Rice Named First-Team All-District

Feb. 28, 2003

Coral Gables, FL (hurricanesports.com) – University of Miami junior forward Darius Rice (Jackson, MS) was named first-team All-District 6 for the second consecutive season by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.

Rice, who joins Tim James (1998, 1999) as the only Hurricanes to earn first-team All-District honors in consecutive seasons, is averaging a team-high 19.1 points along with 6.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He has scored in double-figures in 23 of 24 games this season and leads the team with eight games of 20-or-more points.

He currently ranks among the BIG EAST Conference leaders in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, three-point field goal percentage and three-point field goals made.

Rice, who was a second-team All-District selection as a freshman, joins UM legend Rick Barry (1963, 1964, 1965) as the only Miami basketball players to earn All-District honors in three straight seasons.

The selection of Rice marks the sixth consecutive season the Hurricanes have had at least one All-District selection.

NABC All-District 6First-TeamMatt Bonner (Florida)Erwin Dudley (Alabama)Jarvis Hayes (Georgia)DARIUS RICE (Miami, FL)Mario Austin (Mississippi State)