Tyrese Rice
Tyrese Rice (born May 15, 1987) is an American college basketball player. He is a senior at Boston College, where he plays guard on the men's basketball team.
Early life and high school
Rice was born in Richmond, Virginia to Allison Rice and Wayne Jefferson on May 15, 1987. His parents ended their relationship soon afterward.[1] Rice attended L. C. Bird High School in Chesterfield, Virginia, 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.[2]
Collegiate basketball career
Rice signed his letter of intent to play basketball at and attend Boston College on April 28, 2005.[3] As a freshman, Rice played in all 36 games, averaging 9.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.[2] He earned two ACC rookie honors: ACC Rookie of the Week on November 28, 2005 and was named to the ACC All-Freshman team.[4][5]
A highlight of Rice's junior season (2007–08) was a 46-point performance in a 90–80 home loss to North Carolina on March 1, 2008. He scored 34 points by halftime.[6]
References
- ^ Kilgore, Adam (2008-11-04). "BC's Rice takes basketball - and fatherhood - seriously". The Boston Globe. p. C1.
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- ^ "Tyrese Rice". rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ Vega, Michael (2005-12-0). "Freshman Handling It Well". The Boston Globe. pp. D6.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Duke, North Carolina Headline All-ACC Teams". CBS Interactive. 2006-03-06. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ "UNC overcomes 46 points from Rice, 18-point second-half deficit". ESPN. 2008-03-01. Retrieved 2009-02-21.