Jada Rice

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Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athleti

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athleti

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.

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

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)

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)

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

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

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