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2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 21
Riley Battin
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-9
- Weight:
- 230
- Hometown:
- Westlake Village, Calif.
- High School:
- Oak Park HS
- Major:
- Master of Science in Finance
Bio
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Awards
2020-21 NABC Honors Court
2020-21 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 (JUNIOR)
Started in 9-of-25 games as a junior, averaging 6.6 points and 3.4 rebounds … pulled down a season-high nine rebounds against #RV/RV Colorado (1/11) … scored a season-high 15 points and tied his career-high with three 3-pointers at Washington (1/24) … helped Utah overcome a 19-point deficit in the second-half at #RV/RV Colorado (1/30) with nine second-half points … had 11 points against Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament, knocking down 3-of-4 from beyond the arc.
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)
Started in 28-of-31 games, averaging 7.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists with a .418 shooting clip … had 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting in comeback win over BYU (12/4) at home … scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in upset victory over then-No. 6/6 Kentucky (12/18) at T-Mobile Arena … recorded a season-high 17 points against Washington (1/23) at home … recorded first-career double-double against Stanford with 11 points and 10 rebounds with four assists.
2018-19 (FRESHMAN)
Started 21 of 31 games played in as a true freshman for the Utes ... shot .483 (73-151) from the field and .360 (27-75) from three-point range, while averaging 6.4 points per game ... drained .686 (24-35) from the charity stripe ... pulled down 105 total rebounds for 3.4 boards per game average ... also totaled 36 assists, seven steals and one blocked shot ... tallied eight double-digit scoring efforts, which included a career-high 18 points at UCLA (02/09/19) ... also managed to pull down career-high eight rebounds in that game and did so again at Washington (02/20/19).
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked a four-star recruit by ESPN.com … was named Ventura County Player of the Year following his junior season, where he tallied 24.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game … also managed to record 28 double-doubles, while shooting 52 percent from three-point range and 87 percent from the free throw line … named MaxPreps.com third team all-state … as a senior, he would earn multiple honors, which included Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team; Ventura County Star All-County Player of the Year; CIF Southern Section All-Division 1 Team; and Frank Burlison All-Southern California Team ... also named to MaxPreps.com second team all-state after registering 25.7 ppg, 12.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.4 blocks... committed to the U after considering Clemson, Colorado, Davidson, Ohio State and Vanderbilt.
PERSONAL
Son to Lee and Catherine Battin ... has one sister, Lauren ... felt committing to the U was the best decision for him after meeting the coaches and players on the team ... earned his bachelor's degree in business administration in December of 2021 ... currently working on his Master of Science in Finance.
Awards
2020-21 NABC Honors Court
2020-21 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2019-20 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2020-21 (JUNIOR)
Started in 9-of-25 games as a junior, averaging 6.6 points and 3.4 rebounds … pulled down a season-high nine rebounds against #RV/RV Colorado (1/11) … scored a season-high 15 points and tied his career-high with three 3-pointers at Washington (1/24) … helped Utah overcome a 19-point deficit in the second-half at #RV/RV Colorado (1/30) with nine second-half points … had 11 points against Washington in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament, knocking down 3-of-4 from beyond the arc.
2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)
Started in 28-of-31 games, averaging 7.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.3 assists with a .418 shooting clip … had 14 points on 5-of-6 shooting in comeback win over BYU (12/4) at home … scored 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in upset victory over then-No. 6/6 Kentucky (12/18) at T-Mobile Arena … recorded a season-high 17 points against Washington (1/23) at home … recorded first-career double-double against Stanford with 11 points and 10 rebounds with four assists.
2018-19 (FRESHMAN)
Started 21 of 31 games played in as a true freshman for the Utes ... shot .483 (73-151) from the field and .360 (27-75) from three-point range, while averaging 6.4 points per game ... drained .686 (24-35) from the charity stripe ... pulled down 105 total rebounds for 3.4 boards per game average ... also totaled 36 assists, seven steals and one blocked shot ... tallied eight double-digit scoring efforts, which included a career-high 18 points at UCLA (02/09/19) ... also managed to pull down career-high eight rebounds in that game and did so again at Washington (02/20/19).
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked a four-star recruit by ESPN.com … was named Ventura County Player of the Year following his junior season, where he tallied 24.7 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game … also managed to record 28 double-doubles, while shooting 52 percent from three-point range and 87 percent from the free throw line … named MaxPreps.com third team all-state … as a senior, he would earn multiple honors, which included Los Angeles Daily News All-Area Team; Ventura County Star All-County Player of the Year; CIF Southern Section All-Division 1 Team; and Frank Burlison All-Southern California Team ... also named to MaxPreps.com second team all-state after registering 25.7 ppg, 12.4 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.4 blocks... committed to the U after considering Clemson, Colorado, Davidson, Ohio State and Vanderbilt.
PERSONAL
Son to Lee and Catherine Battin ... has one sister, Lauren ... felt committing to the U was the best decision for him after meeting the coaches and players on the team ... earned his bachelor's degree in business administration in December of 2021 ... currently working on his Master of Science in Finance.
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