Hall of Fame
David Riley
Men's Basketball, 1993-1995David Riley was a standout guard on the NSU men's basketball team, after previously playing at Broward Community College. Riley averaged 20 points per game and helped lead Nova Southeastern to a "Sweet Sixteen" appearance in the 1995 NAIA National Tournament.
The 1994-95 squad finished with a #11 ranking in the final NAIA national poll, and was the only NSU men's basketball team to ever advance to the NAIA National Tournament. David was twice named FSC First-Team All-Conference (1993-94 & 1994-95), as well as being honored as the FSC Men's Basketball Player of the Year and NAIA Third-Team All-American in 1994-95.
He ranks first all-time for points scored in a season with 711 and first all-time in free throws made in a season with 157; both during the 1994-95 season. His junior-season total of 619 points is third on the all-time list and his two-year total of 1,330 career-points ranks fifth on the NSU men's basketball all-time scoring list.
To date, David's 1994-95 team holds the record for consecutive games won (9), and for the most wins and highest winning percentage (22-12 .650) of any team in the 25-year history of the NSU men's basketball program.
David graduated from Nova Southeastern with a degree in psychology and hails from the Boca Raton area.
