of the season on November 12, 2013, against the

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, making his only shot (a three-pointer) and adding a rebound. After Rice's debuted by playing the final 79 seconds of a loss that caused the Wizards to fall to 2–5, head coach

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said he would probably shuffle the lineup. In the following game against

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on November 13, Rice played 13 minutes and tallied 3 rebounds while registering his first NBA steal. On December 9, with

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injured and

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sitting out, Rice who had totaled 11 points in his first 8 games, was given his first NBA start against

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. Rice scored 7 points to go along with 3 rebounds and 3 steals. On December 18, Rice had an outpatient procedure in New York to repair a fractured right wrist suffered two days earlier. He was expected to miss 3–6 weeks. On January 20, 2014, Rice was assigned to the

of the

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, in what was regarded more as a rehab assignment than a demotion. On January 28, 2014, he was recalled by the Wizards after averaging 24.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.7 blocks and 2.0 steals in three NBADL games. On February 27, 2014, Rice was reassigned to the Iowa Energy. On April 5, he was recalled by the Wizards. Following his first season, Rice was available to the Wizards on a team option for a salary of $816,000. Rice joined the team for the

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, where he averaged a league-leading 25 points as well as 7.8 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.3 assists. He earned NBA All-Summer League 1st team (along with Wizards teammate

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) and NBA Summer League MVP recognition. One of his highlights was a game-tying three-point shot in double overtime of the Summer League playoff quarterfinal game. However, with the offseason acquisition of

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, both Rice and Porter were expected to see limited minutes at small forward during the 2014–15 regular season. Rice was the recipient of what the league ruled was a November 4 groin strike by

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that led to a one-game suspension for Smith. Rice had been called for a personal foul on the play in a game against the

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. On November 20, 2014 he was assigned to the

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of the

. On January 7, 2015, he was waived by the Wizards.

Return to Rio Grande Valley (2015)

On January 12, 2015, Rice was acquired by the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, returning to the team for a second stint.

TNT KaTropa (2017)

On August 15, 2017, Rice signed with

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of the

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as the team's import for the

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. His stint ended in disarray, as he was thrown out of TNT's do-or-die game against

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in the semifinals after shoving

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to the court then throwing the ball at him. On October 10, 2017, he left the country without talking to any team official. A day later, the team fined Rice $10,000 for "undesirable, unprofessional, unruly and unsportsmanlike behavior", adding to his P26,000 that the PBA docked from Rice for various infractions. Later that month, he sent a letter of apology to TNT management, in a reported attempt to gain TNT clearance for him to be able to play in another league.

Hapoel Holon (2017–2018)

On October 23, 2017, Rice signed with the Israeli team

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for the 2017–18 season. On November 18, 2017, Rice recorded a season-high 43 points and 11 rebounds, shooting 17-of-28 from the field in a 109–106 win over

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. On February 16, 2018, Rice recorded 28 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, including a game-winning shot with 1.6 seconds left in the 2018 Israeli Cup Final and led Holon to win its second

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title after an 86–84 win over

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. Rice was subsequently named Final MVP. Three days later, Rice recorded 27 points, along with 12 rebounds and 7 assists, including a buzzer-beating shot after a missed free-throw to send the game into overtime, in a 102–97 win over Maccabi Rishon LeZion. During his season with Holon, Rice led the league in scoring with 24.5 points and also averaged 7.9 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game. He was named two-time Israeli League Player of the Month (for games played in November and February) and four-time MVP of the Round. On April 9, 2018, Rice was released by Holon due to disciplinary reasons, after punching his teammate

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in the face in the locker room. On June 8, 2018, Rice officially returned to

for the 2018 Israeli League Final Four, where they eventually lost to

Central and South America (2018–2019)

Caciques de Humacao (2018)

On June 26, 2018, Rice signed with

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for the rest of the

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. However, he parted ways with the team after appearing in two games due to a back injury.

Aguacateros de Michoacán (2018)

On November 17, 2018, Rice returned to Mexico for a second stint, joining the

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. One day later, Rice recorded 34 points in his debut, shooting 12-of-21 from the field, along with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, leading the Aguacateros to a 94-89 win over

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Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba (2019)

On February 4, 2019, Rice signed with the Argentine team

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. On March 1, Rice was ejected in a game against Bahía Basket for double technical fouls in less than three minutes of action. One day later, Rice parted ways with Instituto after appearing in five games.

Plaza Valerio (2019)

On March 9, 2019, Rice signed with Plaza Valerio of the Dominican Santiago League.

New Zealand Breakers (2019)

On November 5, 2019, Rice signed with the

New Zealand Breakers The New Zealand Breakers (also known as the Sky Sport Breakers for sponsorship reasons) are a New Zealand professional basketball team based in Auckland. The Breakers compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at ...

of the Australian NBL as an injury replacement for

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. After appearing in two games for the Breakers, he was arrested on November 14 and charged with

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following an incident at an Auckland bar. Rice was subsequently suspended indefinitely by the Breakers, but was cleared to return to the roster on December 6 after sitting out three games following an investigation by

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. He appeared in one game upon being reinstated, but on December 9, his contract was terminated after he was arrested for breaching his

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conditions the previous night. In his three games with the Breakers, Rice averaged 25 points per game.

Al-Fateh (2020)

In January 2020, Rice moved to Saudi Arabia to play for Al-Fateh.

Juventus Utena (2020)

On August 19, 2020, Rice signed with Juventus Utena of the

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. Rice made his debut in a friendly game against Lithuanian champions

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, scoring 10 points and dishing out 4 assists in a 102-71 loss. Just a few days later, and spending a total of 10 days with the team, Juventus and Glen Rice Jr parted ways. Juventus managers reported that Rice had

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problems and conflicted with his coaches, managers, and teammates (e.g., invited teammate

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to fight outside after the practice due to his poor pass).

Maccabi Haifa (2021–22)

On December 3, 2021, Rice signed with

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from the

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. On January 26, 2022, the club released Rice after hitting

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player Ariel Tarotzki during a match the night before.

Power (2022)

On May 25, 2022, Rice was drafted by

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in the first round as the first overall pick of the 2022

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draft.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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NBA D-League

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

Rice is the son of Glen Rice Sr. and Tracey Starwood. Glen Rice Sr. was the all-time leading scorer for Michigan who led the 1988–89 Wolverines to the

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, played 15 seasons in the NBA, and was a member of the 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers championship team. Rice has a younger brother name G'mitri. On October 25, 2015, Rice was shot in the leg at an Atlanta restaurant and was later charged with reckless conduct and possession of

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. In December 2015, he appeared in season 8 of ''

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''. On July 28, 2016, Rice was arrested for battery.

References

External links

ESPN.com profile"New Zealand Breakers sign former NBA player with chequered past to replace Scotty Hopson"
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