Elijah Rice

3 Elijah Rice
Elijah Rice
  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    180
  • Hometown:
    Cahokia, Ill.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    East St. Louis
  • gp
    27
  • pts/g
    9.9
  • fg %
    44.9
  • 3pt %
    25.8
  • ft %
    62.7
  • reb/g
    5.4
  • a/g
    4.1
Bio

2019-20

Averaged 9.8 points per game in 26 games … Shot 48.1 percent from the field … Posted a career-high 21 points against Blackburn on Dec. 7

Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 27 18
Games started 25 16
Minutes 767 526
Minutes per game 28.4 29.2
FG 111-247 79-174
FG Pct 44.9 45.4
3PT 8-31 5-19
3PT Pct 25.8 26.3
FT 37-59 27-43
FT Pct 62.7 62.8
Off rebounds 44 28
Def rebounds 101 76
Total rebounds 145 104
Rebounds per game 5.4 5.8
Personal fouls 70 48
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 112 80
Turnovers 73 47
Assist to turnover ratio 1.5 1.7
Steals 34 16
Blocks 3 2
Points 267 190
Points per game 9.9 10.6
Points per 40 min 13.9 14.4
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 10 Webster W, 86-75
Feb 14 Blackburn W, 92-78
Feb 17 at Spalding W, 73-61
Feb 22 Webster W, 69-60
Feb 24 Spalding W, 80-48
Mar 1 at Trine L, 91-81
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 11 vs. Simpson W, 96-83 1 26 5-11 45.5 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 11
Nov 12 at Buena Vista L, 93-74 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Moody Bible W, 98-62 1 15 2-7 28.6 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 5
Nov 18 at East-West U. W, 95-82 1 32 7-12 58.3 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 16
Nov 21 at Drury L, 91-59 1 24 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Nov 22 vs. Ill.-Springfield L, 81-49 1 22 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 6
Nov 28 Harris-Stowe W, 76-59 1 27 3-8 37.5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 30 University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy W, 102-77 1 20 6-11 54.5 0-2 0.0 2-2 100.0 14
Dec 2 Principia W, 68-62 1 33 3-8 37.5 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 8
Dec 7 Lyon L, 77-66 1 29 5-15 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 10
Dec 9 MUW W, 81-62 1 31 4-8 50.0 1-2 50.0 2-6 33.3 11
Dec 14 at Principia W, 90-51 1 24 7-14 50.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 14
Dec 16 at Washington (Mo.) L, 96-75 1 25 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 4-4 100.0 6
Jan 3 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 94-81 - 19 3-9 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Jan 6 Greenville W, 129-108 - 22 3-5 60.0 0-0 - 5-6 83.3 11
Jan 10 at Eureka L, 71-64 1 34 6-14 42.9 0-1 0.0 2-2 100.0 14
Jan 13 at Webster L, 76-63 1 34 4-9 44.4 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 8
Jan 17 at Blackburn W, 86-61 1 27 5-13 38.5 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 10
Jan 20 Spalding L, 67-64 1 34 3-8 37.5 0-1 0.0 3-4 75.0 9
Jan 25 at Lyon L, 96-90 1 27 6-12 50.0 0-2 0.0 1-1 100.0 13
Jan 27 at MUW W, 78-58 1 32 4-5 80.0 0-0 - 2-6 33.3 10
Jan 31 Westminster (Mo.) W, 93-84 1 27 3-8 37.5 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 6
Feb 3 at Greenville W, 119-116 1 27 6-9 66.7 0-0 - 4-6 66.7 16
Feb 7 Eureka W, 81-76 1 28 2-11 18.2 1-2 50.0 1-3 33.3 6
Feb 10 Webster W, 86-75 1 37 6-9 66.7 2-2 100.0 2-2 100.0 16
Feb 14 Blackburn W, 92-78 1 33 7-9 77.8 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 14
Feb 17 at Spalding W, 73-61 1 28 2-8 25.0 1-1 100.0 3-3 100.0 8
Feb 22 Webster W, 69-60 1 37 3-10 30.0 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 24 Spalding W, 80-48 1 30 2-4 50.0 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 5
Mar 1 at Trine L, 91-81 1 29 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 6
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 11 vs. Simpson W, 96-83 1 26 3 4 7 7 2 2 0
Nov 12 at Buena Vista L, 93-74 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 17 at Moody Bible W, 98-62 1 15 1 5 6 1 1 4 0
Nov 18 at East-West U. W, 95-82 1 32 1 2 3 3 4 2 0
Nov 21 at Drury L, 91-59 1 24 0 4 4 4 1 0 0
Nov 22 vs. Ill.-Springfield L, 81-49 1 22 1 7 8 5 4 1 0
Nov 28 Harris-Stowe W, 76-59 1 27 2 1 3 0 2 4 1
Nov 30 University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy W, 102-77 1 20 2 1 3 2 1 2 0
Dec 2 Principia W, 68-62 1 33 1 6 7 7 4 1 0
Dec 7 Lyon L, 77-66 1 29 5 3 8 4 2 0 0
Dec 9 MUW W, 81-62 1 31 2 3 5 4 1 1 0
Dec 14 at Principia W, 90-51 1 24 2 4 6 2 2 0 0
Dec 16 at Washington (Mo.) L, 96-75 1 25 0 1 1 5 4 3 0
Jan 3 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 94-81 - 19 4 3 7 2 3 0 0
Jan 6 Greenville W, 129-108 - 22 0 4 4 9 8 1 0
Jan 10 at Eureka L, 71-64 1 34 0 10 10 6 3 2 2
Jan 13 at Webster L, 76-63 1 34 2 5 7 0 5 2 0
Jan 17 at Blackburn W, 86-61 1 27 1 5 6 5 1 2 0
Jan 20 Spalding L, 67-64 1 34 1 2 3 4 2 0 0
Jan 25 at Lyon L, 96-90 1 27 3 3 6 5 2 2 0
Jan 27 at MUW W, 78-58 1 32 1 3 4 3 0 0 0
Jan 31 Westminster (Mo.) W, 93-84 1 27 4 4 8 8 2 1 0
Feb 3 at Greenville W, 119-116 1 27 1 5 6 5 4 0 0
Feb 7 Eureka W, 81-76 1 28 1 5 6 4 2 0 0
Feb 10 Webster W, 86-75 1 37 0 3 3 6 3 3 0
Feb 14 Blackburn W, 92-78 1 33 0 5 5 5 1 0 0
Feb 17 at Spalding W, 73-61 1 28 0 3 3 1 2 1 0
Feb 22 Webster W, 69-60 1 37 3 7 10 6 2 0 0
Feb 24 Spalding W, 80-48 1 30 2 3 5 2 6 0 0
Mar 1 at Trine L, 91-81 1 29 2 1 3 6 4 1 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 11 vs. Simpson W, 96-83 1 3 0 3.5
Nov 12 at Buena Vista L, 93-74 - - - -
Nov 17 at Moody Bible W, 98-62 1 3 - 1.0
Nov 18 at East-West U. W, 95-82 1 1 - 0.8
Nov 21 at Drury L, 91-59 1 2 0 4.0
Nov 22 vs. Ill.-Springfield L, 81-49 1 2 0 1.3
Nov 28 Harris-Stowe W, 76-59 1 4 - 0.0
Nov 30 University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy W, 102-77 1 1 0 2.0
Dec 2 Principia W, 68-62 1 2 0 1.8
Dec 7 Lyon L, 77-66 1 4 0 2.0
Dec 9 MUW W, 81-62 1 4 0 4.0
Dec 14 at Principia W, 90-51 1 1 0 1.0
Dec 16 at Washington (Mo.) L, 96-75 1 3 0 1.3
Jan 3 at Westminster (Mo.) W, 94-81 - 3 0 0.7
Jan 6 Greenville W, 129-108 - 1 0 1.1
Jan 10 at Eureka L, 71-64 1 4 0 2.0
Jan 13 at Webster L, 76-63 1 4 0 0.0
Jan 17 at Blackburn W, 86-61 1 3 - 5.0
Jan 20 Spalding L, 67-64 1 2 0 2.0
Jan 25 at Lyon L, 96-90 1 2 0 2.5
Jan 27 at MUW W, 78-58 1 2 0 -
Jan 31 Westminster (Mo.) W, 93-84 1 3 0 4.0
Feb 3 at Greenville W, 119-116 1 3 0 1.3
Feb 7 Eureka W, 81-76 1 2 0 2.0
Feb 10 Webster W, 86-75 1 2 0 2.0
Feb 14 Blackburn W, 92-78 1 3 0 5.0
Feb 17 at Spalding W, 73-61 1 3 0 0.5
Feb 22 Webster W, 69-60 1 1 0 3.0
Feb 24 Spalding W, 80-48 1 1 0 0.3
Mar 1 at Trine L, 91-81 1 5 1 1.5
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2019-20 26 22.7 4.0-8.2 0.6-2.2 1.3-2.0 9.8
2020-21 13 27.5 4.9-10.5 1.2-3.1 1.3-2.2 12.4
2021-22 23 32.1 6.6-13.5 0.4-2.1 1.6-2.9 15.2
2022-23 26 28.7 4.3-9.8 0.1-0.9 1.1-2.3 9.8
2023-24 27 28.4 4.1-9.1 0.3-1.1 1.4-2.2 9.9
Total 115 27.8 4.7-10.1 0.5-1.7 1.3-2.3 11.2
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2019-20 26 21 591 103-214 48.1 16-56 28.6 34-53 64.2 256
2020-21 13 13 357 64-137 46.7 16-40 40.0 17-28 60.7 161
2021-22 23 23 738 151-310 48.7 10-48 20.8 37-66 56.1 349
2022-23 26 26 745 112-255 43.9 3-23 13.0 29-60 48.3 256
2023-24 27 25 767 111-247 44.9 8-31 25.8 37-59 62.7 267
Total 115 108 3198 541-1163 46.5 53-198 26.8 154-266 57.9 1289
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2019-20 26 591 22.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 28.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
2020-21 13 357 27.5 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2021-22 23 738 32.1 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 20.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
2022-23 26 745 28.7 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 13.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
2023-24 27 767 28.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Total 115 3198 27.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2019-20 26 1.8 3.0 4.8 2.2 2.3 1.0 0.2
2020-21 13 1.6 3.1 4.7 3.3 2.1 1.2 0.6
2021-22 23 2.8 4.4 7.2 3.0 3.0 1.4 0.3
2022-23 26 2.1 3.4 5.5 2.7 2.2 1.4 0.2
2023-24 27 1.6 3.7 5.4 4.1 2.7 1.3 0.1
Total 115 2.0 3.5 5.6 3.1 2.5 1.2 0.2
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2019-20 26 21 48 77 125 58 60 25 6
2020-21 13 13 21 40 61 43 27 15 8
2021-22 23 23 65 101 166 69 69 33 7
2022-23 26 26 55 88 143 71 58 36 4
2023-24 27 25 44 101 145 112 73 34 3
Total 115 108 233 407 640 353 287 143 28
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2019-20 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2020-21 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2021-22 23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2022-23 26 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2023-24 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Total 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 27 28.4 4.1-9.1 0.3-1.1 1.4-2.2 9.9
Conference 18 29.2 4.4-9.7 0.3-1.1 1.5-2.4 10.6
Exhibition 2 23.0 2.0-5.0 0.0-0.0 1.0-1.0 5.0
Location
Home 13 29.8 3.8-8.8 0.5-1.5 1.4-2.1 9.5
Away 13 27.2 4.3-9.4 0.2-0.8 1.4-2.3 10.2
Neutral 1 26.0 5.0-11.0 0.0-1.0 1.0-2.0 11.0
Result
Wins 20 27.8 4.2-8.9 0.4-1.2 1.4-2.2 10.1
Losses 7 30.3 4.0-9.7 0.0-0.9 1.4-2.0 9.4
Month
November 5 24.0 4.6-9.8 0.2-1.6 1.0-1.8 10.4
December 5 28.4 4.0-9.8 0.2-0.8 1.6-2.4 9.8
January 9 28.4 4.1-9.2 0.0-1.0 1.4-2.3 9.7
February 7 31.4 4.0-8.6 0.9-1.4 1.6-2.3 10.4
March 1 29.0 3.0-6.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-1.0 6.0
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 27 25 767 111-247 44.9 8-31 25.8 37-59 62.7 267
Conference 18 16 526 79-174 45.4 5-19 26.3 27-43 62.8 190
Exhibition 2 2 46 4-10 40.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 10
Location
Home 13 12 388 50-114 43.9 6-19 31.6 18-27 66.7 124
Away 13 12 353 56-122 45.9 2-11 18.2 18-30 60.0 132
Neutral 1 1 26 5-11 45.5 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 11
Result
Wins 20 18 555 83-179 46.4 8-25 32.0 27-45 60.0 201
Losses 7 7 212 28-68 41.2 0-6 0.0 10-14 71.4 66
Month
November 5 5 120 23-49 46.9 1-8 12.5 5-9 55.6 52
December 5 5 142 20-49 40.8 1-4 25.0 8-12 66.7 49
January 9 7 256 37-83 44.6 0-9 0.0 13-21 61.9 87
February 7 7 220 28-60 46.7 6-10 60.0 11-16 68.8 73
March 1 1 29 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 6
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 27 767 28.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.8 0.0-0.0 0.0
Conference 18 526 29.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 26.3 0.0-0.0 0.0
Exhibition 2 46 23.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Location
Home 13 388 29.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 31.6 0.0-0.0 0.0
Away 13 353 27.2 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 18.2 0.0-0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 26 26.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 20 555 27.8 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 32.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Losses 7 212 30.3 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 120 24.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 12.5 0.0-0.0 0.0
December 5 142 28.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
January 9 256 28.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
February 7 220 31.4 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 60.0 0.0-0.0 0.0
March 1 29 29.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 27 1.6 3.7 5.4 4.1 2.7 1.3 0.1
Conference 18 1.6 4.2 5.8 4.4 2.6 0.9 0.1
Exhibition 2 0.5 5.5 6.0 4.5 2.5 0.5 0.0
Location
Home 13 1.8 3.6 5.4 4.7 2.8 1.0 0.1
Away 13 1.4 3.8 5.2 3.4 2.7 1.5 0.2
Neutral 1 3.0 4.0 7.0 7.0 2.0 2.0 0.0
Result
Wins 20 1.6 3.8 5.3 4.1 2.5 1.2 0.1
Losses 7 1.9 3.6 5.4 4.3 3.1 1.4 0.3
Month
November 5 1.8 2.6 4.4 2.6 2.0 2.8 0.2
December 5 2.0 3.4 5.4 4.4 2.6 1.0 0.0
January 9 1.8 4.3 6.1 4.7 2.9 1.1 0.2
February 7 1.0 4.4 5.4 4.1 2.9 0.6 0.0
March 1 2.0 1.0 3.0 6.0 4.0 1.0 0.0
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 27 25 44 101 145 112 73 34 3
Conference 18 16 28 76 104 80 47 16 2
Exhibition 2 2 1 11 12 9 5 1 0
Location
Home 13 12 23 47 70 61 36 13 1
Away 13 12 18 50 68 44 35 19 2
Neutral 1 1 3 4 7 7 2 2 0
Result
Wins 20 18 31 76 107 82 51 24 1
Losses 7 7 13 25 38 30 22 10 2
Month
November 5 5 9 13 22 13 10 14 1
December 5 5 10 17 27 22 13 5 0
January 9 7 16 39 55 42 26 10 2
February 7 7 7 31 38 29 20 4 0
March 1 1 2 1 3 6 4 1 0
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 27 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Conference 18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Exhibition 2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Location
Home 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Away 13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Neutral 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Result
Wins 20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Month
November 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
December 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
January 9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
February 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
March 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
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