Riley James Minix (born September 22, 2000) is an American basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Southeastern Fire and the

Morehead State Eagles The Morehead State Eagles are the athletic teams that represent Morehead State University (MSU), located in Morehead, Kentucky, United States, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the NCAA Division I ranks (for football, the Football Champio ...

High school career

Minix played high school basketball for

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in Vero Beach, Florida. He experienced a growth spurt before his senior season, where he broke out, averaging 17.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.

College career

He committed to NAIA school

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and was named first-team All-

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and conference freshman of the year his first season. In his sophomore year, he suffered an upper-body injury after eight games, sidelining him for the rest of the season. in his next two seasons, Minix was named both a first-team All-American and the Sun Conference Player of the Year. Following his four years at Southeastern, Minix chose to take advantage of the extra year given to players due to the interference of the COVID-19 pandemic to transfer up to NCAA Division I, ultimately choosing the Morehead State Eagles. In his lone season at Morehead State, Minix finished in the top ten in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, blocks, and steals. He also led the conference with 18 double-doubles. At the close of the season, he was named the OVC Player of the Year and a member of the All-OVC first team and All-Newcomer team.

Professional career

After going undrafted in the

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, Minix joined the San Antonio Spurs for the

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and on July 20, 2024, he signed with them.

Career statistics

College

NCAA Division I

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Morehead State Morehead State University (MSU) is a public university in Morehead, Kentucky. The university began as Morehead Normal School, which opened its doors in 1887. The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, a two-year residential ea ...

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NAIA

, - , style="text-align:left;", 2019–20 , style="text-align:left;", Southeastern , 31 , , 16 , , 25.9 , , .500 , , .410 , , .773 , , 7.6 , , .9 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , 14.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2020–21 , style="text-align:left;", Southeastern , 10 , , 9 , , 26.1 , , .535 , , .484 , , .818 , , 9.1 , , 1.6 , , 1.7 , , 1.0 , , 20.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2021–22 , style="text-align:left;", Southeastern , 30 , , 30 , , 29.5 , , .530 , , .406 , , .756 , , 11.3 , , 2.3 , , 1.2 , , 1.2 , , 22.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", 2022–23 , style="text-align:left;", Southeastern , 28 , , 28 , , 37.2 , , .588 , , .376 , , .802 , , 13.6 , , 2.5 , , 1.2 , , 2.3 , , 25.4 , - class="sortbottom" , style="text-align:center;" colspan="2", Career , 99 , , 83 , , 30.2 , , .543 , , .408 , , .782 , , 10.6 , , 1.8 , , 1.3 , , 1.4 , , 20.7

References

External links

Morehead State Eagles bioSoutheastern Fire bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Minix, Riley 2000 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen American men's basketball players Basketball players from Florida Morehead State Eagles men's basketball players People from Vero Beach, Florida Small forwards Southeastern University (Florida) alumni