Rodney Rice played just eight games as a freshman at Virginia Tech in 2022-23, and didn’t play at all last year due to injury. Many expected him to need some time easing into his first season with Maryland men’s basketball.
That wasn’t the case. In his second game with the program, Rice was a machine against Mount St. Mary’s. He got in a zone early and finished 10-of-14 shooting for 28 points in an 86-52 win over the Mountaineers at Xfinity Center.
“[Rodney’s] a great natural scorer, he knows how to score,” head coach Kevin Willard said.