Glen Rice won both an NCAA championship and NBA championship during his collegiate and professional career.
25 Facts About Glen Rice
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In recent years, Glen Rice has taken up mixed martial arts fight promotion as owner of G-Force Fights based in Miami, Florida.
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Glen Rice played college basketball for the University of Michigan Wolverines for four seasons, a starter for three of those seasons.
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Glen Rice became the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,442 points.
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Glen Rice led Michigan to the 1989 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship, scoring an NCAA-record 184 points in tournament play, a record that still stands.
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Glen Rice made the cover of Sports Illustrated on April 10,1989.
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Glen Rice continues to rank among Michigan's all-time leaders in several statistical categories, including:.
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Glen Rice led the team in scoring with 21.6 points a game and led his team in three-point field goals and three-point shooting percentage.
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Glen Rice was named to play in the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, but the Hornets failed to make the playoffs.
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Glen Rice averaged 26.8 points a game during the season, placing him third in the league in scoring while leading the league in three-point shooting and minutes played.
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Glen Rice's play earned him his second straight All-Star Game election, and at the 1997 NBA All-Star Game set an individual All-Star game records of 20 points in the third quarter and 24 points in the second half to finish with 26 points for the game.
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Glen Rice's performance is listed on the NBA's 57 Memorable All-Star Moments.
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Glen Rice's performance helped the Eastern Conference win the game, and earned him the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award.
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In 1999, Glen Rice was again traded in exchange for fan favorite, Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell.
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The trade did not immediately sit well with Laker fans but Glen Rice was considered the last piece of the puzzle for the Lakers to return to the NBA Finals.
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Glen Rice was leaving a Hornets team in turmoil with many players demanding trades coming out of a 4-month lockout.
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Coach Cowens had resigned, Anthony Mason was out for the year, Glen Rice was coming back from an elbow injury that he needed to have surgery on, and the owner was in legal trouble.
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The Lakers were swept by the San Antonio Spurs in the 1999 Playoffs, but Glen Rice averaged 18 points per game.
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Glen Rice started in 80 games and averaged 15.9 points as the team's third option with 84 three-point shots to lead the Lakers.
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In New York, Glen Rice would take on a sixth-man role on the team and provide the Knicks with well-needed support off the bench.
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Glen Rice made 25 starts, averaging 14.2 points and 5.2 rebounds in those games and led the Knicks in scoring 9 times.
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In Houston, Glen Rice joined a young team featuring Steve Francis and Cuttino Mobley and was initially excited about returning to a starting role after being relegated to more of a third-option with both the Lakers and Knicks.
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Glen Rice admits to an alleged affair with Sarah Palin that is claimed to have taken place in 1987.
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On January 11,2008, Glen Rice was arrested in Miami on suspicion of felony battery.
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Glen Rice surrendered to police and was released after posting $5,000 bond.