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2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

33 K.J. Riley

  • Height 6-5
  • Weight 180
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Bronx, N.Y.
  • Highschool Howard (Texas) College

Biography

Major: Accounting
 
2019-20:
Finished his senior season ranked 15th in the NCAA with 157 free throw makes and 28th in the nation with 197 free throw attempts…was 13th in the MVC with a team-high 31.9 minutes per game…finished his career with 440 free throws in just three seasons, that was 8th-best in UE history…on Feb. 20, became the 50th player in program history to reach 1,000 points in his career – finished his career ranked 43rd with 1,062 points in his career…played in and started all 32 games…opened the season with 14 points against Ball State…led the Aces with 18 points in win at #1 Kentucky…was 4-8 from the field and knocked down all eight free throw attempts…reset his career scoring high in consecutive games in the Bahamas…had 28 points versus George Washington, setting season marks in free throw makes and attempts (14-16)…followed that up with one of the best games in recent UE history – Riley scored 36 points versus Morgan State…set career marks in points (36), field goal makes (12), field goal attempts (19) and minutes (46) in the game…scored 16 points in win over Murray State while setting career mark with four steals…notched a double-double against Valparaiso with 12 points and 10 rebounds – all 12 points came from the line (was 12-of-14)…added 21 points in home game versus Missouri State…beginning on January 26 – had a streak that saw him reach double figures in 11 of the final 12 games…averaged 14.7 points over the final stretch of his college career…scored 24 points and had seven boards in home game against SIU…top MVC game of his career was a 28-point effort against Loyola where he added six assists.

2018-19: Earned a spot on the MVC Most Improved Team…led UE with 13.6 points per game and was second with 5.0 rebounds…finished 16th in the nation with 244 free throw attempts and was 24th in the country with 176 free throw makes…was 12th in the MVC in scoring…opened season with 14 points at Illinois before scoring 20 at Xavier and 16 against KWC…hit first triple and dished out three assists against the Musketeers…had second double-double of his career at Murray State, totaling 13 points and 11 boards…finished non-conference play with 24 points against Green Bay and 20 at Miami Ohio…set his career mark with 25 points in home win against Drake…played 44 minutes and added 8 rebounds…hit 13 out of 17 free throw tries in the game…led the team with 19 points versus Illinois State…set career mark with 12 rebounds in home win over Valparaiso…reached double figures in 14 of the last 15 games and 20 out of 23 to finish the season.

2017-18: Started 18 games while playing in all 32 contests of first season at UE…led the team with 107 free throw makes and 139 attempts…averaged 6.8 points and 3.4 rebounds per game and was second on the squad with 91 assists…debuted with Aces by scoring 10 points while hitting 6 out of 7 free throws...had 13 points at New Mexico, hit 7 out of 10 free throws...dished out his top tally of nine assists vs. Oakland City...registered career-high 22 pts vs. APSU, hit 14 out of 17 free throws... fell three assists shy of triple-double with 15 pts, 12 rbs and 7 ast vs. Midway...posted 13 pts on 5-9 shooting at Drake…notched 11 points in home win over MSU…scored at least seven points in four of the last six games.

Prior to UE: Attended Howard College (Texas), joined UE as a sophomore in 2017-18...in the 2016-17 season at Howard, Riley averaged 7.9 points per game to go along with 4.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest.

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Historical Player Information

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    2017-18Sophomore

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    2018-19Junior

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    2019-20Senior

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