20 Travis Trice
	Class: Sophomore Height / Weight: 6-0 / 170 Position: G Hometown/High School: Huber Heights, Ohio/Wayne

The Word
Pass-first point guard with the ability to shoot from deep • Tough determined player despite small frame • Developing into a leader, even as an underclassman • Understands the game and how to get teammates open • Son of a high-school coach who owns leadership skills and high basketball IQ • Good ball skills allow him to get into the lane.

2011-12
Appeared in 32 games, averaging 17.2 minutes and 4.5 points • Ranked fourth on the squad in 3-point field goals made (30) and 3-point field goals attempted (74) • Led Big Ten freshmen in 3-point field-goal percentage (.405) • Ranked fourth on the team with 56 assists • Led MSU in assists in four games • Led the Spartans with 20 points against Central Connecticut State (12/7), knocking down all four 3-point attempts • Also scored in double figures against Texas Southern (11/18 - 11 points) and Iowa (1/10 - 10 points) • Dished out five assists against Central Connecticut State (12/7) and Lehigh (12/22) • Scored nine points against Iowa (3/9) in the Big Ten quarterfinals, hitting 3-of-4 3-pointers • Recorded 25 steals, including three each against North Carolina (11/11), UALR (11/20) and Eastern Michigan (11/27).

High School
2011 Gatorade Ohio Boys Basketball Player of the Year • Averaged 23.5 points, 6.5 assists, 4.3 steals and 3.3 rebounds as a senior at Wayne High School, playing for his father Travis Trice • 2011 First-team All-State honoree • 2011 Southwest District Player of the Year, leading the Warriors to a 22-2 mark and a spot in the district finals • Wayne High School's all-time leading scorer with 1,555 points • Shot 48.1 percent from the field, including 42.5 percent from 3-point range, and 83.0 percent from the foul line • Scored a season-high 44 points vs. Toledo Rogers • Averaged 22.1 points, 4.9 assists and 4.2 steals as a junior • Shot 43 percent from 3-point range • 2010 Third-team All-State honoree • First-team all-conference and all-district selection • 2010 conference player of the year • Two-time district underclassman of the year • Averaged 16.5 points as a sophomore • 2009 Third-team all-district and First-team all-conference • AAU teammate of fellow freshman Branden Dawson for SYF Players.

Personal
Born Jan. 22, 1993 • Son of Travis and Julie Trice • Communication major • Father, Travis, played two years each at Purdue and Butler • Grandfather, Bob Pritchett, played at Vincennes University and Old Dominion and is in the Old Dominion Hall of Fame.