#41 Glen Rice, Jr.

Career Notes

Dismissed from the Tech team following the 2011-12 season … Wing player who was characterized as a “point-forward” … Excellent feel for the game learned from being around the game and his ultra-successful father from an early age … Good court vision and an improving jump shot … Long arms allowed him to get his hands on lots of balls defensively for steals and blocks … Often posted numbers in every column of the stat sheet, and was able to score in a variety of ways … Earned a spot on the ACC All-Academic team for 2010.

2011-12 – Game-by-Game Statistics

Suspended for the last 6 games of the season … Also sat out the FSU game on F1 with a sprained right toe (turf toe) … Scored in double digits each of the 3 games in between (12.7 ppg, 8.0 rpg )… Versatile wing player capable of putting up numbers in every column of the stat sheet during a game … Averaging 13.7 ppg in ACC games, and 6.6 rpg … Matched career high with 28 pts vs. Duke, followed with 22 at NC State in Tech’s 1st 2 ACC games this year … Single-handedly gave Tech a chance to win at Clemson, scoring 15 straight points in the final 4 minutes to help reduce a 16-point deficit to 2 … Ranked 15th in the ACC in scoring and 13th in rebounding for all games at the time of his suspension … Reached double figures in points in 15 of his 21 games this season … Played a lot of minutes at point guard since late December, first in the absence of Pierre Jordan, but has continued to serve in that role since Jordan returned … Has led Tech in scoring 6 times off the bench this year … Had 3 double-doubles this season (Tulane, Alabama A&M, Mercer), 6 for his career. Narrowly missed another vs. Miami (13 pts/9 reb) … Ranks 18th at Tech in career 3s (100).

2010-11 – Game-by-Game Statistics

Tech’s 2nd-leading scorer, rebounder and assist man, also 2nd in steals … Ranked 17th in the ACC in scoring, 19th in rebounding, 6th in steals … Came off the bench in Tech’s last 5 games … Averaged 12.4 ppg and 5.8 rpg vs. the ACC, hitting 30.9 pct. of his 3-point shots … Led team in 3s made and taken in ACC games.

Scored 20 or more 6 times, including 4 times in ACC games – career-high 28 at Miami, 24 vs. FSU, 27 vs. Chattanooga in the last month … Key player in Tech’s win against Richmond, in which he scored nine points and had 3 assists in lifting Tech to a 13-point win … Matched his career-high with 4 3s each against North Carolina and Wake Forest … Posted 3 double-doubles – Maryland (16 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists), Georgia (14 pts/11 reb/5 ast) and UTEP (19/11/5 ast).

Best games occurred when he was able to get to the FT line (7-9 vs. UTEP, 5-6 vs. Richmond, 8-10 vs. Mercer, 5-7 combined vs. North Carolina and Wake Forest, 4-6 vs. Maryland, 8-10 vs. Miami, 8-10 vs. Chattanooga) … Had more than twice as many FT made and attempted than in his freshman year.

2009-10 – Game-by-Game Statistics

Very active and heady player off the bench who made his presence felt in various ways on both ends of the court … Also succeeded in the classroom, earning a spot on the ACC All-Academic team for 2010. … Started Tech’s last 11 games, averaging 7.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals in those games.

Scored a career-high 17 points at Clemson on Mar. 2, matching his high for rebounds (8) and dishing four assists with no turnovers in a career-high 33 minutes … Missed only one game (Georgia), averaging more than 18 minutes a game overall … Averaged more than 20 in ACC games.

Able to score in a variety of ways, and was a threat at times from long range, hitting 46.7 percent of his threes, 43.8 vs. the ACC in the regular season, 5-for-11 percent in the post-season … Scored in double digits in five games after the end of January (six for the season), including a career-high 17 points at Clemson on Mar. 2 … Averaged 6.3 points and shooting 43.8 percent from three-point range in ACC games.

Became the third different Tech reserve to lead the Jackets in scoring when he netted 15 against Kentucky State on Jan. 30 (6-for-6 FG, 3-for-3 on threes, three assists, four rebounds) … First exhibited his famous father’s shooting touch in back-to-back wins over Chattanooga and Arkansas-Pine Bluff, hitting 5-of-7 threes … Sparkled for Tech in his collegiate debut, scoring seven points with seven rebounds (five offensive) with two steals in 13 minutes against Florida A&M.

High School

All-state guard who played four years at Walton High School in Marietta, Ga., for coach Joe Goydish, serving as team captain two years … He finished his career as the Raiders’ all-time leader in points (1,783) and assists (353) … Led team to a state title in 2009 and was named to the all-state team … Averaged 21.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game, while also recording 2.1 blocks and 3.1 steals per contest … Following his senior year, played for the South team in the Academic All-American Classic in Ontario … Averaged 25.6 points and 6.4 rebounds a game as a junior, earning Cobb County Player of the Year honors by the Marietta Daily Journal and third-team all-state by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution … Ranked as high as No. 48 in the nation by Rivals, No. 10 among shooting guards.

Personal

Full name is Glen Anthony Rice, Jr. … Born January 1, 1991, in Miami, Fla. … Son of Glen Rice and Tracey Starwood … His father became the all-time leading scorer at Michigan who went on to play 15 years in the NBA … Helped Michigan win a national championship in 1989, and the Los Angeles Lakers win an NBA title in 2000 … Began playing basketball at age 9 at the suggestion of his football coach … Chose Tech because it is close to home, is in the ACC and the academic programs … Majoring in Management.