Riley Minix

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Riley Minix
No. 27–San Antonio Spurs
Position Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2000-09-22) September 22, 2000 (age 24)
Vero Beach, Florida, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school Vero Beach
(Vero Beach, Florida)
College
NBA draft 2024: undrafted
Playing career2024–present
Career history
2024–present San Antonio Spurs
2024–present→Austin Spurs
Career highlights
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Riley James Minix (born September 22, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Southeastern Fire and the Morehead State Eagles.

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High school career

Minix played high school basketball for Vero Beach High School in Vero Beach, Florida. He experienced a growth spurt before his senior season, where he broke out, averaging 17.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per game.

College career

He committed to NAIA school Southeastern and was named first-team All-Sun Conference and conference freshman of the year his first season. In his sophomore year, he suffered an upper-body injury after eight games, sidelining him for the rest of the season. [1] in his next two seasons, Minix was named both a first-team All-American and the Sun Conference Player of the Year. [2] Following his four years at Southeastern, Minix chose to take advantage of the extra year given to players due to the interference of the COVID-19 pandemic to transfer up to NCAA Division I, ultimately choosing the Morehead State Eagles. [3]

In his lone season at Morehead State, Minix finished in the top ten in the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage, free throw percentage, blocks, and steals. He also led the conference with 18 double-doubles. At the close of the season, he was named the OVC Player of the Year and a member of the All-OVC first team and All-Newcomer team. [4] [5]

Professional career

After going undrafted in the 2024 NBA draft, Minix joined the San Antonio Spurs for the 2024 NBA Summer League and on July 20, 2024, he signed with the team. [6] [7] On October 19, he signed a two-way contract with the Spurs. [8]

During his rookie season, Minix played in only one game for San Antonio, a 100-127 loss against the Houston Rockets on November 26 in which he recorded two rebounds and missed his only shot attempt.

Minix would spend the first half of the 2024 - 2025 season with the Austin Spurs. For the Tip - Off Tournament from November 8 to December 22, Minix would instantly be a contributing starter for the club. Averaging 20.5 points, 6.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 33 minutes per game. Minix scored in double figures in all 16 games, and scored more than 20 points in 8 of those 16 games, helping them to a 10 - 6 record.

For the Austin Spurs, regular season, Minix would only play in the team's first 3 games and averaged 12.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 24 minutes per game. [9]

After missing the Austin Spurs' next 5 games from January 3 to January 11, on January 15, 2025, it was announced that Minix would miss the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder. [10]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2024–25 San Antonio 107.0.000.000–2.0.0.0.0.0
Career107.0.000.000–2.0.0.0.0.0

College

NCAA Division I

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Morehead State 353533.8.541.349.8399.72.21.31.020.9

NAIA

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20Southeastern311625.9.500.410.7737.6.91.4.914.6
2020–21Southeastern10926.1.535.484.8189.11.61.71.020.3
2021–22Southeastern303029.5.530.406.75611.32.31.21.222.7
2022–23Southeastern282837.2.588.376.80213.62.51.22.325.4
Career998330.2.543.408.78210.61.81.31.420.7

References

  1. ↑ Glatczak, Adam. "The Comeback Story of Riley Minix and Southeastern U." CollegeBasketballTimes.com. College Basketball Times. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  2. ↑ Magobet, Robert (March 14, 2023). "Minix, Southeastern basketball last until NAIA Round of 16; Fire blaze year". TheLedger.com. The Ledger . Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  3. ↑ "All-American Riley Minix Joins Men's Basketball Program for Graduate Season". MSUEagles.com. Morehead State Eagles. April 13, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Morehead State's Minix, Little Rock's Walker and Crocker-Johnson and WIU's Cisse Earn 2023-24 OVC Men's Basketball Top Honors". OVCSports.com. Ohio Valley Conference. March 5, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  5. ↑ Gough, Lyndsey (March 5, 2024). "Morehead State's Riley Minix named OVC Player of the Year". WKYT.com. WKYT. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  6. ↑ Gauruder, Dana (July 21, 2024). "Spurs Add Minix, Warriors Sign Rowe On Camp Deals". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  7. ↑ Schabert, Matt (June 28, 2024). "Riley Minix Inks Free Agent Deal With the San Antonio Spurs". Morehead State Eagles . Retrieved July 15, 2024.
  8. ↑ sasmcasey (October 19, 2024). "Spurs Sign Riley Minix to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  9. ↑ https://stats.gleague.nba.com/player/1642434/boxscores-traditional/?Season=2024-25&SeasonType=Regular%20Season
  10. ↑ Adams, Luke (January 15, 2025). "Spurs' Riley Minix Out For Season Following Shoulder Surgery". HoopsRumors.com. Retrieved January 15, 2025.
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