Rivers' son pledges to Billy D.
Austin Rivers, the 15-year-old son of Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers, has committed to the Florida Gator basketball team, the Orlando Sentinel reported today. Rivers, a 6-foot-3 rising sophomore guard at Winter Park High, averaged 14 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists a game for a 28-2 team as a freshman. According to the Sentinel, he is the youngest player ever to commit to Florida coach Billy Donovan.
Austin Rivers' older sister (Callie) plays volleyball for the Gators.
Doc Rivers (shown left, photo by Associated Press) coached the Orlando Magic from 1999-2004. He departed for Boston in 2004, but his children have continued to call Central Florida home.
Austin Rivers is thought to be among the top-rated players in the Class of 2011.
"He really knows how to play," Rivals.com recruiting analyst Jerry Meyer told Gatorbait.net. "He's got a maturity level to his game that you don't see in a lot of college players. He's got the size and the skill to make all the plays and he's a true combo guard that excels at both the point and shooting guard positions. He's one of the best guards, if not the best guard, that I've seen in the 2011 class."
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Posted by: | July 04, 2008 at 07:30 AM
ya i am a player in the class of 2011 in i played agaist him in gaurded him the kid is tuff i can tell you that oh in my name is cody fobbs at palm beach lakes high.
Posted by: cody | January 20, 2009 at 09:01 AM
He's not to flashy but he can play.He is fairly skinny but can knock down open and contested shots!
Posted by: cody fobbs | February 13, 2009 at 08:10 AM
The Palm beach panthers rose up in the rankings, with their lock down defenders in their fast paste game. coach Alfred had a couple key players Tavon Bellamy, Montell Williams, And Cody Fobbs who helped there team to a second place finish in the state tournament.
Posted by: Anthony Pitman posted | February 17, 2009 at 09:25 AM
montell williams , and cody fobbs the backcourt for the palm beach panthers helped out with the scoring tools and the defense
Posted by: mark holmes | March 02, 2009 at 08:34 AM
♥cody is my brother my name is kaitlyn he is a very hard working person he isnt the biggest but he plays so hard he act like he is the biggest person on the team♥
Posted by: ♥kaitlyn♥ | November 21, 2009 at 07:29 PM