2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Rice, Jada

Jersey Number 31
Jada Rice
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Suwanee, Ga.
- High School:
- Collins Hill HS
- Prev School:
- NC State
Bio
Career Highlights
- Co-Founded Project I.D., a university sponsored club for athletes that identify with or are allies for minority groups. The club was founded to give student-athletes an opportunity to voice their thoughts in an inclusive environment.
2021-22
- Started all 31 games in the 2022-23 season
- Finished the season averaging 2.2 blocks per game, ranking her 1st in the SEC
- Contributed a double-double against Ole Miss (1/15) with 11 points and a season-high 11 rebounds to go along with 3 blocks and 1 assist
- Scored a season-high 12 points, to go along with 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks against Arkansas (1/26)
- Had at least 3 blocks per game on 15 separate occasions this season
2021-22
- Played in 34 games, making 25 starts
- Averaged 22.2 mpg, 6.2 ppg and 4.9 rpg
- One of the most consistent shooters on the team with a 47.5 field-goal percentage on the season (84-of-177)
- Recorded double-digit scoring in eight games and recorded double-digit rebounding in four games, reporting two double-double games on the season
- Led the team in blocks in 22 games
- Scored a career-high 16 points against Southern Miss (11/17), adding four rebounds and two blocks
- Helped Alabama take down Memphis (11/30), with 13 points, 11 rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block
- Swatted a career-high eight blocks in Alabama's win against Sam Houston (12/13)
- Scored nine points and grabbed six rebounds in the Crimson Tide's triumph over the Commodores (2/27)
- Recorded a monster career-high 15 rebounds and scored 15 points in Alabama's win at Troy in the WNIT Round 1 (3/17)
- Rallied eight points, six blocks and four rebounds in the Tide's win over the Cougs in the WNIT Round 3 (3/24)
2020-21 (NC State)
- Played in 13 games, averaging 1.7 points and 1.8 rebounds in 6.4 minutes per outing
- Earned first career start in the Pack's home victory over Virginia Tech (Jan. 24, 2021), reporting two points and two rebounds
- Grabbed a career-high six boards, blocked three shots and scored two points in just 11 minutes against Coastal Carolina (Dec. 6, 2020)
- Scored a career-high tying four points against NC Central (Nov. 19, 2020), adding three rebounds, one block and one steal in just eight minutes of action
- Knocked down a pair of shots in the third quarter of the Pack's season opener against North Florida (Nov. 25, 2020)
2019-20 (NC State)
- Redshirted the season
2018-19 (at NC State)
- ACC Academic Honor Roll
- Played 22 games during her freshman season, averaging 3.4 minutes, 0.8 rpg, and 0.2 ppg
- Made her first career appearance in the season-opening win over Belmont (Nov. 7, 2018)
- Scored her first career point in a Dec. 2, 2018 win over Old Dominion
- Scored a season-high two points in a Dec. 5, 2018 win over Hampton
- Collected a season-high four rebounds in a Dec. 21, 2018 win at Chattanooga
- Played a season-high 12 minutes in a Feb. 21, 2019 ACC win over Wake Forest
Prep Highlights
- Ranked No. 57 overall and the No. 12 center in the class of 2018, according to Prospects Nation
- As a senior (2017-18), she played in 26 games, scoring 6.9 points per game, grabbing 7.2 rebounds per game and blocking 2.2 shots per game
- Played an important role for a Collins Hill team that posted a strong 25-5 record during her junior season (2016-17) en route to making the final four of the 2017 Georgia 7A High School State Championship
Personal Information
- Born on July 31, 1999
- Served as the marketing and communications chair for NC State's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee during the 2020-21 school year
- Received her undergraduate degree in political science in May 2021 from NC State and is currently earning her Masters in public administration
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