Sir'Jabari Rice - Men's Basketball (2024)

Elected to transfer to Texas as a graduate student after spending his first five years at New Mexico State (redshirted as a freshman in 2017-18) ... played in 111 career games (74 starts) and registered 1,106 points (10.0 ppg), 479 rebounds (4.3 rpg) and 221 assists (2.0 apg) while converting 42.4-percent from the floor (355-838) and 78.0-percent from the free throw line (248-318) during his four seasons at New Mexico State ... three-time All-Western Conference (WAC) selection, earning first-team honors as a sophom*ore (2019-20) and second-team accolades in 2020-21 (junior) and 2021-22 (senior) ... graduated in May 2022 from New Mexico State with a degree in Individualized Studies.

As a Seniorin 2021-22 at New Mexico State:

Played and started in 32 of a possible 34 games ... All-WAC Second Team selection ... averaged 11.9 points, 4.8 rebounds and a team-best 3.2 assists in 32.4 minutes per contest ... reached double figures in scoring in 22 games, including four 20-point efforts, and added a pair of double-doubles ... led NMSU to a 27-7 record (14-4 WAC, first place) and the NCAA Tournament Second Round ... helped the Aggies claim their fourth WAC regular-season title in Rice’s five seasons on campus ... registered 17 points and set a career high with eight assists against Davidson (Nov. 18) ... tied his career high with eight assists against New Mexico (Nov. 30) ... drained the game-winning three-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in a 19-point performance against UTEP (Dec. 3) ... set a career high in minutes (41) and tallied six points, seven boards and six assists in an overtime win at New Mexico (Dec. 6) ... had a season-high 22 points (5-8 FG) at Washington State (Dec. 15) ... the win at Washington State marked the program’s first true road win against a Power Five opponent since 2016 ... had 18 points and a career-best 12 boards against Grand Canyon (Jan. 29) ... reached the 1,000-career point mark with a 10-point effort at Utah Valley (Feb. 12) ... earned WAC All-Tournament Team honors while pacing New Mexico State to the WAC Tournament title ... played 35 minutes and posted nine points and four assists in the 70-63 victory against No. 21/21 and fifth-seed UConn in the NCAA Tournament First Round (March 17), marking the program’s first NCAA tourney win since 1993 ...

As a Juniorin 2020-21 at New Mexico State:

Played and started 18 of a possible 20 games ... All-WAC Second Team selection … averaged a team-best 13.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 30.2 minutes per contest while leading NMSU to a 12-8 record (7-6 WAC) ... paced the team in scoring and minutes ... reached double digits in scoring in 13 games, including three 20-point performances ... converted 46.9-percent from the field (82-175) and 81.6-percent from the free throw line (40-49) ... began the year ith six-straight double-figure scoring efforts ... had six offensive boards at Abilene Christian (Nov. 29) ... hit a career-best five 3-pointers (5-12) at Dixie State (March 5) ... Preseason WAC Player of the Year.

As a Sophom*ore in 2019-20 at New Mexico State:

Played in 30 of a possible 31 games (19 starts) ... All-WAC First Team selection ... averaged 12.8 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 26.3 minutes per contest ... paced the Aggies to a 25-6 mark (16-0 WAC, first) ... ranked second on the team in scoring and minutes, third in assists and fourth in rebounding ... converted 46.8-percent from the floor (124-265), including a 38.8-percent clip from three-point range (50-129), and 82.7-percent from the free throw line (86-104) ... reached double figures in scoring in 21 games, including five 20-point efforts ... recorded a pair of double-doubles ... posted his first collegiate double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Kansas City (Jan. 11) ... tallied a season-high 11 rebounds at Seattle (Jan. 18) ... had a career-best 29 points (9-11 FT) and hit the game-winning three-pointer with 0.6 seconds left against Utah Valley (Feb. 15) ... helped the Aggies secure the WAC regular-season title (for the third-straight year) and end the year on a 19-game winning streak before the postseason was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... the 19-game streak marked the second-longest active streak in the nation at the time ... named WAC Player of the Week (Jan. 13).

As a Redshirt Freshmanin 2018-19 at New Mexico State:

Played in 31 of a possible 35 games (five starts) ... averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 10.9 minutes per contest ... helped New Mexico State to a 30-5 record (15-1 WAC, first) ... reached double digits in scoring twice ... posted a season-high 10 points against Drake (Dec. 22) to go along with five rebounds and two assists ... tied his season high with 10 points against Chicago State (Feb. 2).

As a Freshman in 2017-18 at New Mexico State:

Elected to redshirt the season.

High School:

Fort Bend Marshall High School in Houston, Texas (head coach Gary Nichols) … earned Class 5A all-state honors by the University Interscholastic League (UIL) and second-team all-state accolades by TexasHoops.com as a senior ... led Fort Bend Marshall to a 32-8 overall record (13-3 in district play) and advanced to the 2017 Class 5A state championship game during his senior season ... helped Fort Bend Marshall post a 25-11 record and reach the Class 5A regional quarterfinals as a junior.

Personal:

Born in Houston, Texas … son of Tyshiera Hendon and Jerimiah Rice … is the second-oldest of five children in his family ... has one older sister, Princess Rice, and four younger brothers, Landon Rice, Kingdon Rice, Deveon Byrd and Desean Hendon ... did not start playing basketball until his sophom*ore year of high school ... played football (wide receiver and quarterback) through his freshman year in high school … earned his bachelor’s degree in Individualized Studies from New Mexico State University in May 2022 ... pursuing postgraduate coursework at Texas.

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