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Myles Rice isn’t afraid of a fight. His battle with cancer proved it.

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November 3, 2025 at 6:30 a.m. EST

Maryland guard Myles Rice, shown at media day last month, joins the Terps after a decorated college career that was put on hold because of a cancer diagnosis before the start of his redshirt freshman season. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)

Sept. 12, 2022, was supposed to be a joyous day for Myles Rice. He had been looking forward to speaking with his mother on her birthday, though they were putting an official celebration on hold while the native of South Carolina was on the opposite side of the country preparing for his redshirt freshman season at Washington State.