King Rice

Rice is a native of Binghamton, New York, where he attended Binghamton High School from 1983-1987, and helped lead the basketball team to its only two and back to back New York State Championships, as a point guard in 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons,[2] Southern Tier Athletic Conference (STAC) Championship and New York State Section IV Championships the last three years.[3] Rice was also the starting tailback on Binghamton high school's only state championship football team in 1985. Binghamton finished 4th in the USA Today high school basketball ranking in 1985-1986, while the football team finished 17th that same year. Rice received both local and state honors as a starter on both of those teams.

In 1986, he earned the honor of being named Parade All-American 4th Team. In 1987, he was named Parade All-American 2nd Team, New York Mr. Basketball,[4] as well as being named a McDonald's High School All-American.[5]

Rice played point guard with the University of North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team under coach Dean Smith from the 1987-88 season until the 1990-91 season. He played in 140 games finishing his career with 629 assists, which placed him at 3rd most all time for the Tar Heels, and 11th all-time for the Atlantic Coast Conference. These teams made it to the NCAA Tournament Elite 8 in 1988 and the Sweet 16 in 1989 and 1990. In the 1990-91 season, holding the title of Co-Team Captain along with Pete Chilcutt and Rick Fox, he helped the Tar Heels to a record of 29-6, reaching the 1991 NCAA Men's Final Four. He was a part of the 1989 and 1991 ACC Tournament Championship Teams. After his college basketball career, he went on to earn his bachelor's degree in Communications in 1992.[5]

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