University of Memphis Athletics
2016-17 Men's Basketball Roster
Rivers, Jimario

Jersey Number 2
Jimario Rivers
- Position:
- G/F
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-8 / 193
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Clarksville, Tenn.
- HS:
- Kenwood H.S.
- Prev School:
- Southwest Tennessee
Bio
2016-17 Season (Junior)
Played in 31 games with 19 starts ... Averaged 6.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game ... Made 82-of-144 shots from the field (56.9 percent).
Postseason (The American Tournament): Scored seven points in 30 minutes of action against UCF ... Made 3-of-7 field goals and pulled down four rebounds in the loss.
American Athletic Conference play: Averaged 6.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in conference play ... Made 48-of-84 (57.1 percent) from the field while blocking 15 shots and grabbing 13 steals ... Scored 16 points at home against UConn on January 5, hitting 7-of-9 shots from the field ... Had a career-high three blocked shots at Tulsa on January 11 ... Scored a dozen points against USF on January 14 while pulling down 11 rebounds for his first career double-double ... Added 12 points at home in 33 minutes against UCF, making 5-of-10 shots from the field while pulling down six rebounds ... Scored 15 points with six rebounds at home against East Carolina on January 28 ... Was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field at Cincinnati on February 23, scoring 12 points
Non-conference play (regular season games only): Scored his first NCAA Division I points on November 14 against UT Rio Grande Valley ... Nearly had a double-double against Savannah State with 11 points and eight rebounds on November 19 ... Scored 13 points against Jackson State on November 30, making 5-of-6 of his shots from the field and all three of his free throw tries ... Scored 10 points against nationally ranked South Carolina on December 30 ...
2015-16 (Southwest Tennessee)
Averaged 12.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 35 games for Southwest Tennessee ... Scored in double-figures 25 times during the season, including a season-high 29 points against Walters State on February 24 ... Had seven games with double-digit rebounds, and twice pulled down 14 rebounds ... Every time he had double-digit rebounds, he also scored double-digit points, giving him seven double-doubles for the season ... Scored 11 points on November 19 at Bethel JV, and 16 points four days later at Roane State ... Had a stretch of 12 consecutive games in which he scored in double-figures between November 19 and January 16 ... Scored 19 against Crowley's Ridge JV while also pulling down 14 rebounds for his first double-double of the year ...Had a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double on November 21 at Dyersburg State ... Against Holmes on December 12 he scored 15 points while pulling down 13 rebounds ... Had a 15-point, 14-rebound double-double against Motlow State on January 15 ... Scored 24 at Volunteer State to cap the 12-game double-figure scoring run ... Scored 22 points at Jackson State on February 6 while also grabbing 10 rebounds for the double-double ... Scored 17 against Motlow State on February 10 ... Had a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double on February 13 against Volunteer State ... Scored a season-high 29 points with 12 rebounds on February 24 against Walters State, making 10-of-12 shots from the field and 9-of-12 from the free throw line.
2014-15 (Southwest Tennessee)
Played in 28 games during the season for Southwest Tennessee, helping the team to a 24-4 overall record, and averaging 10.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists … Was named to the All-Tennessee Community College Athletic Association Team … Made 54.9 percent of his shots from the field and 73.4 percent from the free throw line … Scored in double-figures 15 times, and had double-digit rebound games seven times … Scored nine points with six rebounds and three assists in his Southwest Tennessee debut against Bethel University … Reached double-figures for the first time on November 7 against Chattanooga State … Scored a career-high 23 points the next night on November 8, hitting 8-of-11 shots from the field and also pulling down six rebounds at Cleveland State … Scored 11 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting effort against Walters State … Added 10 points and seven rebounds against Roane State on November 15 … Picked up his first double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds on November 19 against Bethel … On November 22 recorded his second straight double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds … Narrowly missed a double-double against Northwest Florida State with eight points and 10 rebounds … Had 13 points and six rebounds at Tallahassee on November 27 while serving up a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double on December 5 at Columbia State … Opened the 2015 calendar year with three consecutive double-figure games, scoring 12 at Arkansas State Mid-South, 13 against Volunteer State, and 17 with six rebounds against Motlow State … Blocked a career-high five shots at Walters State on January 23 … On January 29 he pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds go to with 18 points against Mississippi Delta … Narrowly missed a triple-double on February 7 against Columbia State with eight points, nine rebounds, and six assists … Scored 16 points at Volunteer State on February 11 while adding seven rebounds … Pulled down 10 rebounds to go with seven points at Motlow State on February 14… Scored 11 points against Chattanooga State on February 23 … Pulled down 11 rebounds and added nine points in the season-ending loss to Columbia State on March 7
High School (Kenwood H.S.)
Averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and two steals as a senior in high school … Was named First Team Tennessee Sports Writers Association Class AAA All-State … Named to the District 10AAA Team … Named to the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle All-Area team … Scored 22 points and pulled down 17 rebounds in the 10-AAA regular-season title clinching win for Kenwood High School on February 4 against Rossview H.S. … Scored 15 points in the team's season-ending loss to Wilson Central in the Region 5-AAA Championship Game … Played in the Basketball Coaches Association of Tennessee (BCAT) All-Star game in 2014.
Played in 31 games with 19 starts ... Averaged 6.4 points and 3.5 rebounds per game ... Made 82-of-144 shots from the field (56.9 percent).
Postseason (The American Tournament): Scored seven points in 30 minutes of action against UCF ... Made 3-of-7 field goals and pulled down four rebounds in the loss.
American Athletic Conference play: Averaged 6.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in conference play ... Made 48-of-84 (57.1 percent) from the field while blocking 15 shots and grabbing 13 steals ... Scored 16 points at home against UConn on January 5, hitting 7-of-9 shots from the field ... Had a career-high three blocked shots at Tulsa on January 11 ... Scored a dozen points against USF on January 14 while pulling down 11 rebounds for his first career double-double ... Added 12 points at home in 33 minutes against UCF, making 5-of-10 shots from the field while pulling down six rebounds ... Scored 15 points with six rebounds at home against East Carolina on January 28 ... Was a perfect 6-for-6 from the field at Cincinnati on February 23, scoring 12 points
Non-conference play (regular season games only): Scored his first NCAA Division I points on November 14 against UT Rio Grande Valley ... Nearly had a double-double against Savannah State with 11 points and eight rebounds on November 19 ... Scored 13 points against Jackson State on November 30, making 5-of-6 of his shots from the field and all three of his free throw tries ... Scored 10 points against nationally ranked South Carolina on December 30 ...
2015-16 (Southwest Tennessee)
Averaged 12.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 35 games for Southwest Tennessee ... Scored in double-figures 25 times during the season, including a season-high 29 points against Walters State on February 24 ... Had seven games with double-digit rebounds, and twice pulled down 14 rebounds ... Every time he had double-digit rebounds, he also scored double-digit points, giving him seven double-doubles for the season ... Scored 11 points on November 19 at Bethel JV, and 16 points four days later at Roane State ... Had a stretch of 12 consecutive games in which he scored in double-figures between November 19 and January 16 ... Scored 19 against Crowley's Ridge JV while also pulling down 14 rebounds for his first double-double of the year ...Had a 16-point, 10-rebound double-double on November 21 at Dyersburg State ... Against Holmes on December 12 he scored 15 points while pulling down 13 rebounds ... Had a 15-point, 14-rebound double-double against Motlow State on January 15 ... Scored 24 at Volunteer State to cap the 12-game double-figure scoring run ... Scored 22 points at Jackson State on February 6 while also grabbing 10 rebounds for the double-double ... Scored 17 against Motlow State on February 10 ... Had a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double on February 13 against Volunteer State ... Scored a season-high 29 points with 12 rebounds on February 24 against Walters State, making 10-of-12 shots from the field and 9-of-12 from the free throw line.
2014-15 (Southwest Tennessee)
Played in 28 games during the season for Southwest Tennessee, helping the team to a 24-4 overall record, and averaging 10.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 1.4 assists … Was named to the All-Tennessee Community College Athletic Association Team … Made 54.9 percent of his shots from the field and 73.4 percent from the free throw line … Scored in double-figures 15 times, and had double-digit rebound games seven times … Scored nine points with six rebounds and three assists in his Southwest Tennessee debut against Bethel University … Reached double-figures for the first time on November 7 against Chattanooga State … Scored a career-high 23 points the next night on November 8, hitting 8-of-11 shots from the field and also pulling down six rebounds at Cleveland State … Scored 11 points on a perfect 5-for-5 shooting effort against Walters State … Added 10 points and seven rebounds against Roane State on November 15 … Picked up his first double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds on November 19 against Bethel … On November 22 recorded his second straight double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds … Narrowly missed a double-double against Northwest Florida State with eight points and 10 rebounds … Had 13 points and six rebounds at Tallahassee on November 27 while serving up a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double on December 5 at Columbia State … Opened the 2015 calendar year with three consecutive double-figure games, scoring 12 at Arkansas State Mid-South, 13 against Volunteer State, and 17 with six rebounds against Motlow State … Blocked a career-high five shots at Walters State on January 23 … On January 29 he pulled down a career-high 14 rebounds go to with 18 points against Mississippi Delta … Narrowly missed a triple-double on February 7 against Columbia State with eight points, nine rebounds, and six assists … Scored 16 points at Volunteer State on February 11 while adding seven rebounds … Pulled down 10 rebounds to go with seven points at Motlow State on February 14… Scored 11 points against Chattanooga State on February 23 … Pulled down 11 rebounds and added nine points in the season-ending loss to Columbia State on March 7
High School (Kenwood H.S.)
Averaged 15 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and two steals as a senior in high school … Was named First Team Tennessee Sports Writers Association Class AAA All-State … Named to the District 10AAA Team … Named to the Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle All-Area team … Scored 22 points and pulled down 17 rebounds in the 10-AAA regular-season title clinching win for Kenwood High School on February 4 against Rossview H.S. … Scored 15 points in the team's season-ending loss to Wilson Central in the Region 5-AAA Championship Game … Played in the Basketball Coaches Association of Tennessee (BCAT) All-Star game in 2014.
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