Metros de Santiago | |
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Position | Shooting guard |
League | LNB |
Personal information | |
Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. | December 28, 1998
Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
Listed weight | 180 lb (82 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Thurgood Marshall (Missouri City, Texas) |
College |
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NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
Playing career | 2023–present |
Career history | |
2023–2024 | Austin Spurs |
2024–present | Metros de Santiago |
Career highlights and awards | |
Sir'Jabari Prince Rice (born December 28, 1998) is an American basketball player for the Metros de Santiago of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto (LNB). He played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns and New Mexico State Aggies.
Rice grew up playing football and did not play organized basketball until his sophomore year in high school. He attended Thurgood Marshall High School in Missouri City, Texas, joining the varsity basketball team in his junior season, after a year at the junior varsity level. As a senior, Rice helped his team reach the Class 5A state title game. [1] He committed to play college basketball for New Mexico State, with UMass being the only other program to offer him a scholarship. [2]
Rice redshirted his first season with New Mexico State to build strength and improve his diet and skills. [2] After coming off the bench as a freshman, he averaged 12.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game and was named first-team All-Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in his sophomore season. [3] As a junior, Rice averaged 13.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, earning second-team All-WAC honors. In his senior season, he averaged 11.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game, repeating as a second-team All-WAC selection. [4] Rice transferred to Texas as a graduate student. He was one of the team's key players despite mostly coming off the bench, and was named third-team All-Big 12 and Big 12 Sixth Man of the Year. [5]
After going undrafted in the 2023 NBA draft, Rice signed a two-way contract with the San Antonio Spurs on July 5, 2023. [6] However, he was waived on December 14, after playing four games with the Austin Spurs. [7] Two days later, he re-joined Austin. [8]
On June 10, 2024, Rice signed with the Metros de Santiago of the Liga Nacional de Baloncesto. [9]
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