UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F
FORM 13F COVER PAGE
Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: September 30, 2000
Check here if Amendment [ ]; Amendment Number:
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Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: Rice Hall James & Associates
Address: 600 West Broadway, Suite 1000
San Diego, CA 92101-3383
13F File Number: 28-925___
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the
person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person
signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all
information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and
that it is understood that all required items, statements,
schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of
this form.
Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: D J Devin____
Title: Securities Trader
Phone: 619-239-9005_
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
DJ DEVIN_______ SAN DIEGO, CA___ August 10, 2000
Report Type (Check only one.):
[X ] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT.
[ ] 13F NOTICE.
[ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT.
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
I AM SIGNING THIS REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934.
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FORM 13F SUMMARY PAGE
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers:
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 225
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $1,058,495
List of Other Included Managers:
No. 13F File Number Name
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FORM 13F INFORMATION TABLE
VALUE SHARES/ SH/ PUT/ INVSTMT OTHER VOTING AUTORITY
NAME OF ISSUER TITLE OF CLASS CUSIP NO (x$1000) PRN AMT PRN CALL DSCRETN MANAGERS SOLE SHARED NONE
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AT&T CORP COM 001957109 437 14870 SH SOLE 14870 0 0
ABBOTT LABORATORIES COM 002824100 5055 106272 SH SOLE 109672 0 0
ADVANCED DIGITAL INFO CORP ST COM 007525108 456 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS COM 019222108 33 10900 SH SOLE 10900 0 0
ALPHA INDUSTRIES INC ST COM 020753109 749 22000 SH SOLE 22000 0 0
ALZA CORPORATION COM 022615108 11962 138290 SH SOLE 141190 0 0
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORP COM 026609107 209 3700 SH SOLE 3700 0 0
AMERICAN INTL GROUP INC COM 026874107 13306 139062 SH SOLE 139062 0 0
AMERICAN ITALIAN PASTA CO TT COM 027070101 1055 55000 SH SOLE 55000 0 0
AMERICAN POWER CONVERSION COM 029066107 1067 55590 SH SOLE 55590 0 0
ANSWERTHINK INC TT COM 036916104 488 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
APPLIED SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY ST COM 038236105 443 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
AT HOME CORPORATION COM 045919107 1701 120410 SH SOLE 120410 0 0
ASTEC INDUSTRIES INC TT COM 046224101 684 62500 SH SOLE 62500 0 0
AVANT! CORP DT COM 053487104 1643 90000 SH SOLE 90000 0 0
BP AMOCO PLC ADRS COM 055622104 2337 44096 SH SOLE 44096 0 0
BANK ONE CORP (NEW) COM 06423A103 369 9551 SH SOLE 9551 0 0
BARNES & NOBLE INC COM 067774109 6387 324420 SH SOLE 326120 0 0
BATTLE MOUNTAIN GOLD CO COM 071593107 71 40500 SH SOLE 40500 0 0
BELLSOUTH CORP COM 079860102 488 12132 SH SOLE 12532 0 0
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 084670207 2515 1215 SH SOLE 1215 0 0
BEST FOODS COM 08658U101 599 8236 SH SOLE 8236 0 0
E W BLANCH HOLDINGS INC DT COM 093210102 1245 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
BORON LEPORE & ASSOCIATES DS COM 10001P102 923 90000 SH SOLE 90000 0 0
BOSTON BEER CO INC TT COM 100557107 450 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
BOSTON COMMUNICATIONS GROUP DS COM 100582105 374 19405 SH SOLE 19405 0 0
BRIGHT HORIZONS FAM SOLUT TT COM 109195107 767 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO COM 110122108 3250 56888 SH SOLE 60728 0 0
TOM BROWN INC COM 115660201 18969 774250 SH SOLE 777250 0 0
BUCKEYE TECHNOLOGIES INC ST COM 118255108 529 25500 SH SOLE 25500 0 0
CLECO CORP (NEW) COM 12561W105 939 20084 SH SOLE 20084 0 0
CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP COM 12686C109 2034 30670 SH SOLE 30670 0 0
CAPROCK COMMUNICATIONS CORP COM 140667106 433 85000 SH SOLE 85000 0 0
CARNIVAL CORP COM 143658102 4459 181065 SH SOLE 181065 0 0
CERIDIAN CORP COM 15677T106 7195 256380 SH SOLE 258780 0 0
CHARLES RIVER ASSOCIATES TT COM 159852102 388 32000 SH SOLE 32000 0 0
CHARLOTTE RUSSE HOLDING INC TM COM 161048103 994 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
CHASE MANHATTAN CORP COM 16161A108 284 6145 SH SOLE 6145 0 0
CHEVRON CORP COM 166751107 940 11023 SH SOLE 11023 0 0
CHIEFTAIN INTL DT COM 16867C101 1655 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
CHUBB CORP COM 171232101 544 6872 SH SOLE 6872 0 0
CISCO SYSTEMS INC COM 17275R102 28807 521393 SH SOLE 533541 0 0
CITRIX SYSTEMS INC COM 177376100 16224 808680 SH SOLE 811080 0 0
CLAIRES STORES COM 179584107 10663 592410 SH SOLE 594610 0 0
COCA-COLA COMPANY COM 191216100 226 4100 SH SOLE 4100 0 0
COGNITRONICS CORPORATION ST COM 192432102 584 51000 SH SOLE 51000 0 0
COMDISCO INC COM 200336105 2403 126080 SH SOLE 128080 0 0
COMERICA INC COM 200340107 7113 121728 SH SOLE 123728 0 0
CONCORD EFS INC COM 206197105 9355 263400 SH SOLE 265400 0 0
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP COM 210371100 231 4650 SH SOLE 4650 0 0
CONVERGYS CORP COM 212485106 6227 160190 SH SOLE 160510 0 0
CORNING INC COM 219350105 297 1000 SH SOLE 1930 0 0
COVANCE INC COM 222816100 6992 853970 SH SOLE 857070 0 0
COVENANT TRANSPORT CL A TT COM 22284P105 652 70000 SH SOLE 70000 0 0
CRAIG CORP COM 224174102 38 12000 SH SOLE 12000 0 0
CRAIG CORP CL A PREFERENCE COM 224174201 120 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
CYGNUS INC ST COM 232560102 495 45000 SH SOLE 45000 0 0
DAISYTEK TM COM 234053106 278 44000 SH SOLE 44000 0 0
DATUM INC DT COM 238208102 1508 58000 SH SOLE 58000 0 0
DENBURY RESOURCES INC ST COM 247916208 280 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
DEVON ENERGY CORP (NEW) COM 25179M103 5696 94690 SH SOLE 94990 0 0
DISNEY WALT HOLDING CO COM 254687106 2100 54902 SH SOLE 54902 0 0
DOVER DOWNS ENTERTAINMENT TT COM 260086103 672 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
DU PONT (E.I.) DE NEMOURS COM 263534109 743 17930 SH SOLE 17930 0 0
DUKE ENERGY CORP COM 264399106 349 4072 SH SOLE 4072 0 0
EMC CORP COM 268648102 1199 12100 SH SOLE 16400 0 0
EDISON SCHOOLS INC COM 281033100 14896 469150 SH SOLE 471250 0 0
EL PASO ENERGY CORP COM 283905107 253 4100 SH SOLE 4100 0 0
ELAN CORP PLC ADR COM 284131208 7543 137765 SH SOLE 140065 0 0
ELECTRONIC ARTS CL A COM 285512109 9919 200900 SH SOLE 201700 0 0
ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE HLDGS COM 286045109 1134 52740 SH SOLE 52740 0 0
EMERSON ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 291011104 214 3200 SH SOLE 3200 0 0
ENGELHARD CORP COM 292845104 21187 1303810 SH SOLE 1308210 0 0
EXE TECHNOLOGIES INC COM 301504106 263 17500 SH SOLE 17500 0 0
EXXON MOBIL CORP (NEW) COM 30231G102 7019 78760 SH SOLE 79360 0 0
FYI INC COM 302712104 13022 348425 SH SOLE 349675 0 0
FARM FAMILY HOLDING INC COM 307901108 474 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
FEDERAL NATL MTG ASSN COM 313586109 5110 71470 SH SOLE 73170 0 0
FLORIDA PROGRESS CORP COM 341109106 326 6150 SH SOLE 6150 0 0
GATX CORPORATION COM 361448103 965 23050 SH SOLE 23350 0 0
GALAXY FOODS CO TT COM 363175209 311 70000 SH SOLE 70000 0 0
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY COM 369604103 10719 185814 SH SOLE 190614 0 0
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION COM 370442105 422 6499 SH SOLE 6499 0 0
GRANT PRIDECO INC COM 38821G101 233 10620 SH SOLE 10620 0 0
HAMILTON BANCORP INC TT COM 407013101 850 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
HASBRO INDS INC COM 418056107 1790 156490 SH SOLE 156490 0 0
HEALTH MGMT ASSOC INC A COM 421933102 5501 264300 SH SOLE 264300 0 0
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC TT COM 422347104 695 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
HEINZ H J CO COM 423074103 815 22000 SH SOLE 22000 0 0
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY COM 428236103 369 3800 SH SOLE 3800 0 0
HOENING GROUP INC TT COM 434396107 630 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
HOLLINGER INTL COM 435569108 27329 1631570 SH SOLE 1640720 0 0
HOME DEPOT INC COM 437076102 300 5658 SH SOLE 7558 0 0
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO COM 441560109 20024 510160 SH SOLE 513810 0 0
ICN PHARMACEUTICALS INC COM 448924100 16187 486840 SH SOLE 488590 0 0
IGEN INTL INC ST COM 449536101 720 35800 SH SOLE 35800 0 0
IMS HEALTH INC COM 449934108 222 10700 SH SOLE 10700 0 0
ITLA CAPITAL CORPORATION TT COM 450565106 889 60000 SH SOLE 60000 0 0
INDEPENDENT ENERGY HLDGS COM 45384X108 327 93500 SH SOLE 93500 0 0
INGRAM MICRO INC CL A COM 457153104 16018 1164960 SH SOLE 1169360 0 0
INNERDYNE INC TT COM 45764D102 560 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
INSITUFORM TECH INC CL A TT COM 457667103 18488 549830 SH SOLE 551830 0 0
INTEL CORPORATION COM 458140100 998 24000 SH SOLE 24300 0 0
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE COM 459200101 2025 18000 SH SOLE 18000 0 0
INTRANET SOLUTIONS INC ST COM 460939309 500 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
IONICS INC TT COM 462218108 9802 459904 SH SOLE 461804 0 0
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP INC COM 469814107 30478 756040 SH SOLE 761190 0 0
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM 478160104 8154 86806 SH SOLE 86806 0 0
JONES LANG LASALLE INC TT COM 48020Q107 390 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
KERYX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS ST COM 492515101 455 35000 SH SOLE 35000 0 0
KEYNOTE SYSTEMS INC ST COM 493308100 548 20500 SH SOLE 20500 0 0
KIMBERLY CLARK COM 494368103 1053 18859 SH SOLE 18859 0 0
KINDER MORGAN ENERGY PRTNRS LP COM 494550106 346 7294 SH SOLE 7869 0 0
LEARN2.COM INC DT COM 522002104 1026 490000 SH SOLE 490000 0 0
LIFECELL CORPORATION ST COM 531927101 347 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
LILLY ELI & COMPANY COM 532457108 5991 73855 SH SOLE 73855 0 0
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP INDIANA COM 534187109 2907 60400 SH SOLE 60400 0 0
LODGENET ENTERTAINMENT CORP DS COM 540211109 1444 50000 SH SOLE 50000 0 0
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES COM 549463107 280 9156 SH SOLE 9156 0 0
MANPOWER INC COM 56418H100 5366 168010 SH SOLE 168010 0 0
MARSH & MCLENNAN COS INC COM 571748102 1712 12900 SH SOLE 12900 0 0
MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS COM 573284106 13794 360340 SH SOLE 361640 0 0
MEDTRONIC INC COM 585055106 311 5996 SH SOLE 5996 0 0
MERCK & COMPANY INCORPORATED COM 589331107 6038 81113 SH SOLE 82113 0 0
METRIS COMPANIES INC COM 591598107 26893 680835 SH SOLE 683010 0 0
METROMEDIA INTL GROUP INC DS COM 591695101 523 139870 SH SOLE 139870 0 0
MICRO LINEAR CORP COM 594850109 297 65000 SH SOLE 65000 0 0
MICROSOFT CORP COM 594918104 270 4475 SH SOLE 4475 0 0
MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES COM 603158106 13576 295129 SH SOLE 297029 0 0
MINNESOTA MINING & MFG CO COM 604059105 413 4527 SH SOLE 4527 0 0
MONACO COACH CORP COM 60886R103 198 12010 SH SOLE 12010 0 0
MORRISON MGT SPECIALISTS TM COM 618459101 1170 39600 SH SOLE 39600 0 0
NCR CORP COM 62886E108 3463 91580 SH SOLE 91580 0 0
NAM TAI ELECTRONICS DT COM 629865205 825 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
NATL COMMERCE BANCORPORATION COM 635449101 542 27200 SH SOLE 27200 0 0
NAVIDEC INC TT COM 63934Q101 543 70000 SH SOLE 70000 0 0
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC COM 64120L104 1911 15000 SH SOLE 15000 0 0
NEW YORK TIMES CLASS A COM 650111107 3364 85560 SH SOLE 86760 0 0
NOBLE AFFILIATES INC COM 654894104 22347 601930 SH SOLE 604230 0 0
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP COM 666807102 10277 113090 SH SOLE 115090 0 0
NORTHWEST PIPE COMPANY GR COM 667746101 338 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
NVIDIA CORPORATION COM 67066G104 18873 230506 SH SOLE 231406 0 0
O'CHARLEY'S INC TM COM 670823103 985 80000 SH SOLE 80000 0 0
OM GROUP INC COM 670872100 23696 543185 SH SOLE 545085 0 0
OGDEN CORP COM 676346109 14497 1068870 SH SOLE 1073370 0 0
ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORP DS COM 682914106 404 102500 SH SOLE 102500 0 0
OSCA INC DT COM 687836106 914 55000 SH SOLE 55000 0 0
PPG INDUSTRIES COM 693506107 286 7200 SH SOLE 7200 0 0
PALL CORP COM 696429307 368 18470 SH SOLE 18470 0 0
PARK ELECTROCHEMICAL CORP TT COM 700416209 973 17500 SH SOLE 17500 0 0
PEPSICO INCORPORATED COM 713448108 1760 38250 SH SOLE 39125 0 0
PFIZER INC COM 717081103 1393 30997 SH SOLE 30997 0 0
PHARMACIA CORP COM 71713U102 205 3400 SH SOLE 3400 0 0
PHOENIX INTL LTD DT COM 719078107 240 160000 SH SOLE 160000 0 0
PINNACLE SYSTEMS INC COM 723481107 9331 829460 SH SOLE 832660 0 0
P J AMERICA INC DT COM 72585Q104 838 105600 SH SOLE 105600 0 0
PLANTRONICS INC COM 727493108 19731 519249 SH SOLE 521349 0 0
PRIMA ENERGY CORP ST COM 741901201 1598 30000 SH SOLE 30000 0 0
PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY COM 742718109 5679 84756 SH SOLE 84756 0 0
PROFIT RECOVERY GROUP INTL INC COM 743168106 9547 966770 SH SOLE 971270 0 0
QUALCOMM INC COM 747525103 2750 38600 SH SOLE 39000 0 0
QUIDEL CORPORATION DS COM 74838J101 263 61000 SH SOLE 61000 0 0
QWEST COMMUNICATIONS INTL COM 749121109 641 13329 SH SOLE 13329 0 0
R H DONNELLEY CORP COM 74955W307 20584 974380 SH SOLE 977780 0 0
RADIANCE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC COM 750241101 116 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
REYNOLDS & REYNOLDS CL A COM 761695105 15753 792585 SH SOLE 795235 0 0
ROHM & HAAS COM 775371107 3410 117335 SH SOLE 117335 0 0
ROYAL DUTCH PETROLEUM CO PAR VALUE 1.25780257804 995 16600 SH SOLE 16600 0 0
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 78387G103 6865 137291 SH SOLE 142591 0 0
SBS TECHNOLOGIES INC TT COM 78387P103 930 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
SPX CORP COM 784635104 26734 188350 SH SOLE 190043 0 0
SCANSOURCE INC TT COM 806037107 534 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
SCHLOTZSKY'S INC DT COM 806832101 628 150000 SH SOLE 150000 0 0
SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP COM 81725T100 0 1097440 SH SOLE 1099140 0 0
SENSORMATIC ELECTRONICS CORP COM 817265101 19126 1275080 SH SOLE 1283980 0 0
SHIRE PHARMACEUTICALS ADR COM 82481R106 2315 44850 SH SOLE 45050 0 0
SOMERA COMMUNICATIONS INC TM COM 834458101 380 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
SPARTECH CORP TT COM 847220209 156 10000 SH SOLE 10000 0 0
SPRINT CORP COM 852061100 277 9438 SH SOLE 9438 0 0
STEIN MART INC TT COM 858375108 433 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
STILWELL FINL INC COM 860831106 487 11200 SH SOLE 11200 0 0
STRESSGEN BIOTECHNOLOGIES ST COM 86330P104 259 51000 SH SOLE 51000 0 0
SUIZA FOODS CORPORATION COM 865077101 25904 511060 SH SOLE 512560 0 0
SYMMETRICOM INC ST COM 871543104 1172 75000 SH SOLE 75000 0 0
SYSCO CORP COM 871829107 2978 64293 SH SOLE 66293 0 0
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL SP ADR COM 881624209 3096 42300 SH SOLE 45500 0 0
TETRA TECHNOLOGIES INC DT COM 88162F105 2126 140000 SH SOLE 140000 0 0
TEXACO INC COM 881694103 688 13100 SH SOLE 13100 0 0
TEXAS REGIONAL BANCSHARES A TT COM 882673106 709 25000 SH SOLE 25000 0 0
THOMAS & BETTS CORP COM 884315102 9550 547656 SH SOLE 552106 0 0
THE 3DO COMPANY TW COM 88553W105 10002 1495680 SH SOLE 1501230 0 0
TOYS R US COM 892335100 250 15375 SH SOLE 15375 0 0
TRICO BANCSHARES TT COM 896095106 665 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
TV AZTECA SPONS ADR COM 901145102 10658 827770 SH SOLE 831370 0 0
RHJ SM MID CAP PORTFOLIO (UAM) FUND 902555440 2423 135820 SH SOLE 135820 0 0
RHJ SMALL CAP PORTFOLIO (UAM) FUND 902555671 23903 1311922 SH SOLE 1311922 0 0
US PLASTIC LUMBER CO COM 902948108 826 215000 SH SOLE 215000 0 0
U S BANCORP DEL COM 902973106 308 13557 SH SOLE 13557 0 0
UNIT CORPORATION DT COM 909218109 1364 92500 SH SOLE 92500 0 0
UNITED STATIONERS INC COM 913004107 14441 537325 SH SOLE 539325 0 0
UNOCAL CORP COM 915289102 7433 209736 SH SOLE 209736 0 0
USFREIGHTWAYS CORPORATION COM 916906100 11450 504680 SH SOLE 506680 0 0
VALASSIS COMMUNICATIONS INC COM 918866104 13369 600875 SH SOLE 602575 0 0
VALUE CITY DEPT STORES INC COM 920387107 165 20000 SH SOLE 20000 0 0
VANS INC DS COM 921930103 685 44540 SH SOLE 44540 0 0
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS COM 92343V104 673 13903 SH SOLE 13903 0 0
VIACOM INC CL B COM 925524308 204 3488 SH SOLE 3488 0 0
VODAFONE GROUP PLC SPONSORED ADR 92857W100 481 13000 SH SOLE 13000 0 0
VULCAN MATERIALS COM 929160109 3827 95220 SH SOLE 96420 0 0
WD 40 CO COM 929236107 306 14400 SH SOLE 14400 0 0
WABASH NATIONAL CORP TT COM 929566107 130 14300 SH SOLE 14300 0 0
WAL MART STORES INC COM 931142103 2276 47300 SH SOLE 49800 0 0
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC COM 94106L109 3741 214522 SH SOLE 214522 0 0
WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS COM 942683103 10730 165390 SH SOLE 166590 0 0
WELLS FARGO & CO (NEW) COM 949746101 1087 23661 SH SOLE 23661 0 0
WERNER ENTERPRISES INC TT COM 950755108 470 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
WILD OATS MARKETS INC TT COM 96808B107 764 65000 SH SOLE 65000 0 0
WILSONS THE LEATHER EXPERTS TM COM 972463103 723 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE COM 978097103 8897 955405 SH SOLE 958955 0 0
ZALE CORP COM 988858106 18323 564874 SH SOLE 568574 0 0
GLOBAL CROSSING LTD COM G3921A100 246 7920 SH SOLE 7920 0 0
XL CAPITAL LTD COM G98255105 5655 76943 SH SOLE 78943 0 0
CHECK POINT SOFTWARE LTD ADR COM M22465104 26326 167149 SH SOLE 170149 0 0
CORE LABORATORIES COM N22717107 25305 1030210 SH SOLE 1034410 0 0
STEINER LEISURE LTD COM P8744Y102 895 40000 SH SOLE 40000 0 0
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