Riley Barker commits to Portland.

Eric Reveno's Portland program procured a commitment from one of Canada's top big men.

Riley Barker, a 6-foot-10 standout from White Rock Christian Academy in British Columbia, is on board.

Last year, Barker tossed in 16 points and 12 boards a game.

IronLions wrote:Eric Reveno's Portland program procured a commitment from one of Canada's top big men.

Riley Barker, a 6-foot-10 standout from White Rock Christian Academy in British Columbia, is on board.

Last year, Barker tossed in 16 points and 12 boards a game.

Cool!

Got a link for that commit?

Here's a short bio link to get us all started.

http://edp.basketball.bc.ca/index.php/riley-barker

Found a little video of 11th grade high lights...

Got to love Eye of the Tiger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24cn9DGVgUY

Here's a Victoria News article on the commit.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/sports/61131917.html?c=y&curSection=/vancouver_island_south/victorianews&curTitle=BC%20Sports

Awesome news, thanks IronLions!

At first blush, he seems like a great kid and a good fit for Rev and the program...

Perhaps he's had a growth spurt? Scout.com lists him as 6' 5", but the news article says 6' 9", and IronLions mentioned 6' 10".

up7587 wrote:Perhaps he's had a growth spurt? Scout.com lists him as 6' 5", but the news article says 6' 9", and IronLions mentioned 6' 10".

The EDP link mentioned 6'10".
He's probably still growing.

Nice footwork on that 11th grade video.

......and now Riley will be paid to play for Qanto Turi Svitavy in Svitavy, the Czech Republic.

http://basketball.eurobasket.com/team/Czech-Republic/QANTO_Turi_Svitavy/15296?Page=1

DoubleDipper wrote:......and now Riley will be paid to play for Qanto Turi Svitavy in Svitavy, the Czech Republic.  

Awesome...you knew his career wasn't going to end with that injury.

Hey, and I see he's not even the only Canadian on that roster. Jahmal Jones from Ryerson will be his teammate there.