Jalen Riley

#5 Jalen Riley

POS. G
HT. 6' 0"
WT. 150
YR. Jr.
HOMETOWN Racine, Wis.
PREVIOUS SCHOOL Sauk Valley CC

About Jalen: A combo guard who can score the basketball … can create his own shot and provides offensive punch from the perimeter … is a quality 3-point shooter. 2013-14: Finished second on the team with 13.4 points per game ... considered arguably the best sixth-man in the A-Sun, and was named the A-Sun Newcomer of the Year ... was named A-Sun Newcomer of the Week for the second time this season on 2/10 ... finished the season third on the all-time single-season list with 169 made free throws and was fifth on the all-time list with 202 attempts ... netted a game-high 23 points in the win over Chattanooga (3/18) in the first round of the CIT ... scored 13 points in the loss to FGCU (3/6) ... had a game-high 28 points and set a career mark wtih 10 rebounds en route to his first career double-double, leading the Bucs to a quarterfinal victory over Lipscomb (3/4) ... he also set career marks for free throws attempted (21) and made (16), and his 21 attempts was a new ETSU individual record ... netted a game-high 19 points in the win over UNF (2/22) ... scored 17 points in the loss to Jacksonville (2/20) ... netted 10 points in the win over Stetson (2/15) ... distributed a career high six assists and scored 11 points in the win over FGCU (2/13) ... scored a game-high 26 points -- eclipsing 20 points for the third time this season -- in the loss to USC Upstate (2/10), while playing a career high 35 minutes ... played the best offensive game of his career, scoring a personal best 30 points and doing so with great effeciency, going 7-of-10 from the field and a perfect 12-of-12 from the free throw line in the win over Lipscomb (2/8) ... also played a career high 33 minutes against the Bisons ... came off the bench to play a career high 31 minutes and scored 16 points in the win over Northern Kentucky (2/6) ... scored 11 in the win over Kennesaw State (2/2) ... netted 15 points in the loss to Mercer (1/31) ... came off the bench to score 18 points -- 14 of those in the second half -- in the win over North Florida (1/23) ... scored 17 points  and hit a career high four 3-pointers in the loss to Lipscomb (1/9) ... named A-Sun player of the week following his game-high 19 points and career-best four steals in the win over Valparaiso (12/29) ... was named A-Sun newcomer of the week on 12/23 ... had career highs for rebounds (7), assists (4) and minutes played (28), and netted 16 points in the win over Austin Peay (12/21) ... had another breakout game offensively, scoring a career best and game-high 28 points thanks to 13-of-14 shooting at the free throw line in the win over Tusculum (12/16), while also picking up a career best four rebounds and three assists in the win over the Pioneers .. enjoyed the best game of his career so far, scoring a personal best 18 points in the win over Austin Peay (12/4) ... played a career high 24 minutes in the loss to Tennessee Tech (11/27) ... posted a career high 16 points -- all in the second half -- in the win over Samford (11/21), going 11 of 13 from the charity stripe ... setted his second double-digit scoring game with 12 points in the loss to Winthrop (11/19), while setting personal bests for rebounds (4), steals (2) and minutes played (23) ... played the best game of his career since coming to ETSU, collecting career highs for poitns (15), field goals (4), 3-point goals (3), free throws (4) and minutes (16) ... made his collegiate debut at Charlotte (11/8), scoring two points in seven minutes of play ... playing in just his second game with ETSU, Riley scored six points and grabbed a rebound in nine minutes of play against Morehead State (11/12). Prior to ETSU: Averaged 19.3 points a game last season in his last year at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon, Ill. … was a third-team NJCAA Division I All-American a year ago, shooting 40 percent from 3-point range and 71 percent from the foul line … known for his basketball IQ while at Sauk. Personal: Major is Sports Management … son of Joey and Regina Riley … born March 6, 1993.