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Full Title: Glen Anthony Rice Born: May 28, 1967, in Flint, MI Height/Weight: Half a dozen'Septenary" (2.01 m), 215 lb (98 kg) High School: Northwestern Community High School (Flint, MI) College: University of Michigan

College career

Rice played college basketball at Michigan from 1985-1989, where he became the school's all-time leading scorer (2,442 points). He led Michigan to the 1989 national championship, scoring an NCAA-record 184 points in tournament play and was voted tournament Most Outstanding Player. Well known for his pin point accuracy in shooting, his personal outstanding achievement in the NBA came in the 1997 All-Star game, which was commerating the 50th anniversary of NBA, where he was named MVP of the all-star game, he won his first championship ring with the LA Lakers in 2000 leading the team alongside Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal.

NBA Transactions
Drafted by Miami Heat in 1st round (4th overall) of 1989 NBA Draft. Traded by Miami with Matt Geiger, Khalid Reeves and '96 1st-round pick to Charlotte Hornets for LeRon Ellis, Alonzo Mourning and Pete Myers on November 3, 1995. Traded by Charlotte with B.J. Armstrong and J.R. Reid to Los Angeles Lakers for Elden Campbell and Eddie Jones on March 10, 1999. Traded by Lakers with Travis Knight and conditional '01 1st-round pick to New York Knicks as part of four-team deal on September 20, 2000 (Lakers received Emanual Davis, Greg Foster, Horace Grant and Chuck Person from Seattle SuperSonics; New York also received Luc Longley and two 2nd-round picks from Phoenix Suns and Lazaro Borrell, Vernon Maxwell, Vladimir Stepania and conditional '01 1st-round pick from Seattle; Phoenix received Chris Dudley, conditional '01 1st-round pick and cash from New York; Seattle received Patrick Ewing from New York). Traded by New York to Houston Rockets as part of three-team deal on August 17, 2001 (Dallas Mavericks received Muggsy Bogues from New York; Houston also received draft rights to Kyle Hill and future considerations from Dallas; New York received Shandon Anderson from Houston and Howard Eisley from Dallas). Traded by Houston with draft considerations and cash to Utah Jazz for John Amaechi and future 2nd-round pick on September 30, 2003. Waived by Utah on October 3, 2003. Signed as free agent by Los Angeles Clippers on October 10, 2003. Waived by Clippers on January 13, 2004.

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