PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State men's basketball freshman Myles Rice was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, the Conference announced Monday afternoon. The honor is Rice's first career Conference recognition and the first Pac-12 weekly award by a Cougar since Mouhamed Gueye was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, March 7, 2022.
Rice scored a combined 47 points across two Cougar wins, including a career and WSU season-high 28 points in last Monday's win over Eastern Washington. Rice started 6 of 6 from 3-point range and finished the two-game stretch 16 of 29 (55.