Georgia Spartans tabbed 26-year old swingman Glen Rice Jr. (198-93kg-91, college: Georgia Tech). It is actually his comeback to Georgia Spartans as he has played here before. Rice Jr. played in the summer at Halcones in Salvadorean Liga MB, but left. In 8 games he averaged impressive 18.6ppg, 8.5rpg, 3.8apg and 2.4spg. The last season Rice played at Georgia where in 8 UBA games he had very remarkable stats: 19.6ppg, 6.8rpg, 2.8apg and 1.5spg.
In 2012 Rice was drafted by Rio Grande Valley Vipers (D-League) in fourth round (55th overall). He attended Georgia Tech and it will be his fifth season in pro basketball.
Among other achievements Rice played in the final of NBA Pro Summer League in Orlando in 2015. He received also USBasket.com D-League All-Rookie 2nd Team award back in 2013.
Rice has played previously professionally in NBA (Washington Wizards) and D-League (Fort Wayne Mad Ants and Iowa Energy).
Let's have closer look into His outlook:
Wing player who is characterized as a "point-forward" ... Excellent feel for the game learned from being around the game and his ultra-successful father from an early age ... Has good court vision and an improving jump shot ... Long arms allows him to get his hands on lots of balls defensively for steals and blocks.
ATLANTA, June 15, 2017 - Fort Worth F.I.R.M. guard Daylon Guy (6'0''-PG-92, college: Tarleton St.) has been named the 2016-17 UBA League Most Valuable Player in a vote by the league's 26 head coaches. In his first season in the UBA Minor League and his third with the F.I.R.M, Guy (6-0, 170, UALR) ranked third in the league in scoring with 22.8 points per game and added 5.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists and a team-high 1.6 steals in 21 games (21 starts). A two-time UBA League Player of the Month... [read more]
ATLANTA, June 15, 2017 - Fort Worth F.I.R.M. guard Daylon Guy (6'0''-PG-92, college: Tarleton St.) has been named the 2016-17 UBA League Most Valuable Player in a vote by the league's 26 head coaches.
In his first season in the UBA Minor League and his third with the F.I.R.M, Guy (6-0, 170, UALR) ranked third in the league in scoring with 22.8 points per game and added 5.1 rebounds, 6.0 assists and a team-high 1.6 steals in 21 games (21 starts). A two-time UBA League Player of the Month this season, Guy helped the F.I.R.M. finish tied for the best record in the League at 18-2. Fort Worth improved by seven victories from last season and posted the second-most wins in franchise history (16 in 2014-15).
Guy scored at least 30 points 7 times and reached the 40-point mark once. On May 8th, he was named UBA All-Star Game MVP while scoring a game-high 26 points along with 7 assists.
This season, the UBA League All-Star cracked the top 10 on the league's all-time scoring list, finishing the season ranked third with 324 points. Guy is Los Angeles' franchise leader in points per game (22.8), total assists (100), assists per game (7.0) and steals (2.3spg).
Guy was recently named UBA Finals MVP after carrying the F.I.R.M. to its first ever UBA title. He averaged 24.0 points per game in the post season. Ranked 2nd behind Jermaine Barnes (6'4''-G/F-83, college: Point, GA, agency: Gamble Sports Management) (26.0).
In 2015 he was named NABC 1st Team All-American as a senior at Tarleton State. Guy would pass up playing in the pros for the following season to finish his degree at TSU.
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Fort Worth F.I.R.M celebrate UBA title - 1 month ago
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Fort Worth F.I.R.M celebrate UBA title as in the Final they overcame GIE Maile Matrix. Fort Worth F.I.R.M survived a 77-75 win to seal the trophy. Earlier Fort Worth F.I.R.M outscored the Blazers 76-66 as Chuck Guy top-scored for the winners with 26 points. In the semifinal games Fort Worth F.I.R.M beat D. Rize 83-79, while GIE Maile Matrix overcame the Cyclones 78-77. [read more]
Fort Worth F.I.R.M celebrate UBA title as in the Final they overcame GIE Maile Matrix. Fort Worth F.I.R.M survived a 77-75 win to seal the trophy. Earlier Fort Worth F.I.R.M outscored the Blazers 76-66 as Chuck Guy top-scored for the winners with 26 points. In the semifinal games Fort Worth F.I.R.M beat D. Rize 83-79, while GIE Maile Matrix overcame the Cyclones 78-77.
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