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Glen Rice, the most prolific scorer in Big Ten history while at the University of Michigan, has been an outstanding scorer in the NBA as well, first for the Miami Heat, then the Charlotte Hornets and now the Los Angeles Lakers. He averaged a career-high 26.8 ppg for the Hornets in 1996-97, when he finished third in the league scoring race, was the MVP of the NBA All-Star Game and was voted to the All-NBA Second Team. In 1997-98 he ranked among the league leaders in scoring, free throw percentage, three-point shooting and minutes played, this time making the All-NBA Third Team. He was traded to the Lakers midway through the 1998-99 season after recovering from elbow surgery and averaged 17.5 ppg, third on the team behind Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant.
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. The Miami Heat, having just posted an expansion-season record of 15-67, nabbed Rice in the first round (fourth pick overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft. The rookie promptly became Miami's top-scoring forward at 13.6 points per game. With the fourth-highest average among NBA first-year players, Rice made the All-Rookie Second Team. Rice quickly became Miami's main weapon.

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