Myles Rice

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Myles Rice
Maryland Terrapins
Position Point guard
League Big Ten Conference
Personal information
Born (2002-12-27) December 27, 2002 (age 22)
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Career highlights

Myles Rice (born December 27, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the Maryland Terrapins. Rice previously played for the Indiana Hoosiers and the Washington State Cougars.

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Early life and high school

Coming out of high school, Rice was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play college basketball for the Washington State Cougars. [1]

College career

Washington State

As a freshman in 2021-22, Rice took a redshirt. [2] He missed the entire 2022-23 season after he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. [3] On November 6, 2023, Rice made his collegiate debut, putting up 13 points, four rebounds, and three assist in 29 minutes in a win over Idaho. [4] On November 27, he dropped 28 points in a win over Eastern Washington. [5] On January 18, 2024, Rice scored a career-high 35 points in a win over Stanford. [6] On February 10, he tallied 21 points and a career-high nine rebounds in a win over Oregon. [7] Rice finished the 2023-24 season averaging 14.8 points, 3.8 assists and 3.1 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game, earning Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors. [8] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal. [9]

Indiana

Rice transferred to play for the Indiana Hoosiers. [10] On November 16, 2024, he totaled 23 points in a win over South Carolina. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Clark, Colton. "Washington State pulls in high-level PG from Georgia". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ Ankony, Jack. "Myles Rice Overcame Cancer Before Becoming Indiana's Point Guard". Indiana Hoosiers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  3. ↑ Booth, Tim. "Myles Rice lost a season of hoops to cancer. Now he's helping lead a resurgence at Wazzu". AP News. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ Osterman, Zach (November 13, 2024). "Finding out he was cancer-free was Myles Rice's second-best day. So what was the first?". IndyStar. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  5. ↑ Woods, Greg (November 30, 2023). "The mindset behind WSU guard Myles Rice's sizzling start to the season". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ Woods, Greg (January 18, 2024). "Myles Rice scores career-high 35 points to lead Washington State past Stanford 89-75". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  7. ↑ Norlander, Matt. "Court Report: Myles Rice beat cancer and is guiding Washington State to its first NCAA Tournament since 2008". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  8. ↑ Woods, Greg (March 12, 2024). "WSU's Kyle Smith named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Myles Rice Freshman of the Year". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  9. ↑ Tipton, Joe. "Washington State guard Myles Rice plans to enter transfer portal". On3.com. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  10. ↑ Osterman, Zach (January 3, 2025). "Ace Bailey may be the No. 1 pick, but he wasn't most important player on court Thursday". IndyStar. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  11. ↑ Brew, Tom. "Myles Rice Has Big Day With 23, Indiana Knocks off South Carolina, 87-71". Indiana Hoosiers on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
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