At 43 years of age (and nearly 25 years in the Navy), Brian Rice is now fulfilling a dream by playing college basketball

His coach and teammates at Geneva College call Brian Rice "Chief," a tribute to his final grade as chief petty officer in the Navy. Rice, now 43, is a freshman forward at the NCAA Div. III school in Pennsylvania who is playing with teammates who are younger than his daughter. Though he might be a step or two slower than he was as a standout 18-year-old high school senior, he still has game and his coach says Rice has the body of a 25-year-old. My story on Rice for ESPN.com's Playbook section: http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/16738/at-43-navy-vet-becomes-freshman-forward