PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State men's basketball head coach Kyle Smith was named the Pac-12 John R. Wooden Coach of the Year and redshirt-freshman Myles Rice was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, as the Cougar program earned six honors in the Pac-12 Conference's postseason awards, the League announced Tuesday morning. Rice also earned All-Pac-12 First Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors, along with fifth-year senior Isaac Jones garnering All-Pac-12 First Team recognition and junior Jaylen Wells earning an Honorable Mention nod.
Rice became the first player in WSU men's basketball history to be named the Conference Freshman of the Year, scoring 15.