Riley Clarida - Hall of Fame - LIU Brooklyn
Riley Clarida
Induction Class of 2005
Men's Basketball
Riley Clarida graduated as the school’s fifth all-time leading scorer (1,313) and seventh all-time rebounder (654) to cap a career that spanned from 1979-82. The 6-7 forward helped lead the Blackbirds to their first ever NCAA Tournament in 1981.
Clarida paced the team in scoring his first season (1979-80), averaging 14.1 points. He led the team in rebounding his final two seasons and his 12.3 rebounds a game in the 1981-82 campaign ranked fifth nationally. In addition, he shot 63 percent from the field, eighth-best in the NCAA.
An Associated Press honorable mention All-American two straight seasons, Clarida was the ECAC Metro South Player of the Year in 1982.
He was a ninth-round draft pick of the Utah Jazz in 1982
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