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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Roderick Riley
| image =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 327
| nationality = American
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|03|11}}
| birth_place =
| college = [[Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball|Prairie View A&M]] (1999–2004)
| highschool = [[Central High School (Beaumont, Texas)|Beaumont Central]]<br>([[Beaumont, Texas]])
| draft_year = 2004
| career_start = 2004
| career_end = 2010
| career_position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]]
| career_number =
| 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 Hyundai Mobis Phoebus|Ulsan Mobis]]
| years7=2006–2007 |team7= [[Bakersfield Jam]]
| years8=2008 |team8= [[Colorado 14ers]]
| years9=2008–2009 |team9= Sporting Feytroun
| years10=2009 |team10= [[Jalaa SC (men's basketball)|Jalaa Aleppo]]
| years11=2009 |team11= [[Al Riyadi Beirut]]
| years12=2009 |team12= [[Zain Club|Zain]]
| years13=2010 |team13= [[Austin Spurs]]
| highlights =
* [[Jordanian Premier Basketball League|Jordanian League]] champion (2009)
* 1st Regionalliga Nord winner (2005)
}}
'''Roderick Riley''' (born March 11, 1981) is an American former basketball player. He played the [[Center (basketball)|center]] position and had a listed height and weight of 6'11" and 327 lbs. In 2009, he won the [[Jordanian Premier Basketball League|Jordanian Premier League]] with [[Zain Club|Zain]].

==Early life and college career==
Riley attended [[Central High School (Beaumont, Texas)|Beaumont Central High School]] in [[Beaumont, Texas]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Duncanville big man leads decisive win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58675399/fort-worth-star-telegram/ |accessdate=September 6, 2020 |work=[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]] |date=March 13, 1999 |page=52|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He played college basketball at [[Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball|Prairie View A&M]]. Riley missed part of his sophomore season due to a knee injury.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Weaver |first1=Dan |title=Bulldogs take View to a kill |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58766701/the-spokesman-review/ |accessdate=September 6, 2020 |work=[[The Spokesman-Review]] |date=January 7, 2001 |page=33|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He started his sophomore season and averaged 9.4 points per game. Riley lost 30 pounds going into his junior season.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alexander |first1=Mark |title=Prairie View up from ashes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58768644/clarion-ledger/ |accessdate=September 6, 2020 |work=[[Clarion-Ledger]] |date=January 17, 2003 |page=29|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> He helped Prairie View A&M capture the [[Southwestern Athletic Conference|SWAC]] regular season title as a junior. Riley eared Second Team All-SWAC honors.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McGinty |first1=Ryan |title=Flashback Friday: Prairie View's 2002-03 regular season men's basketball championship recap |url=https://www.hbcusports.com/2019/03/08/flashback-friday-prairie-views-2002-03-regular-season-mens-basketball-championship-recap/ |website=HBCU Sports |accessdate=September 6, 2020 |date=March 8, 2019}}</ref> Riley was suspended for four games during his senior season due to disciplinary reasons.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Alexander |first1=Mark |title=Prairie View searching for a win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58767042/clarion-ledger/ |accessdate=September 6, 2020 |work=[[Clarion-Ledger]] |date=January 9, 2004 |page=27|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

==Professional career==
Riley signed with [[Mitteldeutscher BC]] in January 2005 after a bitter transfer dispute with Ukraine club [[BC Vozko]].<ref>{{cite news |title=ENDLICH: MBC ERHÄLT RILEY-FREIGABE |url=https://syntainics-mbc.de/endlich-mbc-erhaelt-riley-freigabe/ |accessdate=24 August 2020 |work=syntainics-mbc.de |date=17 January 2005 |language=German}}</ref> He averaged a team leading 10.8 rebounds per game for the season<ref>{{cite news |title=Die Bestmarken der MBC-Saison – Roderick Riley effektivster Spieler |url=https://syntainics-mbc.de/die-bestmarken-der-mbc-saison-roderick-riley-effektivster-spieler/ |accessdate=24 August 2020 |work=syntainics-mbc.de |date=25 April 2005 |language=German}}</ref> and helped Mitteldeutscher finish first in the 1st Regionalliga Nord.<ref>{{cite news |title=MBC macht Meisterschaft perfekt – Mannschaft und Fans feiern ausgelassen |url=https://syntainics-mbc.de/mbc-macht-meisterschaft-perfekt-mannschaft-und-fans-feiern-ausgelassen/ |accessdate=24 August 2020 |work=syntainics-mbc.de |date=23 April 2005 |language=German}}</ref>

In May 2005, Riley joined the [[Pennsylvania ValleyDawgs]] of the [[United States Basketball League|USBL]].<ref>{{cite news |title=CENTER RODERICK RILEY SPIELT IN DER USBL |url=https://syntainics-mbc.de/center-roderick-riley-spielt-in-der-usbl/ |accessdate=September 6, 2020 |work=syntainics-mbc.de |date=May 18, 2005 |language=German}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Pat |title=Tale of two halves: Coast Buick wipes out halftime deficit to win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58675196/the-coast-star/ |accessdate=September 6, 2020 |work=[[The Coast-Star]] |date=July 28, 2005 |page=55|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

In January 2006, he signed with [[Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus|Ulsan Mobis]] of the [[Korean Basketball League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=모비스 새 용병 라일리 영입 핸드로그텐 퇴출 골밑 강화 포석 |url=http://ksilbo.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=144055 |accessdate=4 September 2020 |work=ksilbo.co.kr |date=25 January 2006 |language=Korean}}</ref> He left the team in March after suffering a knee injury.<ref>{{cite news |title=프로농구 6라운드 'PO 최후 경쟁' |url=http://news.kbs.co.kr/news/view.do?ncd=1132447 |accessdate=4 September 2020 |work=news.kbs.co.kr |date=2 March 2006 |language=Korean}}</ref>

He played several seasons in the [[NBA Development League|D League]] for the [[Fayetteville Patriots]] and from 2006 to 2007 he played for the [[Bakersfield Jam]]. In 2018, Riley joined the [[Colorado 14ers]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mavreles |first1=Todd |title=Mismatched: Inside, Outside -- 14ers Top RGV |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58675340/the-monitor/ |accessdate=September 6, 2020 |work=[[The Monitor (Texas)|The Monitor]] |date=March 11, 2018 |page=A17|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

In April 2009, Riley signed with Jordanian club [[Zain Club|Zain]]<ref>{{cite news |title=محترف كرة السلة الأميركي رايلي ينتظم بتدريبات زين - صحيفة الرأي |url=http://alrai.com/article/331157.html |accessdate=4 September 2020 |work=alrai.com |date=2 April 2009 |language=Arabic}}</ref> where he went on to win the [[Jordanian Premier Basketball League|Jordanian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordanian Basketball, Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings - asia-basket |url=https://www.asia-basket.com/Jordan/basketball-Premier-League_2009.aspx |website=[[Eurobasket.com]] |accessdate=4 September 2020}}</ref> He also played for the team during the [[2009 FIBA Asia Champions Cup]] where it finished as the runner-up.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Club Championships |url=https://www.eurobasket.com/boxScores/Asian%20Club%20Championships/2009/0520_6526_5528.asp |website=[[Eurobasket.com]] |accessdate=4 September 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.proballers.com/basketball/player/24172/roderick-riley Profile] at proballers.com
*[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/roderick-riley-1.html College statistics] at [[Sports Reference]]
*[https://www.eurobasket.com/player/Roderick-Riley/46876 Profile] at [[Eurobasket.com]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, Roderick}}
[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American men's basketball players]]
[[Category:Austin Toros players]]
[[Category:Bakersfield Jam players]]
[[Category:Centers (basketball)]]
[[Category:Fayetteville Patriots players]]
[[Category:Prairie View A&M Panthers basketball players]]
[[Category:Basketball players from Beaumont, Texas]]
[[Category:United States Basketball League players]]
[[Category:Al Riyadi Club Beirut basketball players]]
[[Category:Jalaa SC men's basketball players]]

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