DaShonte Riley
Riley Inks NLI With Orange
4/20/2009 3:47:09 PM | Men's Basketball
SYRACUSE, N.Y- Syracuse head men's basketball coach Jim Boeheim has announced that DaShonte Riley has signed a National Letters of Intent (NLI) to play for the Orange next season. Riley is a senior at Detroit Country Day High School (Mich.).
Riley, a 6-11 forward, helped the Yellow Jackets to a 24-2 record and the Class B State Regional Final this past winter. He averaged 8.4 points, 9.2 rebounds and 3.6 blocks per game, according to maxpreps.com.
Detroit Country Day was ranked as high as fourth in the USA Today Prep Poll during the campaign. The club won 18 in a row before losing its first contest. Riley and his squad earned state tournament victories against Cranbrook Kingswood (81-43), Madison (84-60) in the district final, Crockett Tech (73-53) and Academy of Oak Park (83-40) in the regional final. The Yellow Jackets were beaten in the state quarterfinals by Flint Powers Catholic, 85-81. He was coached by Kurt Keener.
One of Riley's top efforts of the year came against Saginaw Hill. He contributed 14 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks in an 80-71 triumph. Riley had 12 points, 13 boards and five blocks when Detroit Country Day defeated Southfield, 103-72. Another strong showing came against Southfield-Lathrup when Riley posted 11 points, 13 rebounds and seven rejections in an 82-63 triumph.
Rivals.com ranked Riley 123rd in the Class of 2009 and 17th among Class of 2009 centers. Riley is rated 57th in the Class of 2009 by Scout.com, ninth among centers. Hoop Scoop selected Riley as a 15th Team All-American.
The National Letter-of-Intent program was started in 1964. Administered by the Collegiate Commissioners Association (CCA), the program was designed with prospective student-athletes in mind. A signed letter-of-intent indicates a prospective student-athlete agrees to attend the designated college or university for one academic year. Institutions agree to provide athletics financial aid for one academic year to the student-athlete, provided the student-athlete is admitted to the institution and is eligible for financial aid under NCAA rules.
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