The BayHawks playoff performance was mostly forgettable, but Maureece Rice’s performance was one of the few memorable aspects. The 6-1 guard out of George Washington scored a team-high 33 points, including 4-of-7 from 3-point range while dishing out 7 assists in 42 minutes of play.
Rice finished the year second on the team in scoring at 18.7 points per game, second in three-point percentage (minimum of 50 attempts) at 37.9 percent, and second in free throw percentage at 85 percent.
The playoff performance against Colorado certainly highlighted Rice’s strengths. He’s got a knack for getting to the rim, which he complements with a pretty consistent stroke from the outside. He’s powerful with the ball with a physical build somewhere between that of Jameer Nelson and Deron Williams.
Rice will hopefully get a look from an NBA team this offseason. The biggest area of concern has to be his assist-to-turnover ratio, which was just under 2:1 for the year. His ability to score and stretch the defense are strengths, but if he can raise that assist number, he’ll have a legit shot at catching on as a point guard in a regular NBA rotation.
BayHawks fans would selfishly love to bring Mo back to lead the team next year, but if it’s not in the cards, he’ll be remembered fondly as the engine that helped this team battle into the playoffs in its first NBDL season.
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