#33 DaShonte Riley
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7'0" 233 lbs Center
HS: Detroit County Day Detroit, MI
HS: Cass Technical Detroit, MI
Born: 1/30/1991 Detroit, MI
Season Stats
Season Cl Pos G GS Min FG FGA % FT FTA % 3Pt 3PA % Asst Reb DReb OReb Fls DQ TO ST BS Pts PPG APG RPG
2009-10 Fr C 17 0 157 9 15
60.0%
5 11
45.5%
0 2
0.0%
11 26 18 8 28 1 12 2 16 23 1.4 0.6 1.5
2010-11 So DNP 0 0 0 0 0
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0 0
---
0 0
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0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- --- ---
Career    
17
0
157
9
15
60.0%
5
11
45.5%
0
2
0.0%
11
26
18
8
28
1
12
2
16
23
1.4
0.6
1.5

DaShonte Riley was a center on the Syracuse basketball team for two seasons.

DaShonte Riley Syracuse Orangemen BasketballRiley came to Syracuse as a player with a lot of potential, but a need to gain weight and experience. For most of his freshman year he would see little playing time, except when the game's outcome had already been decided. However, that would change when Arinze Onuaku's season would end with a knee injury against Georgetown in the Big East Tournament. Riley would have to play the last few minutes of that game against the Hoyas' Greg Monroe, and he found it a tough matchup. In the NCAA tournament, Syracuse used Rick Jackson at center; but when Jackson was in foul trouble or needed a breather, Riley had to come in and contribute. He managed to play reasonably well in those crucial minutes. He was not asked to score, but rather to take up space in the middle of the court, and not turn the ball over.

Riley would suffer a foot injury during fall practice in 2010, which would require him to miss the entire season. After the season, he would announce he was transferring to Eastern Michigan, in order to be closer to home and his ailing grandparents. Syracuse assistant basketball coach Rob Murphy had been appointed head coach at Eastern Michigan a few months earlier, making the transition more attractive for Riley.

Riley would play at Eastern Michigan for three seasons, scoring 369 points and pulling down 512 rebounds.

Eastern Michigan
Season Cl Pos G GS Min FG FGA % FT FTA % 3Pt 3PA % Asst Reb DReb OReb Fls DQ TO ST BS Pts PPG APG RPG
2011-12 So C 19 -- 433 28 78 35.9% 22 34 64.7% 0 1 0.0% 15 82 62 20 51 2 32 17 29 78 4.1 0.8 4.3
2012-13 Jr C 34 -- 795 55 112 49.1% 26 54 48.1% 0 0 --- 25 208 135 73 49 2 82 34 67 136 4.0 0.7 6.1
2013-14 Sr C 37 -- 950 62 126 49.2% 31 49 63.3% 0 1 0.0% 25 222 145 77 124 - 60 28 95 155 4.2 0.7 6.0
Career    
90
--
2179
145
316
45.9%
79
137
57.7%
0
2
0.0%
65
512
342
170
257
+4
160
79
191
369
4.1
0.7
5.7

Riley would spend a couple of seasons in the D-League, one with the Idaho Stampede and the other with Salt Lake City Stars. He was spend one season playing 4 games in Mexico for Libertadores de Queretaro. [1]

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[1] Proballers.com, DeShonte Riley Stats