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As a Junior (2024-25)
• Appeared in 32 games in 2024-25, starting three
• Averaged 10.7 ppg (third on team) and 4.3 rpg (third on team)
• Scored a season-high 19 points and added seven rebounds in win over URI (2/5/25)
• Recorded first double-double of season with eleven points and ten rebounds in win at La Salle (1/29/25)
• Finished with a 17 points, including the game-winning three with six seconds left in Bryant win (12/14/24)
• Matched that with 17 points to go with seven rebounds vs. UMass (1/15/25)
• Also scored 17 points and added three rebounds vs. Dayton (2/12/25)
• Had 16 points, including the game-winning three, along with six rebounds in Duquesne win (1/26/25)
• Scored 15 points versus Penn State (11/25/24)
• Netted 14 points and added six rebounds in Georgian Court win (11/19/24)
• Also finished with 14 points, shooting 6-for-8 from the field, against Saint Joseph’s (3/1/25)
• Recorded 13 points & added three rebounds, two blocks, and two steals in UAlbany win (12/21/24)
• Netted 12 points at Loyola (1/22/25)
• Also had 12 points and three rebounds at St. Bonaventure (2/1/25)
• Opened season with 11 points and six rebounds at St. John’s (11/4/24)
• Matched that with 11 points and added three rebounds in Binghamton win (11/12/24)
• Had eleven points and seven rebounds in A-10 Championship win over URI (3/12/25)
• Finished with eleven points and seven rebounds in A-10 Championship win over URI (3/12/25)
• Also had ten points and six rebounds in UNH win (12/1/24)
• Recorded 10 points and seven rebounds in Maine win (12/8/24)
As a Sophomore (2023-24)
• Appeared in 29 games, including 11 starts
• Finished fifth on the team averaging 7.7 points in 18.9 minutes per game
• Reached double figures 10 times
• Shot 42.0% from the field and 21.7% from beyond the arc
• Pulled down 3.4 boards per outing
• Scored a season-high 15 points against St. John’s at Madison Square Garden (12/16/23)
• Tallied 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting, anchoring the Rams to an overtime win against Davidson in the opening round of the Atlantic 10 Tournament (3/12/24)
• Scored 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds against Kent State (11/20/23)
• Netted 14 points on 6-of-12 shooting against Manhattan (11/27/23)
• Scored 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting against FDU (11/30/23)
• Posted 11 points and four boards in the road win over Rhode Island (1/24/24)
• Tallied seven points and seven rebounds in the Rams’ victory over eventual Atlantic 10 Champion Duquesne (2/23/24)
As a Freshman (2022-23 at Lafayette)
• Patriot League All-Rookie Team selection
• Finished second on the team in both scoring (10.6 ppg) and rebounding (5.3 rpg)
• Started 22 of his 32 appearances
• Scored in double figures 16 times with six efforts of 20-plus points
• Went 19-for-46 (41.3%) from beyond the arc over his final 15 games of the season. Averaged 15.1 points, 6.3 boards and 2.1 assists over that stretch
• Helped the Leopards reach the title game of the Patriot League Tournament
• Scored a season-high 27 points on 12-of-13 shooting against American (1/18)
• Posted two double-doubles on the season, including a 25-point, 10-rebound effort on the road against eventual Patriot League champion Colgate (1/28)
• Netted 17 points in his second collegiate outing against St. John’s (11/12)
• Tallied back-to-back 20-point efforts against Lehigh (2/4) and Holy Cross (2/6)
• Totaled 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting at Lehigh in the quarterfinals of the Patriot League Tournament (3/2)
Before College
•Spent his final year of prep basketball at Putnam Science Academy after playing at St. Thomas Aquinas in 2020-21.
• Attended Roselle Catholic for his first two years of high school.
• An honor roll student.
Personal
• Son of Patricia Rivera
• Has two brothers, Landen and Leandro
