2002-2003:
Averaged 9.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 62 games, starting 26 times ... ranked 16th in the NBA with a three-point percentage of .398 ... made
44.3 percent of his three-point attempts after the All-Star break ... ranked second on the Rockets with 101 three-pointers made ... led Houston in points
twice, rebounds twice and assists once ... scored in double figures 28 times, reaching 20 points three times ... scored a season-high 25 points vs. the L.A. Clippers on Mar. 12 ... made a season-high seven 3-pointers on eight attempts en route to 23 points on Feb. 19 at Phoenix ... became the 48th player in NBA history to score 18,000 career points on Feb. 18 at the Lakers ... moved into third place for most three-pointers made in NBA history on Mar. 23 vs. Sacramento ... set season highs with eight rebounds on Dec. 16 at Miami and five assists on Dec. 6 at New Orleans ... on the injured list from Jan. 13-Feb. 18 with a left shoulder strain.
2001-2002:
Averaged 8.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in 20 starts ... scored a season-high 20 points at New York on Dec. 3 ... scored in double figures seven times … led Houston in points once and rebounds once … suffered a partial tear in his right patellar tendon on Dec. 6 vs. Washington … placed on the injured list on Dec. 18 … underwent corrective knee surgery on Jan. 8.
2000-2001:
Averaged 12.0 points and 4.1 rebounds in 72 games with New York ... made
25 starts, averaging 14.2 points and 5.2 rebounds in those games ...
ranked third on the Knicks in points behind Allan Houston and Latrell
Sprewell ... reached double figures in scoring 42 times and 20 points 13
times ... collected three double-doubles ... set season highs with 32
points and 14 rebounds vs. Milwaukee on Dec. 17 ... tied his season-best
scoring output and set a season high with six 3-pointers vs. Boston on
Dec. 21 ... led New York in scoring nine times and rebounding five times.
1999-2000:
Tallied 28 points and 9 boards in a 106-103 OT win over Seattle on 4/10...Scored 28 points in a 100-89 win at Miami on 3/20...Recorded 23 points and 10 rebounds in a 93-80 win over Miami on 3/5...Notched 26 points in a 107-99 OT win in Orlando on 2/18...Netted 20 points in a 113-67 win over Utah on 2/4...Drained 25 points in a 99-93 win over San Antonio on 12/25...Posted 24 points (8-8 FT) in a 117-100 win over Orlando on 12/5...Tallied 29 points and 7 rebounds in a 111-102 loss to Toronto on 11/21...Totaled a team-high 24 points and grabbed 7 rebounds in an 89-88 victory in Houston on 11/10...Scored a game-high 28 points (8-13 FG, 5-6 3-PT FG) and grabbed 6 rebounds in a 91-84 victory in Utah on 11/2
1998-1999:
Led the Lakers in free-throw percentage (.856, 14th in the NBA), three-pointers made (53) and attempted (135) and three-point percentage (.393)...Recorded a game-high 40 points (14-20 FG, 8-10 3FG, 4-4 FT), 5 rebounds and 3 assists in a 101-88 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on 5/5...Registered a game-high 25 points (3-6 3FG), 5 assists and 3 rebounds in a 96-89 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves 4/9...Hit the game-winning 17-foot jumper with 7.1 seconds left, posting a team-high 23 points (3-6 3FG) and 3 rebounds, in a 91-90 win over the Phoenix Suns on 4/2...Scored his 15,000th career point, totaling 13 points (3-4 3FG) and 5 rebounds, in a 113-104 win over the Orlando Magic on 3/21...Recorded 24 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists against the Cleveland Cavaliers on 3/18...Registered 22 points and 4 rebounds, in his first start for the Lakers, in a 109-101 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on 3/16...Made his Lakers debut, scoring a game-high 21 points, in an 89-74 victory over the Golden State Warriors on 3/12...Traded by the Hornets with B.J. Armstrong and J.R. Reid to the Los Angeles Lakers for Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell on 3/10...On the injured list from 2/4 to 3/10 after undergoing offseason surgery to have loose particles removed from his right elbow
1997-1998:
Named to the 1997-98 All-NBA Third Team...Recorded a team-high 29 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists against the New Jersey Nets on 4/6...Scored 14 of his game-high 27 points in the fourth quarter, adding 5 rebounds and 3 assists, in a 94-80 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on 3/26...Totaled a game-high 31 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in a 109-100 victory over the New Jersey Nets on 3/8...Posted 23 points and a season-high 12 rebounds in a 111-98 victory over the L.A. Clippers on 2/21...Registered a game-high 31 points and 7 rebounds against the Golden State Warriors on 2/18...Recorded a game-high 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists against the Utah Jazz on 2/16...Totaled a game-high 40 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds in a 103-96 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on 2/13...Scored 16 points (4-6 3FG) in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in New York...Competed in the AT&T Shootout and the inaugural Nestle Crunch All-Star 2ball, with Andrea Stinson of the Charlotte Sting, on All-Star Saturday...Matched his season-high with 42 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in a 120-113 double-overtime win over the Phoenix Suns on 1/27...Posted a game-high 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in a 94-92 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on 1/24...Registered a game-high 38 points, hitting 7-of-9 three-pointers, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in a 109-88 win over the Toronto Raptors on 1/19...Recorded a season-high 42 points (14-23 FG, 4-5 3FG, 10-11 FT) and 3 assists in a 99-88 overtime win over the Miami Heat on 1/2...Totaled a game-high 29 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists against the Orlando Magic on 12/27...Named NBA Player of the Week for the week ending 12/14, averaging 25.3 ppg, 6.5 rpg and 3.5 apg to lead the Hornets to a 4-0 week...Posted game-highs of 32 points (5-8 3FG) and 9 rebounds and added 3 assists in an 85-84 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on 12/13...Registered a game-high 36 points (12-18 FG), 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in a 130-96 win over the L.A. Clippers on 11/15...Recorded a game-high 30 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals in an 89-82 victory over the Indiana Pacers on 11/8...Totaled a game-high 28 points, adding 7 rebounds and 3 assists, in a 110-103 win over the Dallas Mavericks on 11/5...Posted a game-high 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in a 112-99 victory over the Miami Heat on 11/3
1996-1997:
Rice moved into the ranks of the NBA's elite in 1996-97, finishing third in the league scoring race behind Michael Jordan and Karl Malone with a career-high and franchise-record 26.8 ppg. He also led the NBA in three-point shooting, posting a .470 mark on 207-for-440, and logged more minutes than any other player in the league, 3,362. His 42.6 mpg were second only to teammate Anthony Mason's 43.1 average. Rice gained global attention at the All-Star Weekend in Cleveland, where he scored 26 points in 25 minutes to gain MVP honors and set All-Star records with 20 points in the third quarter and 24 in the second half. He also finished third in the Long Distance Shooting contest. He scored 20 points or more 64 times, 30 or more 25 times and 40 or more seven times, including a franchise-record 48 points in a 122-121 overtime win over Boston on March 6. He scored 30 points or more in five consecutive games during January, a franchise record. Rice, who ranked 11th in the NBA in free throw shooting at .867, was twice named NBA Player of the Week, was the Player of the Month for February and was voted to the All-NBA Second Team following the season. Rice averaged 27.7 ppg in three playoff outings against New York, the third-highest mark of the postseason (behind Michael Jordan and Tim Hardaway). He scored a playoff career-high 39 points against the Knicks in Game 2.
1995-1996:
Rice led the Hornets and ranked 12th in the NBA in scoring at 21.6 points per game, the third year in a row and the fourth time in his career he has averaged 21 ppg or more. He also ranked second on the team in minutes played at 39.8 per game, seventh in the NBA, and was third on the club with 4.8 rebounds and 1.15 steals per game. He shot .471 from the field including .424 from three-point range, the latter ranking 14th in the NBA. Rice topped the Hornets with 171 three-pointers made, and his 403 attempts were second behind Dell Curry's 406. Rice, the key player acquired by Charlotte in the Nov. 3 deal that sent Alonzo Mourning to Miami, scored 20 or more points 47 times and had 30 or more points 12 times, including three consecutive games during December and a season-high 38 points at Washington on Nov. 8. He led or shared the team lead in scoring 33 times and set a team record by hitting at least one three-pointer in 32 straight games from Nov. 4 to Jan. 11. Selected for the All-Star Game for the first time, Rice scored seven points in 15 minutes. The defending champion in the three-point contest, he scored 17 points in the first round but came up one short of advancing to the semifinals.
1994-1995:
The Miami Heat may have struggled as a team in 1994-95, posting a 30-52 record and missing the playoffs, but Rice had a marvelous season. The only player on the club to play in all 82 games, the sixth-year player finished ninth in the league in scoring with a career-high average of 22.3 points per game. He finished 15th in the NBA in free-throw percentage at .855 and 16th in three-point field-goal percentage at .410. He scored 30 or more points in a game 18 times. Along the way, Rice established a number of franchise records. His total of 1,831 points broke his old mark of 1,765, and he became the team's all-time leader in games played (478) and games started (461). He also set franchise single-season records for three-point field goals attempted (451) and three-pointers made (185). Rice had his moments in the national spotlight as well. For the first time in his career, he won the Long Distance Shootout at NBA All-Star Weekend. Even more impressive was a 56-point performance against the Orlando Magic in a nationally televised game on April 15. In that game he went 20-for-27 from the field, including 7-of-8 from long range, and hit 9 of 10 free throws. Not only was it a career high and the first 50-point game in Miami franchise history, but it was also the most prolific single-game offensive performance in the NBA in 1994-95.
1993-1994:N
As the Miami Heat's scoring leader for a third consecutive season, Rice ranked 10th in the NBA with 21.1 points per game. He shot .467 from the floor and .880 from the free-throw line (sixth in the league), carrying Miami to the best record in franchise history (42-40). He also hit on 132 of his 346 three-point attempts. The team's all-time leading scorer with 7,417 points, Rice topped the 20-point mark 45 times and the 30-point plateau 13 times in 1993-94. His club-record string of 174 consecutive games played was snapped on April 2 at New York when he was sidelined with the flu. For only the second time in its six-year history Miami qualified for the postseason. In an opening-round series in which Rice averaged 13.0 points, the Heat fell to the Atlanta Hawks, three games to two.
1992-1993:
Rice led Miami in scoring (19.0 ppg) for a second straight year and played in all 82 games for the first time in his career. He was fourth in the league in three-pointers made, with 148, and third in three-pointers attempted, with 386. He also averaged 5.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.12 steals. On November 20 Rice played a franchise-record 59 minutes (and scored 35 points) in Miami's triple-overtime loss to Philadelphia. He scored a season-high 45 points against Atlanta on February 3 and two days later set a team record for points in one quarter, with 18 in the first period of a game against New York. He also grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds against Indiana on November 25.
1991-1992:
Rice took his game to a higher level, averaging 22.3 points and 5.0 rebounds to help propel Miami to its first-ever playoff berth. His scoring average was 10th highest in the league. Not only did his 1,765 points set a franchise record for one season, but Rice demolished his own team three-point records by sinking 155 of 396 tries. He ranked second in the NBA in three-pointers made, third in three-pointers attempted, and 15th in three-point percentage, at .391. Rice scored a career-high and franchise-record 46 points against Orlando on April 11. He was named NBA Player of the Month for April after averaging 25.6 points for the month. He scored more than 20 points 52 times and at least 30 points 19 times. Despite splitting the toenail on his right big toe on the eve of the 1992 NBA Playoffs, Rice averaged 19.0 points during Chicago's three-game sweep of the Heat in the first round.
1990-1991:
Rice improved his scoring (17.4 ppg), rebounding (4.9 rpg), field-goal percentage (.461), three-point percentage (.386), and free-throw percentage (.818) while playing in 77 games, the same number as his rookie year. He finished second on the Heat in scoring, behind Sherman Douglas's 18.5 points per game.Rice set then franchise records for three-point field goals (71) and three-point attempts (184) in a single season, ranking ninth in the NBA with a .386 percentage from long range. He had back-to-back 30-point efforts with 37 at Orlando on February 2 and 30 at New Jersey on February 6. Rice reached 30 points on three other occasions and scored in double figures a team-high 68 times.
1989-1990:
Glen Rice headed to the NBA following a college career that, at the time, left him as the Big Ten's all-time leading scorer, with 2,442 points (a mark since broken by Indiana's Calbert Cheaney). Rice had 31 points and 11 rebounds to help Michigan nip Seton Hall in the thrilling 1989 NCAA title game. He also shattered Bill Bradley's record for most points in an NCAA Tournament by scoring 184 in six games in 1989.The Miami Heat selected Rice with the fourth overall pick in the 1989 NBA Draft. He earned a spot on the NBA All-Rookie Second Team after placing as the fourth-highest-scoring rookie with an average of 13.6 points per game. The Heat's third-leading scorer, he also averaged 4.6 rebounds in 77 games and had a season-high 28 points against Boston on April 12.
In the Playoffs:
Has averaged 16.1 points in 55 career playoff games ... stands as the NBA’s all-time leader in three-point percentage during an NBA Finals, connecting on 63.2 percent of his attempts (12-of-19) as the Lakers won the 2000 championship ... has played in the postseason in seven of his 13
seasons ... 1991: Made his playoff debut with the Heat, averaging 15.3 points and 5.8 rebounds in eight starts ... 1997: Scored
a playoff-career-high and Hornets-record 39 points vs. New York on April 26, 1997 ... 2000: Started every game for the Lakers as they won
the 2000 NBA championship ... averaged 12.4 points during the Lakers' 23-game postseason run ... overall, averaged 13.8 points and 4.0
rebounds in two seasons with the Lakers ... 2001: Averaged 12.2 points and 4.4 rebounds with New York, making his first postseason
appearances as a reserve.
COLLEGE:
A 6-8 forward who is one of the top shooters in basketball, Rice left the Wolverines as the leading scorer in Big Ten history with 2,442 points. A member of the The Sporting News All-America Second Team as a senior, he powered Michigan to the NCAA Championship in 1989 with a string of performances that ranked among the best in NCAA Tournament history, averaging 30.7 points for the tournament and eclipsing Bill Bradley's record of 184 points in the process. Rice unleashed a 31-point, 11-rebound effort against Seton Hall in the NCAA Championship Game to earn Most Outstanding Player honors for the Final Four. He also captured the Jesse Owens Award as the Big Ten Athlete of the Year for 1989.
