Glen Rice
Three-time All-Star and 2000 NBA champion who led Miami to its first playoff win.
Glen Anthony Rice Sr. (born May 28, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). As a small forward, Rice was a three-time NBA All-Star and made 1,559 three-point field goals during his 15-year career. Rice played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines, and was selected by the Miami Heat with the fourth overall pick in the 1989 NBA draft. He won an NCAA championship in 1989 and an NBA championship in 2000. In recent years, Rice has taken up mixed martial arts fight promotion as owner of G-Force Fights based in Miami, Florida, and is an NBA scout and team ambassador for the Miami Heat. He is the father of Glen Rice Jr.
- Role
- Small Forward
- Tenure with Miami Heat
- 1989–1995
- Franchise Records Held (at time of depar
- All-time leading scorer (at that time), All-time leader in three-pointers made
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Lore & Background
Rice led the Heat to their first-ever playoff game win against the Atlanta Hawks in the 1993–94 season, but the Heat lost the series 3 games to 2.
In Their Own Story
The atmosphere inside Miami's arena shifted from novelty to anticipation as Rice settled into his role as the franchise cornerstone. By the 1994–95 season, he was averaging 22.3 points and making 185 three-point shots, ranking sixth in the league. The defining moment of his tenure arrived during a nationally televised matchup against the Orlando Magic. Facing Shaquille O'Neal, Rice unleashed a scoring barrage that culminated in a career-high 56 points on 20-of-27 shooting from the floor, including 7 three-pointers. It was an NBA season-high for that year. Earlier that same winter at the Phoenix All-Star Game, he proved his range by winning the Long Distance Shootout over Reggie Miller. Despite these individual triumphs and a return to the playoffs with a first-round victory against Atlanta, the Heat missed the postseason in 1995, leading to a trade days before the start of the next season that sent him to Charlotte for Alonzo Mourning.
Reader's Guide
Rice averaged 21.1 points a game in the 1993–94 season and led the Heat back into the playoffs. The Heat won their first-ever playoff game against the Atlanta Hawks, but were unable to win the hard-fought first-round series, with the Hawks prevailing 3 games to 2.
Did You Know?
- Rice scored a career-high 56 points in a nationally televised game against the Orlando Magic during the 1994–95 season.
- Rice won the NBA All-Star Long Distance Shootout at the 1995 All-Star game, edging out Reggie Miller.
- Rice set an All-Star Game record with 20 points in the third quarter of the 1997 game, breaking Hal Greer's record.
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