[1] He attended Griffin High School, where as a senior in 2000–01, he averaged 26.0 points, 9.7 rebounds and three steals per game.
In the National Championship game against Kansas, Pace scored eight points and grabbed eight rebounds.
During the NCAA Tournament, Pace averaged 8.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals, and he connected on .639 percent (23-of-36) of his shots.
Pace became the team's starting small forward his junior year following Carmelo Anthony declaring early for the NBA draft.
[3] Pace later joined the Nelson Giants for the 2006 New Zealand NBL season where he earned league All-Star five honors and was named Round 10 Player of the Week.
[6] Following his stint with Nelson, Pace moved to Finland where he joined Kouvot for the 2006–07 Korisliiga season.
However, his stint with Kouvot lasted only half a season as he departed the club in December 2006 and returned to New Zealand to re-join the Nelson Giants.
In June 2008, Pace received invitations to try out for the Golden State Warriors, Miami Heat and Indiana Pacers.
For the 2012 New Zealand NBL season, Pace signed with the Manawatu Jets and played for head coach Ryan Weisenberg.
On April 27, 2012, he recorded a triple-double with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in a win over the Wellington Saints.
[19] On February 21, 2014, Pace was suspended by the Crocodiles for three games after being involved in a car accident and found to be driving over the limit.
[25] On April 12, 2015, he helped the Mavericks defeat the Miami Midnites to win the 2015 ABA championship.
[26] He subsequently earned league MVP honors for the second time in his career after averaging a team-high 17.7 points per game with 7.4 rebounds and 5.8 assists.