Prior to ETSU
Comes to ETSU after playing two seasons at William & Mary where he played in 55 games with 34 starts for the Tribe ... The Columbia, S.C. native averaged 6.0 points, 2.4 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 20.5 minutes during his two seasons at William & Mary.
As a freshman, Rice – who was named to the CAA All-Rookie Team – averaged 7.5 points, 3.6 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 27.1 minutes per game ... Started 30 of his 31 games in 2021-22 where he ranked second on the team in 3-pointers made (35) and third in steals (30) and minutes played (841) ... Dished out 112 assists, which ranked second all-time among William & Mary freshmen and 14th nationally among first-year players in assists per game ... Ranked fourth in the CAA in assists per game and ninth in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.2) ... Finished with nine assists against Wake Forest (collegiate debut), marking the most assists for a Tribe player in their debut ... Totaled 11 double figure scoring games and 11 games with at least five assists as freshman ... Had a pair of 16-point scoring games – one at Navy and the other against Old Dominion – while he dished out a career-high 10 assists at Hofstra where he also scored seven points and pulled down five rebounds
As a sophomore, played in 24 games (four starts), averaging 11.9 minutes per game ... Scored 11 points on 2-of-4 from beyond the arc and 5-of-5 at the free throw line in the second round of the CAA Tournament win over Elon ... Earlier in the season, he added a season-high 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting versus UNC Wilmington, while a week later he led the Tribe in scoring with 13 points and netting three 3-pointers at Elon ... Following the 2022-23 season, Rice was named to the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll.
Was an 85 percent free throw shooter in 2022-23 and hit on 83 percent at the charity stripe in his two seasons at William & Mary.
Prep
Played high school basketball at Ridge View where he was rated as one of the top 10 players in the state of South Carolina throughout his career ... Led Ridge View to three straight 4A state championship titles and was named 2020 MVP after finishing with 23 points, four rebounds and four assists in the 69-59 win over Myrtle Beach in the title game ... In 2021, was named Class 5A all-state, while he averaged 11 points, four rebounds and four assist per game as a junior ... Played AAU ball for Team Loaded NC, which was ranked No. 13 nationally.
Personal
His father, Andrae, played wide receiver at Fayetteville State University ... His brother, Kaiden, played basketball at The Citadel and Georgetown.
