Eric Riley

Eric Riley
Personal information
Born (1970-06-02) June 2, 1970
Cleveland, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight 245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school Saint Joseph (Cleveland, Ohio)
College Michigan (1989–1993)
NBA draft 1993 / Round: 2 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the Dallas Mavericks
Playing career 1993–2004
Position Center
Number 42, 40, 54, 44
Career history
1993–1994 Houston Rockets
1994–1995 Los Angeles Clippers
1995–1996 Minnesota Timberwolves
1996–1997 Apollon Patras
1997–1998 Dallas Mavericks
1999 Boston Celtics
2000–2001 Indiana Legends
2001 Cocodrilos de Caracas
2001–2002 Euro Roseto
2002–2003 Liaoning Dinosaurs
2003–2004 Proteas EKA AEL
Career NBA statistics
Points 574 (3.1 ppg)
Rebounds 479 (2.6 rpg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Eric Riley (born June 2, 1970) is a retired American professional basketball player who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round (33rd pick overall) of the 1993 NBA draft. Riley played for the Mavericks, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves and Boston Celtics in five NBA seasons, averaging 3.1 points per game. He was an injured reserve member of the 1993–94 Houston Rockets who won the NBA championship.

Born in Cleveland, Ohio, he played for Cleveland's St. Joseph High School and then collegiately at the University of Michigan. At Michigan, he redshirted on the 1989 NCAA national champion Wolverines team, and then was the sixth man on Michigan's 1991-92 & 1992-93 Fab Five teams that reached the 1992 & 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship final game.

College career

In 1991, as a sophomore, Riley led the entire 1990–91 Michigan team in both rebounding and blocked shots. In fact, Riley was second in the Big Ten Conference in rebounds for the 1990-91 season.[1] He earned honorable mention All-Big Ten recognition in 1991.[2] On the Fab Five teams, Riley led all reserve players in points, rebounds and blocks. After being relegated to reserve status following the arrival of the Fab Five, he had the best game of his career in the Southeast Regional semifinals of the 1992 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.[3]

Pro career

His rights were acquired by the Rockets in a pre-1993 NBA Draft trade and they waived him on December 12, 1994.[4] Thus, Riley was not a member of the 1993-1994 Houston Rockets when they won their first title under Michigan alumnus Rudy Tomjanovich, though Riley was put on the injured list before the playoffs started. Following his NBA career, he had a long career in Europe.[5]

Later work

In 2009 Eric Riley started a non-profit called High Rise Foundation. HRF is a non-profit charity with the mission to mentor young adults through sports programs, sports clinics and academic tutoring.

Notes

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