Rice receives offer from WKU

Tue, 08/06/2024 - 8:30am — John Embry

MORGANTOWN — After visiting Western Kentucky University, Butler County senior forward Lawson Rice received an offer from the WKU men's basketball program on Friday, Aug. 2.

Rice excelled as a junior throughout the 2023-24 boys' high school basketball season, averaging a double-double of 18.0 points and 10.7 rebounds per game for the Bears. A longtime standout for Butler County, Rice scored 576 points and pulled down 343 rebounds in his junior campaign.

WKU competes in Conference USA. A tradition-rich program, WKU is the reigning Conference USA Men's Basketball Champion. The Hilltoppers compiled a 22-12 record in the 2023-24 men's college basketball season. WKU made an appearance in the 2023-24 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.

Rice continues to draw recruiting interest from several men's college basketball programs. He and his Butler County teammates will open preseason practice in mid-October.

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