| Tyrese Rice |
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Earned 2006-07 All-ACC second-team honors; gained 2005-06 Atlantic Coast Conference All-Rookie Team honors.
Finished his schoolboy career with 2,328 points, including a state-record 314 three-point field goals; ranks first on L.C. Bird's career scoring, assist and steal charts.
AS A SOPHOMORE
Played in and started all 33 games; played an average of 36.6 minutes per game.
Averaged 17.6 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game; played 1208 minutes, the fourth-highest minute total among all ACC players (ranking second in average minutes per game).
Averaged 17.9 points, 3.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game in ACC contests; played 610 minutes, the second-highest minute total in the league (behind only Jared Dudley's 622 minutes).
Earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference second-team honors.
Gained Division I All-District 1 second-team honors from the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Earned All-Tournament honors at the ACC Tournament in Tampa, Fla., after averaging 18.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game in the Eagles' two contests.
Ranked among ACC leaders (conference games only) in five categories: assists (third, 5.19), scoring (sixth, 17.9), assist-turnover ratio (eighth, 1.60), free-throw percentage (ninth, .796) and minutes played (second, 38.12).
Scored in double figures 30 times, including 13 games with 20 or more points and one game with more than 30 points.
Recorded three point-assist double-doubles.
Led or tied for the team lead in scoring 11 times, in assists 27 times and in steals 13 times.
Made three or more three-point field goals in each of 10 games.
Handed out six or more assists in each of 14 games.
Scored a career-high 32 points in the team's overtime win over Miami in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament (3/9); made six three-pointers in the game, equaling his career high.
Totaled 29 points in 45 minutes of action against Duquesne (12/28).
Notched his first collegiate double-double with 17 points and 10 assists in a win at NC State (1/6); committed just one turnover in 38 minutes.
Registered 16 points and 12 assists in a home win over Miami (1/16).
Recorded 11 points and a career-high 13 assists in a non-league win over Hartford (1/31).
Scored 20 or more points in five consecutive games from Feb. 3-17; started the string with a 20-point, eight-assist effort against Virginia Tech; then netted 21 points at Miami (2/7), 23 points at Florida State (2/11), 22 points against Duke (2/14) and 20 points against North Carolina (2/17).
Averaged 24.0 points per game in the team's two NCAA Tournament contests; scored 26 points in the first-round win over Texas Tech (3/15) and 22 points in the second-round loss to Georgetown (3/17).
AS A FRESHMAN
Played in all 36 games.
Averaged 9.3 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game; averaged 8.1 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game in ACC contests.
Earned Atlantic Coast Conference All-Rookie Team honors.
Selected to the Las Vegas Invitational All-Tournament Team.
Captured ACC Rookie of the Week honors on Nov. 28.
Led or tied for the team lead in scoring once, in assists five times and in steals five times.
Scored in double figures in 16 games, including three games with 20 or more points.
Made three or more three-point field goals in each of seven games; handed out four or more assists in each of 10 games.
Registered back-to-back 20-point games in the team's two contests in Las Vegas; totaled 22 points against Drake (11/25), before scoring 21 points (including five treys) against Oklahoma State (11/26).
Hit two three-pointers in an eight-point, three-assist effort in his ACC debut - at Maryland (12/11).
Tallied 13 points (3-for-3 from long range) and a career-high seven assists in a home win over Harvard (12/22).
Totaled 14 points, five assists and three steals in the team's home win over Massachusetts (1/3).
Recorded 16 points and five assists in the win at North Carolina (1/25).
Netted a career-high 23 points in 31 minutes of action at Wake Forest (2/8); shot 6-for-8 from three-point range.
Scored 19 points, including 9-for-10 shooting from the foul line, against Maryland in the quarterfinal round of the ACC Tournament (3/10); tallied 10 points against North Carolina in the semifinal round (3/11); hit two treys in each game.
Scored in double figures in each of the Eagles' first two NCAA Tournament contests; notched 11 points (8-for-8 FTs and one trey) against Pacific (3/16), then totaled 14 points (four treys - three in the second half) against Montana (3/18).
HIGH SCHOOL
Averaged 27.0 points, 6.2 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game as a senior at L.C. Bird High School.
Earned 2004-05 Associated Press (Virginia) Co-Player of the Year honors; was named (Richmond) Times-Dispatch Player of the Year.
Captured AAA All-State honors from the Virginia High School Coaches Association in both his junior and senior seasons.
Was also a two-time All-Metro first-team selection
Led the 2004-05 Skyhawks to a school-record 29 wins and their first Central Region title.
Led Bird in scoring each of his four seasons; averaged 22.3 points per game in 2003-04.
Played for head coach Randy Cave (R.I.P).
Earned All-Tournament honors at the (May) 2005 Tournament of Champions (in North Carolina).
PERSONAL
Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences.
Tyrese is the son of Allison Rice.
Born on May 15, 1987.
CAREER HIGHS
Points: 32 vs. Miami (3-9-07)
Rebounds: 6 vs. Clemson (2-24-07)
Assists: 13 vs. Hartford (1-31-07)
Steals: 5 vs. Northeastern (12-31-06)
FGM: 10 - twice
3PFGM: 6 - twice
FTM: 9 - four times
Minutes: 45 - twice
