Austin Rivers
Winter Park High School
Impact Statement
Rivers has had an impact on every team he’s been a part of. He set a school record of 2,957 points while at Winter Park.
Biography
The 6-foot-4 point guard led Winter Park to its second consecutive 6A state title, averaging 28.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2 assists per game. The Duke University commitment scored 2,957 points in his career.
His biggest games as a senior included a 46-point performance against Montverde Academy and a 38-point outing against highly-ranked Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick High. Named the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year by McDonald’s, Rivers had 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in the McDonald’s All-American Game.
A four-time First Team All-State selection, Rivers was named the Naismith High School Player of the Year, and Player of the Year by Parade and USA Today. He also averaged 20.2 points and 2 steals per game to lead the USA Basketball Under-19 National Team that won the FIBA Americas World Championship in 2010.
The son of Boston Celtics head coach Glenn “Doc” Rivers, Austin Rivers will become the third collegiate athlete in his family next year. His brother, Jeremiah, was a senior starter at Indiana University this season and his sister, Callie, is a standout volleyball player at the University of Florida.
Rivers only spent one season at Duke as he entered the 2012 NBA Draft. He was the 10th overall pick, selected by the New Orleans Hornets (now Pelicans). He made his NBA debut in the season opener. He spent three season in New Orleans before being traded to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Rivers is the first player to be coached in the NBA by his father, Doc Rivers. He played for the Clippers for another three seasons before being traded to the Washington Wizards for a brief stint before ending up in Houston. He is currently a Rocket.
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