NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Senior Isaiah Rice was named to the SEC Community Service team for the third straight year, as announced by the conference office Thursday.
Rice is just the second Commodore to earn three selections to the SEC Community Service team, joining Sam Howard from 1999-2001.
In a continuing effort to recognize the accomplishments of student-athletes beyond the field of competition, this marks the 23rd year for the SEC Community Service Team for men’s basketball as well as for women’s basketball. All 21 league-sponsored sports have had a Community Service Team since 2004, with at-large teams for men’s and women’s sports being chosen from 1999-2003. The SEC began this concept with a football Community Service Team in 1994.
Rice continues as a role model to many, including his teammates, with his commitment to community. He has once again been an integral part in raising money for the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt as the Dancing Dores captain for the men’s basketball program. He has led his team in fundraising each of the last three seasons and was a top-five fundraiser for all of Vanderbilt University in 2019.
Rice also hosted the team’s Miracle Child at basketball practices and games over the last two years.
Prior to the pandemic, Rice started a program called ‘Boys 2 Men’ at Buena Vista Elementary School where he mentored a group of five students.
Also prior to this year, he worked a donation drive to collect household items, served a Thanksgiving meal, participated in Field Day and facilitated a basketball clinic for second graders. He also participated in the Hurricane Harvey Flood Drive, served dinner to those in need at the Nashville Rescue Mission, read to students at Percy Priest Elementary Readathon and played bingo with patients in Ryan Seacrest Studios at the Children’s Hospital.
Rice, who has started the last two games, and the Commodores are set to wrap up the 2020-21 regular season at Cincinnati on Thursday night and at Ole Miss on Saturday night.
