Rice Named First-Team All-District 6

Feb. 19, 2004

Coral Gables, Fla. (hurricanesports.com) – Miami senior forward Darius Rice was named first-team All-District 6 by the National Association of Basketball Coaches for the third consecutive season. Rice, who was also named to the first-team as a sophomore and junior, currently leads the Hurricanes in scoring (16.7) and rebounding (6.3). He is the first player in UM history to be name first-team All-District three times.

Rice, who is joined on the first-team by Lawrence Roberts (Mississippi State), Anthony Roberson (Florida), Tim Pickett (Florida State), and Justin Reed (Mississippi), is the first UM men’s basketball player to be named first-team All-District three times.

NABC All-District 6 First-TeamDarius Rice, MIAMILawrence Roberts, Mississippi StateAnthony Roberson, FloridaTim Pickett, Florida StateJustin Reed, MississippiNABC All-District 6 Second-TeamTimmy Bowers, Mississippi StateDavid Lee, FloridaMorris Finley, Alabama-BirminghamMarco Killingsworth, AuburnKennedy Winston, Alabama