Deng Riak

Position:
Forward
Height:
6-10
Weight:
225
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Melbourne, Australia
High School:
Victory Rock Prep (Fla.)
Major:
Management

Career Notes
Decided to transfer at the end of the 2016-17 spring semester ... Played in 41 career games with the Pirates, starting 17 ... Received a medical redshirt after missing 24 games due to a shoulder injury during the 2015-16 campaign... Inked his NLI with the Pirates during the 2015 spring signing period.

As A Redshirt Freshman (2016-17)
Game-By-Game Statistics
Played in all 33 games and made 17 starts, averaging 21.3 minutes per game ... Posted 3.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game ... Ranked third on the team in rebounds per game and total rebounds (171) ... Tied for second on the squad in blocked shots (15/0.5 bpg) ... Made his first career start at UCF and started 17 of the final 18 games of the season ... Scored a season-high nine points at SMU ... Posted two double digit rebounding efforts with 11 at home against Tulsa and 10 versus the Golden Hurricane on the road ... Blocked multiple shots in a pair of games ... Played 30 or more minutes in a game three times.

As A Freshman (2015-16)
Game-By-Game Statistics
Appeared in eight games before suffering a season-ending injury against USC Upstate ... Played a total of 45 minutes ... His lone field goal of the season was a 3-pointer at San Diego State ... Tallied eight rebounds and two blocks.

High School
Attended Victory Rock Prep in Bradenton, Fla., where he was coached by Loren Jackson ... Averaged 12.0 points and 8.0 rebounds as a senior ... Was rated by ESPN.com as one of the top 12 prospects in the state of Florida.

Personal
Full name is Deng Riak ... Born June 1, 1995 in Khartoum, Australia ... Son of Ajok Kval and Markval Riak ... Has a total of six siblings ... Played on the AAU circuit with Florida Elite ... Participated in the 2014 Adidas Nations Global event as a member of the Asia Pacific squad.