Overview

Krystal Rice came to the Lady Cavaliers after two-years at Indiana State University … A sharpshooting comb-guard who demonstrates great leadership on the floor … Was ranked among Michigan’s top 100 girls high school basketball players as a prep ... Will attend Ball State University in 2020-21.

Sophomore Year 2019-20

Earned second-team NJCAA D-II All-American, first-team All-Region VI and first-team All-Kansas Jayhawk Division II Conference honors … Also voted the team's MVP ... Played in 30 games, 29 as a starter … Led JCCC and ranked fourth in the Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference with a 14.2 points per game average ... Ranked second in the conference with 84 made 3-point baskets ... Ranked second on the team and fourth in the conference with a 37.5 shooting percentage from 3-point range …  Led the team and ranked second in the conference with a free throw percentage of 78.8 … Scored in double figures in 23 games, with five games over 20 points ... Knocked down five 3-pointers and finished with a career- high 27 points in an 83-35 win over William Penn JV (11-8-19) ... Poured in 23 points in a 97-67 win at Southwestern (11-26-19) ... Hit 5-of-9 treys to finish with 17 points in a 64-45 win over Metropolitan (12-3-19) ... Finished with 17 points while hitting 5-of-10 long-range shots in an 87-50 win over Peru State JV (11-8-19) … Went 6-for-9 from 3-point range and finished with 22 points in a 101-51 win over Missouri Valley JV (1-16-20) … Was the week 13 Kansas Jayhawk D-II Conference Player of the Week after leading JCCC to a pair of wins over nationally ranked Kansas City Kansas and Highland … Averaged 18.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and shot 55 percent from the field, 50 percent beyond the arc and 83 percent at the line during the week … Had 13 points, three rebounds and two assists in a 71-60 win at No. 10 KCKCC (2-5-2) and scored 26 points and grabbed a career high seven boards in a 90-75 win over No. 3 Highland (2-9-20) … Was the week 15 KJCCC D-II Player of the Week after averaging 22.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists in two victories … Began the week scoring a career high 29 points in a 94-63 win over Hesston, hitting 8-of-14 from 3-point range which tied the third-best single game in team history (2-19-20) … Capped the week with 15 points and five boards in a 73-59 win over No. 15 Kansas City Kansas (2-22-20) … Led the Lady Cavaliers with 19 points in an 87-41 win over Fort Scott in the first round of the Region VI playoffs (2-28-20) … Had 16 points and seven rebounds in an 86-75 win over No. 13 Highland in the Region VI semifinals (3-3-20).

Freshman Year 2018-19

Saw action in 20 games for head coach Vicki Hall at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Ind. … Helped the Sycamores to an 11-19 season … Played in 20 games average 2.7 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.9 steals … Also averaged 10.6 minutes per game … Ten of her 17 made field goals were from 3-point range … Was 10-of-11 at the free throw line for .909 percent … Hit 2-of-5 shots, including a 3-pointer, for five points and added a steal and an assist to help Indiana State to a season-opening 62-51 win over SEMOW (11-29-18) … Had a season-high three steals against UIC (12-8-18) … Poured in seven points in six minutes, going 2-for-3 with a 3-pointer and 2-of-2 at the line in a 63-39 loss at Eastern Illinois (12-21-18) … Followed with six points off two 3-pointers, and a season-high three rebounds, in a 79-43 win over Davenport (12-30-18) … Hit 3-of-7 shots from 3-point range for a season-best nine points while playing 25 minutes in a 70-68 loss to Drake (1-25-19) … Also matched her season high of three rebounds … Played a season-high 27 minutes and had two points in a 71-51 setback to Northern Iowa (1-27-19) … Dished out a season-high five assists and had two steals in a 76-69 win at Evansville (2-1-19) … Contributed seven points off two buckets, including a trey, and two free throws in a 78-70 loss at Illinois State (2-10-18) … Hit a season-high three free throws in an 80-61 loss to Southern Illinois (3-7-19) … Contributed five points and two assists in a the season’s final game, a 76-66 loss to Missouri State (3-9-17).

High School

Was a three-year starter and four-time letter winner for coach Keith Smith  at Flint Hamady High School, in Flint, Mich. … Graduated 2017 … Led her squad to four district titles, three regional titles, to the state quarterfinals 2015 and a state championship game in 2014 …  Earned three All-Genesee Area Conference honors as well as Associated Press All-State Class C honors twice … Earned honorable mention honors her junior and senior seasons … Averaged 12.4 points and 9.4 rebounds her senior season ... As a junior averaged 13.0 points and 8.0 rebounds and 10.0 points per game as a sophomore … Played AAU ball with the Michang Finest, Michigan Storm and Michigan Crossover … A multi-sport athlete for the Hawks, she also played volleyball and softball.                                   

Personal

Born Krystal Danyell Rice on February 11, 1999, in Grand Blanc, Mich. … Nickname is Ice … Daugther of Daron and Christine Rice … Has a sister, Oliva, and brother, Damien … She is the niece of former NBA veteran and Michigan standout Glen Rice … Her uncle, Kevin Rice, played basketball at Marquette … Majoring in communications … Also had offers from Iowa, Illinois, East Carolina, Ball State, New Mexico and Minnesota … Favorite foods are steak, lobster and pasta … Favorite fast food restaurant is Wing Stop … Favorite restaurant is Olive Garden … Favorite TV shows are Queen of the South, Grey’s Anatomy and Keeping up with the Kardashians … Favorite movies are Hacksaw Ridge, John Q and Shrek … Favorite sports movies are Love & Basketball, Coach Carter, Like Mike, The Blind Side and Southpaw … Favorite actor and actress are Will Smith and Sandra Bullock … Favorite book is The Hate U Give … Favorite music entertainer is H.E.R. … Favorite cartoon character is Sponge Bob Square Pants … Favorite athletes are Kobe Bryant, Kyrie Irving and Steph Curry … Favorite sports teams are the Seattle Storm and UConn and Notre Dame women’s basketball teams .. Her greatest sports moment was hitting a game-winning shot against Tree of Hope … The best player she has played against is Oregon Ducks guard and 2018-19 National Player of the Year Sabrina Ionescu.