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03/23/2013
Illini to Face Miami Sunday in NCAA 3rd Round
Illini and Hurricanes to square off at 7:40 CT with Sweet 16 trip on the line
03/19/2013
Illinois NCAA Tournament Guide & Links
No. 7 Illini to face No. 10 Colorado in 2nd Round, March 22, in Austin
03/12/2013
Illinois Big Ten Tournament Notes & Links
No. 8 seed Illini to Face No. 9 Seed Minnesota on Thursday, March 14 at 11 am CT
03/09/2013
Game 32 Notes & Links: Illinois at #14/13 Ohio State
Illini close regular season looking for season sweep of Buckeyes
03/04/2013
Game 31 Notes & Links: Illinois at Iowa
Illini have won six of their last seven heading into Tuesday night tilt in Iowa City
10/22/2012
2012 Orange and Blue Scrimmage
Photos from Men's Basketball's Orange and Blue Scrimmage on Oct. 22, 2012, at Assembly Hall. (photos by Cary Frye)
AT ILLINOIS
Transferred to Illinois after two years at Drake ... Will sit out the upcoming season per NCAA rules and then have two years of eligibility remaining with the Illini.AT DRAKE
Played in 64 career games during two seasons at Drake, starting 62 times ... Totaled 983 points, 339 rebounds, 103 assists and 105 steals ... Second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference pick in 2012 ... Led Drake and ranked third in the MVC in scoring as a sophomore, averaging 16.8 points ... Second on the team with average of 5.8 rebounds ... Led the MVC in steals at 1.9 per game ... Scored a career-high 29 points vs. Central Arkansas on Dec. 21, 2011 ... Collected a career-high 14 rebounds vs. Wichita State on Jan. 28, 2012 ... Missouri Valley All-Freshman Team and All-Newcomer Team selection in 2011 ... Set the Drake freshman scoring record with 428 points (13.8 ppg) and also led the Bulldogs in rebounds (4.8 rpg) and steals (1.4 spg).HIGH SCHOOL
2010 Gatorade Player of the Year in Illinois ... 2010 Illinois Player of the Year by the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette ...Unanimous first-team All-State selection by the Associated Press ... Also first-team All-State by the Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, News-Gazette and Illinois Basketball Coaches Association ... Runner-up in voting for 2010 Illinois Mr. Basketball ... Averaged 23.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 2.9 steals and 1.8 assists as a senior, leading Centennial to a 31-3 record and fourth-place finish at state ... Shot 97.6 from the free throw line (163-167), nearly setting a national high school record for single-season free throw percentage ... Averaged 16.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.4 assists as a junior, leading Centennial to a 32-1 record and IHSA Class 3A state championship ... Named MVP of the 2009 state tournament and scored a team-high 21 points in the 61-59 title-game victory over Oswego ... Centennial High School's all-time leading scorer with 1,810 points ... All-time leading scorer in Champaign-Urbana prep history ...High school coach was Tim Lavin ... Played for the Rising Stars AAU program, coached by Mike Weinstein.PERSONAL
Born July 14, 1992 ... Full name is Rayvonte Detra Rice ... Family nickname is Tra (pronounced tray), coming from his middle name ... Majoring in sociology ... Mother is Rhonda Rice ... Mother played basketball at Parkland College and now manages Prime Sole shoe store in Champaign ... Cousin, Mikel Leshoure, holds the Illini Football single-game (330 yards) and single-season (1,697 yards) rushing records and single-season rushing touchdowns (17) record and is now a running back with the Detroit Lions ... Biggest thrill in sports was winning state with Centennial in 2009 ...Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant ... Favorite Illini players growing up were Cory Bradford, Deron Williams, Dee Brown and Luther Head.
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