Tyrese Jammal Rice (born May 15, 1987) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin former professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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and the

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. He also represents the senior men's National Team of Montenegro. Rice played

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with the

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Early life and high school

Rice was born in

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, to Allison Rice and Wayne Jefferson. His parents ended their relationship soon afterward. Rice attended

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, and played on the school's basketball team. In his junior and senior seasons, he earned AAA All-State honors from the Virginia High School Coaches Association. In the 2004–05 season, he led his team to a school-record 29 wins and a Central Region title, their first ever. Rice averaged 27.0 points, 6.2 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game that season. He earned 2004–05 Associated Press (Virginia) Co-Player of the Year honors and was named (Richmond) ''Times-Dispatch'' Player of the Year.

Collegiate career

Rice signed his

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to play basketball at and attend Boston College on April 28, 2005. As a freshman (2005–06), Rice played in all 36 games, averaging 9.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game. He earned two ACC rookie honors: ACC Rookie of the Week on November 28, 2005 and was named to the ACC All-Freshman team. In his sophomore season (2006–07), Rice started all 33 games, averaging 36.6 minutes a game. He finished the season with stats of 17.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game. Rice was named to the All-ACC second team, and garnered All-Tournament honors for that season's ACC tournament. In two NCAA tournament games, Rice averaged 24 points. Tyrese Rice NCAA Tournament

A highlight of Rice's junior season (2007–08) was a career-high 46-point performance in a 90–80 home loss to North Carolina on March 1, 2008. He scored 34 points by halftime. Rice averaged 21.0 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game. He again earned All-ACC honors, this time on the first team. In a scintillating senior year (2008–09), Rice experienced a dip in his scoring, averaging 16.9 points a game but improved in other statistical categories, averaging 3.8 rebounds and 5.4 assists a game. He scored 9 points in BC's only appearance of the

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Professional career

Rice went undrafted in the

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; he had been projected to be selected in the second round or go undrafted. He then joined the Greek League club

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

for the 2009–10 season. Rice played for the

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in the

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and later with

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in the

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in 2010. He was signed by the

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for the 2010–11 season, a team in Germany's

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, the top league in the country. In the 2011–12 season Rice played for

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of the

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. In 2012–13 season he returned to Germany to play for

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. On July 11, 2013, Rice signed a two-year contract with the Israeli club

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. In his first season with Maccabi, he won the EuroLeague, with him averaging 9.5 points, 3.2 assists and 2.1 rebounds over 30 games. After beating favored

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in a dramatic playoff series, Maccabi advanced to the

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. In the semifinal game, he was responsible for the 68–67 victory over

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by scoring the game-winner with 5.5 seconds left on the clock. In the championship final game against

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, he scored 26 points, leading his team to a sixth European title, after an overtime 98-86 victory. For such a performance, he was named the

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. On June 30, 2014, Rice signed a three-year deal with the Russian club

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. In the 2014–15 EuroCup season, he was named to the All-EuroCup First Team and selected the EuroCup season MVP. Khimki eventually won the EuroCup, and Rice was named the EuroCup Finals MVP. On July 26, 2016, Rice signed a two-year contract with

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. On January 15, 2018, Rice parted ways with Barcelona and signed with the Chinese team

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for the rest of the season, as a replacement for

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. On August 5, 2018, Rice returned to Germany for a third stint, signing a one-year deal with

Brose Bamberg Brose Bamberg is a German professional basketball team from Bamberg, Franconia / North Bavaria. The club has won the German Championship title nine times and the German Cup five times. The club currently plays in the German top tier Basketba ...

. With Bamberg, Rice played in the

in which he was named the

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of the competition. He led Bamberg to the Final Four, where the team was defeated twice and thus ended in fourth place. On July 1, 2019, Rice signed with Greek powerhouse

Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos ( el, Παναθηναϊκός Αθλητικός Όμιλος, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club ba ...

of the

. On December 6, 2019, Rice recorded a career-high 41 points, while shooting 13-of-23 from the field, leading Panathinaikos to a 99–93 overtime win over

Olympiacos Olympiacós Sýndesmos Filáthlon Peiraiós ( el, Ολυμπιακός Σύνδεσμος Φιλάθλων Πειραιώς, Olympic Club of Fans of Piraeus) is a major multi-sport club based in Piraeus, Greece. Olympiacos is parent to a number ...

. In the middle of the year he announced that in the end of season he will end his career despite his age (33). Being a member of

he won the

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. With the Greens he had 10.1 points, 4.6 assists and 2.3 rebounds per game in A1 League and in Euroleague he had 10.0 points, 2.8 assists and 1.8 rebound per game. On August 17, 2020, Rice signed with

The Basketball Tournament

Rice led

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Championship. He was named MVP of the Tournament.

National team career

In July 2013, Rice received a Montenegrin passport that allowed him to play for the senior men's Montenegrin national team at the

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.Tyrese Jammal RICE (MNE) participated in 1 FIBA / FIBA Zones events.
/ref> He also played at the

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Career statistics

EuroLeague

, - , style="text-align:left;background:#afe6ba;", 2013–14† , style="text-align:left;", Maccabi , 30 , , 5 , , 20.6 , , .409 , , .382 , , .850 , , 2.1 , , 3.2 , , .6 , , .1 , , 9.5 , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2015–16 , style="text-align:left;",

, 24 , , 23 , , 29.2 , , .382 , , .308 , , .814 , , 2.1 , , 6.1 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 12.4 , , 12.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2016–17 , style="text-align:left;",

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, 30 , , 30 , , 29.4 , , .427 , , .320 , , .822 , , 1.6 , , 4.9 , , 1.1 , , .1 , , 13.0 , , 10.6 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 84 , , 58 , , 26.2 , , .407 , , .328 , , .830 , , 1.9 , , 4.6 , , 1 , , .1 , , 11.6 , , 10.8 Source
EuroLeague
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Domestic leagues

Source
RealGM
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College

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2005–06 , style="text-align:left;",

Boston College Boston College (BC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Founded in 1863, the university has more than 9,300 full-time undergraduates and nearly 5,000 graduate students. Although Boston College is classifie ...

, 36 , , 0 , , 20.8 , , .432 , , .391 , , .773 , , 1.4 , , 2.5 , , .7 , , .1 , , 9.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2006–07 , style="text-align:left;",

, 33 , , 33 , , 36.6 , , .458 , , .322 , , .795 , , 3.4 , , 5.4 , , 1.2 , , .3 , , 17.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2007–08 , style="text-align:left;",

, 30 , , 30 , , 38.1 , , .433 , , .358 , , .846 , , 3.3 , , 5.0 , , 1.6 , , .2 , , 21.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2008–09 , style="text-align:left;",

, 33 , , 33 , , 33.4 , , .413 , , .347 , , .856 , , 3.8 , , 5.3 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 16.9 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:left;", Career , style="text-align:left;", , 132 , , 96 , , 31.8 , , .434 , , .353 , , .825 , , 2.9 , , 4.5 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 15.9

References

External links

Boston College Eagles bioDraftExpress profileEurobasket profileRealGM profileEuroLeague profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rice, Tyrese 1987 births Living people Montenegrin men's basketball players American men's basketball players American emigrants to Montenegro African-American basketball players American expatriate basketball people in China American expatriate basketball people in Germany American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Lithuania American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Spain Artland Dragons players Basketball players from Richmond, Virginia BC Khimki players BC Rytas players Boston College Eagles men's basketball players FC Barcelona Bàsquet players FC Bayern Munich basketball players Greek Basket League players Israeli Basketball Premier League players Liga ACB players Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C. players Montenegrin people of African-American descent Naturalized citizens of Montenegro Panathinaikos B.C. players Panionios B.C. players Point guards Shenzhen Leopards players 21st-century African-American sportspeople 20th-century African-American people