Recruiting Update: Seyi Reiley (2018 De La Salle North/CCSF)
It’s been a bit of traveling around for Emmanuel “Seyi” Reiley since we last saw him leading De La Salle North to the 3A state title. The 6-foot-5, 205-pound athlete ended up sitting out a year before resurfacing this past…
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Continue ReadingIt’s been a bit of traveling around for Emmanuel “Seyi” Reiley since we last saw him leading De La Salle North to the 3A state title. The 6-foot-5, 205-pound athlete ended up sitting out a year before resurfacing this past season at the City College of San Francisco, where the Portland native ended up being a cog on an unstoppable machine. The Rams finished the season undefeated and it was a year that Reilly will not soon forget.
“It was a great experience and we had a great group of guys with a lot of Division I talent,” Reiley said. “We blew everybody out and averaged like 100 points, averaged the most points offensively and averaged the least points defensively. Sadly due to COVID we weren’t able to have a championship playoff run but hopefully this year we’ll come back as we’ve got a pretty solid squad.”
Last year’s team was filled with future four-year college guys, led by former Oregon Ducks signee Miles Norris. While some games may not have been terribly competitive, Reiley certainly got tons of experience playing in practice against all the talent the Rams had on its roster.
“It definitely showed me that Portland talent is a little lacking compared to California as there are so many talented guys,” Reiley said. “A lot of these guys were like some of the best I’ve ever seen, like NBA type potential. It was humbling but I definitely had to raise my game to be able to compete with those guys.”
Reiley came off the bench for the Rams and averaged 6.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in quality playing time. While he did a lot of damage in transition and finishing at the rim – something he often did in high school – he also worked hard to improve other skills.
“I was always the biggest guy because I played a lower division in high school,” Reiley said. “So I had to change my game to be more of a three or a two. I had to get my shot better and my handles better because the college level was way different.”
Flocks of college coaches came to CCSF games to watch all of the talent and Reiley got his share of attention. He notes that he’s heard from schools at the D-I, D-II, and NAIA levels and actually had the opportunity to move on after last season but decided to play 2020-21 instead.
“Everyone told me I needed to stay and play this year to develop more as a guard, because I’m way to small to play as a four or a five,” Reilly said. “So this hopefully will be my breakout year. I’ve worked a lot in the off-season on my footwork and my shot and I’m looking forward to see what comes.”
With multiple college levels showing interest, Reiley is keeping things open while aiming as high as he can. “I just want to be able to play my game and be in the best situation for me,” Reilly said. “So if that’s at NAIA or Division II, I don’t mind but I’m hoping to go to Division I.”
PrepHoops Oregon continues to follow former Oregon preps as long as they are recruitable athletes so we’ll be checking in on Reiley’s progress his sophomore campaign at CCSF.