​Michigan basketball legend Glen Rice was one of six inductees selected into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame class of 2026 on Monday, July 13.Rice is part of a class that includes former Villanova coach Jay Wright, former Tulsa, Georgia and Kentucky coach Tubby Smith, former Kansas coach Ted Owens, former BYU star Danny Ainge and the late former UCLA guard Walt Hazzard.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe group will be inducted during a ceremony at the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame on Oct. 22, 2026, at the College Basketball Experience in Kansas City, Missouri.Rice is now the third former Wolverine to earn the honor, joining former forward Cazzie Russell and former coach John Beilein.Former Michigan basketball and NBA forward Glenn Rice watches Michigan play Illinois, Jan. 25, 2020 at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor.”Every player who comes through Michigan knows who Glen Rice is and what he means to this program,” U-M basketball head coach Mike Boynton Jr. said in a statement. “He helped deliver our first national championship, set a standard of excellence that still defines Michigan Basketball and built a legacy that has stood the test of time.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement”This honor is incredibly well deserved, and we’re excited to celebrate Glen and everything he has meant to our program.”HOT SEAT: U-M hid evidence of cheating in football, ex-coach’s lawsuit saysRice, who was previously inducted into the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame (2007) and the University of Michigan Hall of Honor (2010), is one of the best players in U-M history, starring for Michigan from 1986-89. He ended his career by leading Michigan to its first national title, where he was selected as the Most Outstanding Player at the Final Four after he averaged 30.7 points during the NCAA Tournament.His 184 points and 75 made field goals during the run to the national title remain an NCAA record for a single tournament.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHe is second all-time in scoring at Michigan (2,442 points) with a program record for made field goals (949). Rice led the Big Ten in scoring as both a junior and senior and was named Big Ten Player of the Year in his final season as he averaged 27.7 points per game.Glen Rice of the University of Michigan Wolverines makes a slam dunk during the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels on March 23, 1989.Rice went on to be the No. 4 selection by the Miami Heat in the 1989 NBA Draft which he parlayed into a 15-year career. He won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000, was a three-time All-Star and was named All-Star Game MVP in 1997, a season where he was named second-team All-NBA.The Flint, Michigan, native had his No. 41 jersey raised in the rafters at Crisler Center in 2005.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTony Garcia is the Wolverines beat writer for the Detroit Free Press. Email him at apgarcia@freepress.com and follow him on X at @RealTonyGarcia.This arti