PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State redshirt-freshman Myles Rice was named to the 2024 Kyle Macy National Freshman All-America Team, College Insider, Inc. announced March 26. Rice, the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, became the first Cougar since Klay Thompson was named an honorable mention in the 2009 All-Freshman Team and the 12th player in WSU history to earn All-America honors.
Rice rewrote the school freshman record book, breaking the single-game scoring, single-season scoring, single-season steals, single-season assists, single-season field goals, and single-season freethrow percentage records. The Columbia, S.C. native averaged 14.8 points per game and led the Cougs to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 16 years.