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2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster

2 Yaniel Rivera

  • Position Guard
  • Height 6-3
  • Weight 180
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Bayamon, Puerto Rico
  • Highschool Dade Christian

Biography

Career Highs
  • Points: 11 (vs. McMurry - 11/12/24)
  • Rebounds: 7 (vs. Howard Payne - 11/4/24)
  • Assists: 5 (vs. Hardin-Simmons - 12/14/24)
  • Steals: 4 (vs. Hardin-Simmons - 12/14/24)
  • Blocks: 1 (2x: at Seattle U  - 2/8/24, vs. Texas Southern - 12/21/24)

2024-25 - Sophomore
  • Played in 31 of ACU's 32 games with 12.5 minutes per game
  • Started 7 games
  • Averaged 2.6 points per game
  • Connected on 20-of-65 three-point shots (30.8%)


2023-24 - Freshman
  • Appeared in 26 games, averaging 6.6 minutes per game
  • Averaged 1.5 points per game on 13-of-27 shooting (48.1%)
  • Connected on 8 of 20 three-point tries (40%)
  • Sank each of his six free throws
  • Pulled down 14 rebounds and dished out five assists

Personal
  • Attended Dade Christian High School
  • Averaged 12 points for the Puerto Rican Under-18 National Team in 2022
  • Averaged 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for Puerto Rican National Team in 2021 Centrobasket U17 Championship (won championship) and 2022 FIBA U18 Americas Championship (lost in quarterfinals to Canada)

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2023-24Freshman

    Guard
    6'4" 175 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2024-25Sophomore

    Guard
    6'4" 175 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2025-26Junior

    Guard
    6'3" 180 lbs
    2