Roderick Riley

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.

Roderick Riley

Personal information
Born	(1981-03-11) March 11, 1981 (age 44)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight	327 lb (148 kg)
Career information
High school	Beaumont Central (Beaumont, Texas)
College	Prairie View A&M (1999–2004)
NBA draft	2004: undrafted
Playing career	2004–2010
Position	Center
Career history
2004	BC Vozko
2005	Mitteldeutscher BC
2005	Pennsylvania Valley Dawgs
2005	Coast Buick
2005–2006	Fayetteville Patriots
2006	Ulsan Mobis
2006–2007	Bakersfield Jam
2008	Colorado 14ers
2008–2009	Sporting Feytroun
2009	Jalaa Aleppo
2009	Al Riyadi Beirut
2009	Zain
2010	Austin Spurs
Career highlights
Jordanian League champion (2009) 1st Regionalliga Nord winner (2005)

Early life and college career

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]

Professional career

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 to 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]