Maryland men’s basketball fans who had hoped that Rodney Rice might return to the program received bad news Tuesday.

The college basketball transfer portal officially closed at midnight Tuesday night, but that didn’t stop the count from continuing to rise Wednesday morning. Players only needed to file their paperwork by late Tuesday,

The college basketball offseason is now in full swing, and with it, USC men’s basketball has seen significant roster turnover. On Tuesday, the Trojans picked up perhaps their biggest addition of the offseason to date in Maryland transfer Rodney Rice. This offsets the blow created by the departure of Desmond Claude in the portal.