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. Rice is considered a second-round NBA draft prospect.[1]
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.[2] 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.[3]
Collegiate basketball career
Rice signed his letter of intent to play basketball at and attend Boston College on April 28, 2005.[4] As a freshman, Rice played in all 36 games, averaging 9.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.[3] He earned two ACC rookie honors: ACC Rookie of the Week on November 28, 2005 and was named to the ACC All-Freshman team.[5][6]
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.[7]
References
- ^ "Draft Depot - 2009 NBA Mock Draft". Retrieved 2009-03-13.
- ^ Kilgore, Adam (2008-11-04). "BC's Rice takes basketball - and fatherhood - seriously". The Boston Globe. p. C1.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ a b "Tyrese Rice". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ "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.