SLURadioBoy Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 rgbilliken and Compton like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SLURadioBoy Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share Posted August 26, 2022 Looks like he’s 6’7” and 210 lbs. Here’s a short scouting report on him. Daniel is a very lengthy and athletic forward and has elite blocking ability due to his timing and length. He is vertically explosive on offense or in transition. He is developing his perimeter game, including his jump shot and his change of speed and direction off the bounce. Joins his older brother, Mike this season, who is also on the basketball team. https://www.wranglersports.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/bios/rivera_daniel_vdm2 Pistol likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pistol Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 This is wild. Rivera was the biggest mystery in the 2021 class to me. SLU apparently offered back in 2019 along with Manhattan - and then silence for years. I didn't even know he went to Odessa. This was the offer/interest list from when I finalized the 2021 class: Daniel Rivera - SG, 6-6, 185 - Bronx, NY (Our Saviour Lutheran) - Unknown Offers: Saint Louis, Manhattan, Bryant. Interest: Louisiana-Monroe. And this is original bio from September 2019: Daniel Rivera - SG, 6-4, 160 - Bronx, NY (Our Saviour Lutheran) Offers: Saint Louis, Manhattan. Interest: TBD. Latest News: Rivera received an offer from SLU. (9/16/19) Scouting Report: Rivera is a strong, athletic guard who plays above the rim. He has the ability to step out and shoot it and is most effective from the top of the key. He rebounds his position extremely well. He plays very hard and is an unselfish team-oriented player. (I've still got work to do with regard to Rivera, who has the lethal combination of a common name and no social media presence.) But I never was able to fill out more for Rivera. He'd show up in OSL box scores from time to time - they play in the Grind Session national prep school circuit - but really hard to find anything about in general. I gave up on tracking him by late summer/early fall 2021 and missed that he went to Odessa, which must've been really late. It surprised me how quiet his recruitment was; in the few clips I watched back in the day, he had a good combination of size and athleticism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Seems very early for a juco, No? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoCoBillsFan Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Billikens is misspelled in the graphic and #TeamBlue is included. 05’s head is about to explode Fraz and Bills By 40 like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVBilliken Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 23 minutes ago, Pistol said: This is wild. Rivera was the biggest mystery in the 2021 class to me. SLU apparently offered back in 2019 along with Manhattan - and then silence for years. I didn't even know he went to Odessa. This was the offer/interest list from when I finalized the 2021 class: Daniel Rivera - SG, 6-6, 185 - Bronx, NY (Our Saviour Lutheran) - Unknown Offers: Saint Louis, Manhattan, Bryant. Interest: Louisiana-Monroe. And this is original bio from September 2019: Daniel Rivera - SG, 6-4, 160 - Bronx, NY (Our Saviour Lutheran) Offers: Saint Louis, Manhattan. Interest: TBD. Latest News: Rivera received an offer from SLU. (9/16/19) Scouting Report: Rivera is a strong, athletic guard who plays above the rim. He has the ability to step out and shoot it and is most effective from the top of the key. He rebounds his position extremely well. He plays very hard and is an unselfish team-oriented player. (I've still got work to do with regard to Rivera, who has the lethal combination of a common name and no social media presence.) But I never was able to fill out more for Rivera. He'd show up in OSL box scores from time to time - they play in the Grind Session national prep school circuit - but really hard to find anything about in general. I gave up on tracking him by late summer/early fall 2021 and missed that he went to Odessa, which must've been really late. It surprised me how quiet his recruitment was; in the few clips I watched back in the day, he had a good combination of size and athleticism. So, is Odessa College a junior college or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billikenfan05 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 13 minutes ago, NoCoBillsFan said: Billikens is misspelled in the graphic and #TeamBlue is included. 05’s head is about to explode Wasn’t even paying attention. I just wanted to know who the fuok this guy was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 22 minutes ago, WVBilliken said: So, is Odessa College a junior college or what? yes, in Odessa, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old guy Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Welcome to the Bills Daniel Rivera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierPal Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 hour ago, SLURadioBoy said: Looks like he’s 6’7” and 210 lbs. Here’s a short scouting report on him. Daniel is a very lengthy and athletic forward and has elite blocking ability due to his timing and length. He is vertically explosive on offense or in transition. He is developing his perimeter game, including his jump shot and his change of speed and direction off the bounce. Joins his older brother, Mike this season, who is also on the basketball team. https://www.wranglersports.com/sports/mbkb/2021-22/bios/rivera_daniel_vdm2 gp 34 pts/g 9.2 fg % 57.5 3pt % 15.8 (3 of 19) ft % 59.5 reb/g 4.4 a/g 1.5 These are his freshman stats from the link provided by Radioboy. Draw your own conclusions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlarry Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 25 minutes ago, bauman said: yes, in Odessa, TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3star_recruit Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 We can afford to gamble on a bouncy 6-6/6'7 juco forward who was all-conference as a freshman. Usually jucos that show well as freshmen have strong sophomore seasons. Getting early juco commitments has served us well so far. VeniceMenace likes this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeniceMenace Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Just now, HoosierPal said: gp 34 pts/g 9.2 fg % 57.5 3pt % 15.8 ft % 59.5 reb/g 4.4 a/g 1.5 These are his freshman stats from the link provided by Radioboy. Draw your own conclusions. Some context: 1. Those averages were achieved in an average of 21 minutes per game. 2. Balanced attack, as he was one of three all-conference players on the team...and has another season of JUCO to play. 3. Team was ranked 8th in the nation, losing their final game in NJCAA tourney to Salt Lake, which lost in the title game. DOC and almaman like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistol Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 A few other notes: Odessa was 16-0 in conference, 28-7 overall. Salt Lake was the top team in NJCAA D-I last season, although they didn't up winning a title. Rivera was 3-19 from 3, to put his percentage in context. He just doesn't shoot it much from outside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BilliesBy40 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 38 minutes ago, dlarry said: Coach Gaines died this week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenswin Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Don’t believe everything you read on Twitter. The timing of this recruits arrival will surprise us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauman Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 10 minutes ago, Billikenswin said: Don’t believe everything you read on Twitter. The timing of this recruits arrival will surprise us. Seems like you are hinting in the next week or in Jan rather than in the 2023 class. Correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billikenswin Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Announcement soon BilliesBy40, Dr. Holly Hills, SLURadioBoy and 3 others like this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 7 hours ago, Billikenswin said: Announcement soon About the new commit Reclassifying? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Stu just confirmed it is for this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgstl Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 1 minute ago, ACE said: Stu just confirmed it is for this year. no reason as to why I thought that felt weird, but this type of recruit seemed like a late add for this class more than for 2023 recruit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACE Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 I'm all about filling all the scholarship, but really curious what kind of role if any he could play this year. Maybe a defensive stopper at the 4? Dayton's frontcourt poses a match-up problem, perhaps he could come in handy in a game like that. Competition for playing time on a roster is a good thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slubillikens43 Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 So he will be a Soph? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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