Indiana Among Schools Recruiting Washington State Transfer Myles Rice

Myles Rice averaged 14.8 points per game and made the All-Pac-12 first team in 2023-24, and Indiana is reportedly a school to watch in his recruitment after entering the transfer portal.

Mar 23, 2024; Omaha, NE, USA; Washington State Cougars guard Myles Rice (2) against Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament. / Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana has been linked to plenty of transfers in recent weeks, the latest being Washington State's Myles Rice.

On3's Jamie Shaw listed Auburn and Indiana as two schools to watch in Rice's recruitment.

Rice, a 6-foot-2 guard, made the All-Pac-12 first team and was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in 2023-24. He averaged 14.8 points, 3.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, and he shot 43.9% from the field, 27.5% from 3-point range on 3.7 attempts per game and 81.1% at the free throw line.

Rice had six games with 20-plus points, including a career-high 35 points in a win at Stanford. He started all 35 games and played 33.2 minutes per game, second-most on the team.

Washington State went 25-10, its most wins since 2007-08. After finishing second in the Pac-12, the Cougars earned a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Tournament and defeated No. 10 seed Drake before losing to No. 2 seed Iowa State in the Round of 32. Coach Kyle Smith left Washington State to take the Stanford job, and 10 players from that Washington State team have entered the transfer portal this offseason.

Washington State was Rice's only high-major offer as a three-star recruit, ranked No. 227 in the nation out of Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone, Ga.

Though Rice was recruited in the class of 2021, he didn't play his first college game until the 2023-24 season. He redshirted the 2021-22 season, then missed the entire 2022-23 season while recovering from Hodgkin's lymphoma, so he should have three years of eligibility remaining.