#2 Silester Rivers

Position: Forward Height: 6-7 Weight: 235 Roster Years: 1997-2000 Hometown: Mesa, AZ Last School: Utah Valley

Personal

Born in Houston ... mother is Patricia ... out of high school he signed to play basketball for Arizona State ... recruited by Virginia, Fresno State, Alabama, Xavier, Providence, and Kansas State ... majoring in sociology.

Before BYU

Prepped at Mesa High for two seasons where he averaged 20 points and 12 rebounds and at Jefferson Davis High in Houston ... was two-time all-state ... was all-region in basketball, football and track ... coached by Mike Schmidt.

Other College

(1996-98): Played at Utah Valley State College for two seasons ... in 1997-98 he averaged 17.1 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists ... earned NJCAA honorable mention All-America honors, was named first team All-SWAC, was team MVP, and won the UVSC Crowd Pleaser Award ... had a triple-double versus Snow College ... shot 62.2 percent from the field ... as a freshman he averaged 15.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists ... played for the NJCAA All-Star team in Florida in 1998 and for the NJCAA All-Star team that toured Australia in 1997 ... coached by Jeff Reinert (Gonzaga). (1995-96): Redshirted at Arizona State

Stats

Year     G-S   FGM-A     Pct  3PM-A     Pct   FT-A     Pct  Reb  Avg  Pts   Avg
98-99   27-22  109-195  .559    0-1    .000   80-136  .588  154  5.7  298  11.0
Total   27-22  109-195  .559    0-1    .000   80-136  .588  154  5.7  298  11.0