Indiana will be seeing more of Myles Rice next year, but he’ll be playing for the other team.
Rice announced Sunday he’s transferring to Maryland and their new head coach Buzz Williams. He’s the second recent IU player to stay in the Big Ten and transfer to Maryland, following Jordan Geronimo, who exhausted his eligibility in 2025.
The Hoosiers hosted Maryland in 2025, meaning they’ll likely be traveling to College Park next year. Rice has two years of eligibility remaining, so he’ll probably end up playing a game in Bloomington if he sticks with the Terps.
Coincidentally, Rice was central to Indiana’s late game collapse in a 70-67 loss to Maryland in January when he failed to properly execute baseline out-of-bounds play in the closing seconds.
The confirmed departures by Rice, Gabe Cupps and Trey Galloway create a void at point guard for new head coach Darian DeVries. The Hoosiers have added DePaul’s Conor Enright as one primary ball handler for the 2025-26 squad.
After transferring in from Washington State, Rice played one season in Bloomington. He appeared in all 32 games and made 25 starts for IU in 2024-25. He was one of four Hoosiers to appear in all 32 games.
After arriving in Bloomington with great promise, Rice had an up-and-down season. He averaged 10.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.0 steal per game. Rice shot 41.2% (112-of-272) from the floor, 32.5% (27-of-83) from the 3-point line, and 81.8% (72-of-88) from the free throw line. He opened the season as a starter but would later become a reserve in Mike Woodson’s final season as head coach.
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