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. Rice added 3.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.6 steals per game.
 
The national honor is another in the cabinet for Rice, who became the first player in WSU men's basketball history to be named the Conference Freshman of the Year. Seven times Rice was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, becoming the first player in Conference history to win 4-straight weekly awards, while tying Evan Mobley for most Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards in League history.
 
The historic season, when Rice scored in double figures 27 times, helped the Cougs to a record-tying 14 League wins and a 20-win regular season for the first time since 2007-08. WSU earned its highest AP Top 25 ranking since March 2008 and spent five weeks nationally ranked.
 
In addition to his Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors, Rice was also named to the All-Pac-12 First Team and the Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. Thirteen times Rice dished out five or more assists and grabbed multiple steals in 16 games.