Roderick Riley (born March 11, 1981) is an American former basketball player. He played the

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position and had a listed height and weight of 6'11" and 327 lbs. In 2009, he won the Jordanian Premier League with Zain.

Early life and college career

Riley attended

Beaumont Central High School Central Medical Magnet High School (CMMHS) was a magnet high school in Beaumont, Texas. It was operated by the Beaumont Independent School District. The mascot was the jaguar.

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. He played college basketball at

Prairie View A&M Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU or PV) is a public historically black land-grant university in Prairie View, Texas. Founded in 1876, it is one of Texas's two land-grant universities and the second oldest public institution of higher learning ...

. Riley missed part of his sophomore season due to a knee injury. He started his sophomore season and averaged 9.4 points per game. Riley lost 30 pounds going into his junior season. He helped Prairie View A&M capture the SWAC regular season title as a junior. Riley eared Second Team All-SWAC honors. Riley was suspended for four games during his senior season due to disciplinary reasons.

Professional career

Riley signed with

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in January 2005 after a bitter transfer dispute with Ukraine club BC Vozko. He averaged a team leading 10.8 rebounds per game for the season and helped Mitteldeutscher finish first in the 1st Regionalliga Nord. In May 2005, Riley joined the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs of the

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. In the summer of 2005, Riley joined Coast Star of the Jersey Shore Basketball League. In one game, he scored 32 points and had 18 rebounds and three blocks. In January 2006, he signed with Ulsan Mobis of the

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. He left the team in March after suffering a knee injury. He played several seasons in the D League for the

Fayetteville Patriots The Fayetteville Patriots were an NBA Development League team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States. Its logo design features a bald eagle's head and a basketball in the middle of a capital letter "P" with stars and stripes filling ...

and from 2006–2007 he played for the

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. In 2018, Riley joined the

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. In April 2009, Riley signed with Jordanian club Zain where he went on to win the Jordanian Premier League. He also played for the team during the

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where it finished as the runner-up.

References

External links

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1981 births Living people American men's basketball players Austin Toros players Bakersfield Jam players Centers (basketball) Fayetteville Patriots players Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball players Sportspeople from Beaumont, Texas United States Basketball League players Al Riyadi Club Beirut basketball players {{1980s-US-basketball-bio-stub