Roderick Riley | |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 11 |
Weight Lb: | 327 |
Nationality: | American |
Birth Date: | 11 March 1981 |
College: | Prairie View A&M (1999–2004) |
Highschool: | Beaumont Central (Beaumont, Texas) |
Draft Year: | 2004 |
Career Start: | 2004 |
Career End: | 2010 |
Career Position: | Center |
Years1: | 2004 |
Team1: | BC Vozko |
Years2: | 2005 |
Team2: | Mitteldeutscher BC |
Years3: | 2005 |
Team3: | Pennsylvania Valley Dawgs |
Years4: | 2005 |
Team4: | Coast Buick |
Years5: | 2005–2006 |
Team5: | Fayetteville Patriots |
Years6: | 2006 |
Team6: | Ulsan Mobis |
Years7: | 2006–2007 |
Team7: | Bakersfield Jam |
Years8: | 2008 |
Team8: | Colorado 14ers |
Years9: | 2008–2009 |
Team9: | Sporting Feytroun |
Years10: | 2009 |
Team10: | Jalaa Aleppo |
Years11: | 2009 |
Team11: | Al Riyadi Beirut |
Years12: | 2009 |
Team12: | Zain |
Years13: | 2010 |
Team13: | Austin Spurs |
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Roderick Riley (born March 11, 1981) is an American former basketball player. He played the center position and had a listed height and weight of 6'11" and 327 lbs. In 2009, he won the Jordanian Premier League with Zain.
Riley attended Beaumont Central High School in Beaumont, Texas.[1] He played college basketball at Prairie View A&M. Riley missed part of his sophomore season due to a knee injury.[2] He started his sophomore season and averaged 9.4 points per game. Riley lost 30 pounds going into his junior season.[3] He helped Prairie View A&M capture the SWAC regular season title as a junior. Riley eared Second Team All-SWAC honors.[4] Riley was suspended for four games during his senior season due to disciplinary reasons.[5]
Riley signed with Mitteldeutscher BC in January 2005 after a bitter transfer dispute with Ukraine club BC Vozko.[6] He averaged a team leading 10.8 rebounds per game for the season[7] and helped Mitteldeutscher finish first in the 1st Regionalliga Nord.[8]
In May 2005, Riley joined the Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs of the USBL.[9] 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.[10]
In January 2006, he signed with Ulsan Mobis of the Korean Basketball League.[11] He left the team in March after suffering a knee injury.[12]
He played several seasons in the D League for the Fayetteville Patriots and from 2006–2007 he played for the Bakersfield Jam. In 2018, Riley joined the Colorado 14ers.[13]
In April 2009, Riley signed with Jordanian club Zain[14] where he went on to win the Jordanian Premier League.[15] He also played for the team during the 2009 FIBA Asia Champions Cup where it finished as the runner-up.[16]