in the EuroLeague, 17.2 points, 3.4 assists, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.0 steals in 37.9 minutes per game, in 23 games played. At his stage of his career, he was considered one of the best basketball players in Europe. He is remembered as a legend by Olympiacos fans and he is widely considered one of the greatest players in Olympiacos history. He was also named the European Player of the Year in 1997, making him the first American ever to receive European Basketball Highest Honor. In the 1997 off-season, Rivers left Olympiacos to join Italian League club Teamsystem Bologna, playing alongside former NBA All-star Dominique Wilkins. He averaged 12.8 points, 3.3 assists per game and contributed to the team winning the Italian Basketball Cup, receiving Co-MVP Honors with teammate Carlton Myers. In 1998, he signed with the Tofaş of the Turkish League, where he won two Turkish League championships and two Turkish Cups, before re-joining Olympiacos for one season. In 2000, he returned to play with the Olympiacos B.C., contributing to the team reaching the Greek Basket League Championship game, where it lost to the Panathinaikos B.C. Although he didn't play for 2 years, he signed with the Olympique Antibes for the 2003–04 season in the second division of the LNB Pro A French League. In 2013, he was inducted into the Olympique Antibes Basketball Club Hall of Fame and had his jersey number retired. Personal life In 2009, he was hired as a coach by the Virtus Bologna of the Lega Basket Serie A, to assist in the development of Junior players during that season. On April 22, 2014, he was hired as an associate head coach for the Kennesaw State Owls. He is a director at Village Camps Basketball Camps in Switzerland. Career achievements Club titles CBA: 1 (with La Crosse Catbirds: 1991–92) French League: 1 (with Olympique Antibes: 1994–95) Greek League: 2 (with Olympiacos: 1995–96, 1996–97) Greek Cup: 1 (with Olympiacos: 1996–97) EuroLeague: 1 (with Olympiacos: 1996–97) Italian Cup: 1 (with Fortitudo Bologna: 1997–98) Turkish League: 2 (with Tofaş: 1998–99, 1999–00) Turkish Cup: 2 (with Tofaş: 1998–99, 1999–00) References External links FIBA Europe profile Euroleague.net profile Italian League Profile TBLStat.net Profile 1965 births Living people African-American basketball players All-American college men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American