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Former Illinois guard Rayvonte Rice to play in NBA Summer League with Chicago Bulls

Former Illinois Fighting Illini guard Rayvonte Rice will play in the NBA Summer League with the Chicago Bulls, reports Marcus Jackson of the News-Gazette.

Rice, a Champaign Centennial product, led Illinois last season in points (16.5 ppg), rebounds (6.5 rpg), steals (1.8 spg), field goal percentage (41.7 percent) and 3-point percentage (43.6 percent). The 6-foot-4 230-pound guard reached double figures during 22 of the 24 games he played; he had nine 20-point games, which includes a career-high 29-ppoint performance against Oregon on Dec. 13.

Rice scored 951 points with 97 assists, 101 steals and 19 blocks in 59 games during his two-year Illini career.