Darius Rice

Darius Rice
Free agent
Position	Power forward
Personal information
Born	October 16, 1982 (age 42); Jackson, Mississippi
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	222 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school	Lanier (Jackson, Mississippi)
College	Miami (Florida) (2000–2004)
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2005	Florida Flame
2005–2006	Gary Steelheads
2006	Marinos de Anzoátegui
2006	Polpak Świecie
2006–2007	Jilin Northeast Tigers
2007	Dakota Wizards
2007–2008	Purefoods Star Hotshots
2008	Gigantes de Carolina
2009	Atlético Atenas Montevideo
2009–2010	Szolnoki Olaj
2010	Capitanes de Arecibo
2010–2011	An Nahl Sharjah
2011	Atléticos de San Germán
2011–2012	Al Manama
2012–2013	Texas Legends
2013–2014	Hitachi SunRockers
2014	Maccabi Ashdod
2015	Karpoš Sokoli
2016	Al-Ahli
2016	Al-Fateh
2016	NS Matrix
2016	Austin Spurs
2017	Mineros de Zacatecas
2018	Al-Karkh SC
2019	Plaza Fernando Valerio
Career highlights and awards
	NBA Development League champion (2007); Third-team Parade All-American (2000);

Darius Lashaun Rice (born October 16, 1982) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Miami. He is the nephew of former professional football player, Jerry Rice.^[1]

College career

Rice played college basketball at the University of Miami.

College statistics


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2000-01	Miami	29	29	30.7	.398	.339	.720	4.9	1.0	1.0	0.5	14.1
2001-02	Miami	32	31	32.8	.383	.365	.800	5.9	1.7	1.2	0.7	14.9
2002-03	Miami	27	25	33.4	.426	.364	.763	5.8	1.2	1.4	0.8	18.8
2003-04	Miami	28	27	31.5	.407	.306	.802	6.4	0.9	0.8	0.7	16.9
Career		116	112	32.1	.403	.344	.776	5.7	1.2	1.1	0.6	16.0

Professional career

Not being drafted by any NBA team and being unknown in Europe, Rice signed for the 2004–05 season with the NBA Development League club Florida Flame. During his career, Rice played in Venezuela, Poland, China, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Hungary, Bahrain, Japan, Israel and Macedonia.

During his time with Dakota, he became part of NBA D-League history. On April 29, 2007, the Wizards faced the Colorado 14ers for the championship at the Bismarck Civic Center in Bismarck, North Dakota. Coming off the bench, Rice scored 52 points, with one of his eleven three-point field goals coming with 4.5 seconds in regulation to force overtime. He set a record for most points in a D-League championship game and most three-point field goals, and the Wizards won 129–121 in overtime to win the championship.^[2]

On December 28, 2014, Rice signed with the Macedonian team KK Karpoš Sokoli.

On October 29, 2016, Rice was acquired by the Austin Spurs.^[3] However, he was waived on November 11.^[4]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA D-League

Regular season


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2004–05	Florida	42	38	29.9	.402	.175	.867	4.2	2.0	0.7	0.4	10.5
2006–07	Dakota	18	0	25.5	.445	.381	.800	4.3	1.4	0.6	0.3	13.7
2012–13	Texas	25	25	30.9	.384	.350	.731	6.9	1.3	1.1	0.6	15.6
Career		85	63	29.2	.404	.340	.816	5.0	1.6	0.8	0.4	12.7

References

^ "Darius Rice Named Head Coach of the HBCU Movement – Thenblus". Archived from the original on January 25, 2022.
^ "NBA Development League: Rice Sparks Wizards to Overtime Win for D-League Championship". www.nba.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
^ "AUSTIN SPURS ANNOUNCE 2016 RETURNING PLAYERS AND TRAINING CAMP INVITEES". NBA.com. October 29, 2016. Archived from the original on January 14, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
^ "Austin Spurs Announce 2016-17 Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 10, 2016. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.

External links

[1] Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine at draftexpress.com
[2] at espn.go.com
[3] at hurricanesports.com
[4] at basketball-reference.com
[5] at basketball.eurobasket.com
[6]^{[permanent dead link‍]} at telegraf.mk

[1] "Darius Rice Named Head Coach of the HBCU Movement – Thenblus". Archived from the original on January 25, 2022.

[2] "NBA Development League: Rice Sparks Wizards to Overtime Win for D-League Championship". www.nba.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

[3] "AUSTIN SPURS ANNOUNCE 2016 RETURNING PLAYERS AND TRAINING CAMP INVITEES". NBA.com. October 29, 2016. Archived from the original on January 14, 2017. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

[4] "Austin Spurs Announce 2016-17 Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. November 10, 2016. Archived from the original on November 12, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.

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