College basketball transfer portal: Indiana landing guard Myles Rice was best fit of the weekend

It's shaping up to be a great offseason for coach Mike Woodson in Bloomington

By Isaac Trotter Apr 16, 2024 at 1:54 pm ET• 1 min read

Finding shooting is one of Indiana's top priorities in the college basketball transfer portal, but fixing the point guard was also paramount. That's why the April 13 pledge from guard Myles Rice of Washington State -- one of the best players in the portal, by any measure -- was my favorite fit from the weekend flurry of commitments. 

Two seasons ago, Indiana was one of the best ball-screen offenses in the country, kickstarted by Trayce Jackson-Davis and Jalen Hood-Schifino.

Even with All-Big Ten big man Kel'el Ware (an excellent lob threat), IU's ball-screen offense was ridiculously uninspiring. Indiana averaged just 0.854 points per possession in the 576 ball-screens that ended with a shot attempt or turnover, per Synergy.

Indiana's guards, namely point guard Xavier Johnson, were especially frustrating. IU's ball-handlers rated in the 16th percentile nationally in pick-and-roll offense, via Synergy. 

It just had to be fixed.