Monday, December 10th, 2007 | 12 Comments
The John Riek saga continues…
Will arguably the second-best NBA-ready center prospect (behind Georgetown’s Roy Hibbert) be in the League, college or prep school again a year from now?
The native of war-torn Sudan didn’t have it easy coming up–but while he’s in a better situation than before, his life is no less chaotic. For those of you who only know about the
7-footer as a shot-blocking force, this is a must-read.
Sources are reporting that 7-foot-and-then-some John Riek is headed to the University of Cincinnati.
Tijan Jobe, a native of Gambia, signs with the Indiana Hoosiers as well. From IDSNEWS.COM: "Ti
by Alan Paul You all saw the Greece/USA game or at least read Lang’s great blow-by-blow blog, s
Ross Siler of the Salt Lake Tribune is documenting what life is like on a daily basis for an NBA bea
With summer dragging on and on and on before the NBA tips off, we’ve decided to initiate a multipa
12 Responses to “The John Riek saga continues…”
Dec.10 at 2:48 pm
Captain America says:
Man, I’m all for this guy.
Dec.10 at 5:27 pm
Ben Osborne says:
Unbelievable.
Dec.12 at 12:30 pm
d says:
Can anyone say Desagna Diop, Saer Sene, Hasheem Thabeet and Yinka Dare? I am glad that he has gotten a chance to better his life but, does anyone actually think that he will be a pro?
Dec.13 at 1:27 am
KLANG says:
He’s not really that good to me.You can tell the game doesn’t come to him naturally wit that “catch high,finish high” he’s always doin.He’s not even 100% when he does that he always has to put up another shot when he misses the 1st one.Demarcus Cousins gave him the business this summer.
Dec.14 at 12:04 pm
Alex Perry says:
dis dude is crazy Go to Rivals.com
Dec.16 at 3:41 pm
TWELLS_TOP60 says:
he gon become a pro i mean his offense isnt all that great but he a defensive power house something like mutumbo
Dec.24 at 12:40 am
5454254540 says:
BALL-ER-HOLIC
Dec.30 at 6:14 pm
bobbins says:
great story, i hope he makes it big
Jan.6 at 12:14 am
kevin says:
man its good to hear stories like this,
one of my good friends riiny ngot lived a hard life growing up in sudan, his brother and friends were eaten by alligators crossing a river to escape the torn country heading to kenya
riiny too was a defensive threat, but really didnt shine offensively
he might not be as big of a recruit as john, but he is a D-1 prospect. he played with mike beasley at notre dame prep
i was really fortunate that riiny chose a JUCO in my area, OCCC, where he will shine this year, bcz OCCC has been a regional powerhouse for the past few years, and has and all-american guard in stephan bonneau
i know i kinda dragged my story out, but its nice to see a positive story like this one
Jun.5 at 1:47 pm
greg says:
dis guy is da best player forsure he is a veteran better den shaq in his prime or dwight howard and amare and K.G look out for greg osaweee hold the e better den kobe and lebron put together look out for jerome robinson all canadian shooter
Jun.5 at 1:53 pm
greg says:
also watch for denise harding U HUNGRY
christoph samuels he is a centre strengths boxing out jumping comparison D.J Mbenga Tremar ellis crafty player comparison older brother monte ellis
Jul.8 at 2:00 pm
Goodtymes says:
John Riek was offered a scholarship by UMass. One year in college will do wonders for this young prospect.