SANIYA

RIVERS

GUARD

E.A. LANEY HS

WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

SOPHOMORE

HEIGHT: 5-FOOT-11

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“Saniya Rivers is the best high school basketball player I’ve ever coached against. Not only does she have the best skills I’ve seen, but she’s also unselfish. She constantly looks for her teammates and makes others around her better.”

Adrienne Gale

Head Coach Head coach at Ashley High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11 sophomore guard had led the Buccaneers to a 28-1 record and the Class 4A quarterfinals at the time of her selection. Rivers averaged 24.8 points, 12.4 rebounds, 4.5 steals and 4.1 assists through 29 games. The Mideastern Conference Player of the Year, she was an All-State selection as a freshman and is ranked as the nation’s No. 7 recruit in the Class of 2021 by ESPN.

Academic Achievement

Rivers has maintained a 3.36 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

A devoted member of her church community, Rivers has volunteered locally assisting the elderly.