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2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
DaShonte Riley
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 7-0
- Weight:
- 233
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- Detroit County Day
Freshman Year: Played in 17 games for the Orange ... Scored four points and grabbed two rebounds in his collegiate debut versus ALBANY ... Riley pulled down a personal-best six boards and added three blocks versus ROBERT MORRIS ... Dished out two assists against MAINE ... Riley averaged 10.7 minutes in three NCAA Tournament games, helping to fill the void left by the injured Arinze Onuaku.
High School: Riley transferred in ninth grade from Cass Technical High School to Detroit Country Day High School … He was coached for four seasons by Kurt Keener … Riley earned honorable mention all-state and all-city laurels as a freshman … Detroit Country Day was 9-13 that season … The following season, Riley’s squad won the 2007 Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) Class B State title … Detroit Country Day defeated East Grand Rapids, 66-61 … He had eight points, six boards and five blocks in the triumph … The club had won its semifinal pairing with Stevensville Lakeshore, 49-42, and Riley had six boards and five rejections… Riley earned a spot on the MHSAA state playoff all-tournament team … He was a third-team all-state selection … Detroit Country Day finished the year 25-7 overall … As a junior, Riley helped the Yellow Jackets to a 25-5 mark … In the team’s second outing of the campaign, a 63-60 victory against Southfield, Riley posted 18 rebounds and nine blocked shots … He had a triple-double when his squad defeated Berkley, 40-37 … Riley accumulated 10 points, 14 rebounds and 11 blocked shots … In a 45-42 victory against Powers Catholic, Riley had 15 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks … The next time out, a 62-45 win versus GlenOak (Ohio), he had 16 points and 15 boards … He had 13 rebounds and nine rejections when Detroit Country Day defeated Romeo, 60-51 … It started a string of six straight games with double-digit rebound totals … He had eight points, 12 boards and eight blocks against Clintondale, a 74-49 triumph … A 59-25 win against Lamphere included 10 points and 12 rebounds … In the state regional semifinals, Riley had 16 points and 19 rebounds to lead his team past Renaissance, 69-55 … He followed that up with 13 rebounds as Detroit Country Day defeated Madison in the regional final, 54-52 … Detroit Country Day lost to Powers Catholic in the MHSAA quarterfinals, 48-35 …He earned second-team All-State recognition …Riley attended the 2008 LeBron James Skills Academy in Ohio … He captained the Yellow Jackets as a senior… Riley and his teammates were 28-2 in 2008-09 … He opened his senior campaign with 20 rebounds in a victory against Pioneer … He followed with back-to-back double-doubles: 12 points and 13 rebounds versus Southfield in the Keener/Officials Tip-off Classic and then 13 points and 13 boards versus Southfield-Lathrup … Riley had 14 boards when the Yellow Jackets defeated Grand Ledge in the Meijer Holiday Hoops Invitational … He had 14 points in a triumph against Kalamazoo Central… Against St. Mary Prep, Riley posted 11 points, 15 rebounds and a season-high nine blocked shots … When the club earned an 80-71 victory against Saginaw Hill, he tallied 14 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocks … An 83-73 win against Northern gave Detroit Country Day an 18-0 record and the fourth spot in the USA Today Prep Poll… The squad lost its next outing, 73-67 at Bloomington South, despite 11 rebounds from Riley … The Yellow Jackets won four games in the state tournament before losing in the quarterfinals … Detroit Country Day opened by beating Cranbrook Kingswood in the first round … The next time out, in the district final, Riley and his club defeated Madison, 84-60 … Riley had a season-high 18 points and 15 rebounds… The Yellow Jackets defeated Crockett Tech, 73-53, in the regional semifinal … Two nights later in the regional final against Academy of Oak Park, Riley had eight points, 11 rebounds and six blocks, and Detroit Country Day won, 83-40… The run to the state title was cut short in the quarterfinals when the Yellow Jackets lost to Flint Powers Catholic, 85-81 … Riley earned first-team all-state honors … He participated in the 2009 adidas Kentucky Derby Classic … He earned 15th-team All-America honors from Hoop Scoop … Riley was ranked ninth among centers and 57th overall in the Class of 2009 by Scout.com … Rivals.com rated Riley the 17th center and 123rd overall in the Class of 2009 … Scout.com rated him 14th among centers and 92nd overall.
Personal: DaShonte Jamal Riley was born in January 1991 in Detroit, Mich. … He is the son of Colette Anderson … He has a twin sister … Riley is pursuing a degree in the College of Human Ecology.
