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.

Quick Facts

Born: 28 May 1967
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Arkansas, U.S.
High school: Flint Northwestern (Flint, Michigan)
College: Michigan (1985–1989)
Draft round: 1
Draft pick: 4
Drafted by: Miami Heat
Career number: 41

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.

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 the previous record of 19 points in a quarter set by Hal Greer in 1962.