Jalen Riley

Jalen Riley
No. 1–Jiangsu Dragons
Position	Point guard
League	CBA
Personal information
Born	March 6, 1993 (age 30); Racine, Wisconsin
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	173 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school	Jerome I. Case (Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin);
College	College of Lake County (2011–2012); Sauk Valley (2012–2013); East Tennessee State (2013–2015);
NBA draft	2015: undrafted
Playing career	2015–present
Career history
2015–2016	Levickí Patrioti
2016	Akureyri
2017–2018	CB Cazorla
2018–2019	Palangos Kuršiai
2019–2020	Cholet Basket
2020–2021	FC Porto
2021–2022	VEF Rīga
2022–2023	PAOK Thessaloniki
2023–present	Jiangsu Dragons
Career highlights and awards
	LBL champion (2022); Latvian-Estonian League champion (2022); Latvian-Estonian League Final Four MVP (2022); Latvian-Estonian League Final Four First Team (2022); Latvian Cup winner (2022); Hugo dos Santos Cup winner (2021);

Last updated October 25, 2023

Jalen Ross Riley (born March 6, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).

Riley attended Jerome I. Case High School in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin. As a senior, he averaged 13.3 points per game and was named to the second-team All-Racine County. Riley walked on to the basketball team at the College of Lake County and averaged 15.9 points per game as a freshman. He earned a scholarship to Sauk Valley Community College as a sophomore, averaging 19.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. Riley transferred to East Tennessee State and was named Atlantic Sun Conference Newcomer of the Year as a junior. As a senior, he averaged 20.2 points per game and was named to the First Team All-Atlantic Sun.^[1]

Riley was cut by the Iowa Energy in training camp and had several brief stints with European clubs. In 2016, he signed with Akureyri in Iceland and averaged 18.2 points per game. In the 2018-19 season, he played for Palangos Kuršiai and averaged 26.3 points per game. He had a 50-point game on January 1, 2019. He played for Cholet Basket during the 2019-20 season and averaged 11.2 points per game before the season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] Riley signed with FC Porto of the Portuguese league on December 26, 2020.^[2] He averaged 16 points and 2.7 assist per game.

On July 20, 2021, Riley signed with VEF Riga.^[3]

On July 28, 2022, Riley moved to Greek club PAOK Thessaloniki. In 26 league games, he averaged 10.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 3.4 turnovers, playing around 24 minutes per contest.

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References

1 2 Jackel, Peter (June 9, 2020). "Case graduate Jalen Riley chasing his hoop dreams". The Journal Times . Retrieved July 21, 2021.
↑ "Jalen Riley signs with FC Porto". Sportando. December 26, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
↑ "VEF Riga ink Jalen Riley". Sportando. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

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[jackel-1] 1 2 Jackel, Peter (June 9, 2020). "Case graduate Jalen Riley chasing his hoop dreams". The Journal Times . Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[2] "Jalen Riley signs with FC Porto". Sportando. December 26, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

[3] "VEF Riga ink Jalen Riley". Sportando. July 20, 2021. Retrieved July 20, 2021.

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