Austin Rivers entered college basketball as one of the most-buzzed about prospects in the entire country.

After graduating from Winter Park High School in Florida, the five-star recruit, Naismith Prep Player of the Year and son of Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers, matriculated at Duke University. Rivers immediately became a starter for legendary head coach Mike Krzyzewski and thrived in a Blue Devils uniform.

Rivers' most memorable college moment came February 8, when the freshman pumped in a career-high 29 points and hit a game- winning three at the buzzer in an 85-84 win over arch-rival North Carolina.

During his one season in Durham, Rivers became a first team All-ACC selection and was named the ACC Freshman of the Year.

Treloar's Take

Saw Austin. I did have a chance to see him back there in October in practice so I got a good head start on him. He falls into that combo guard category also. He and the Curry kid kind of played the guard positions kind of as a two-guard alignment for Duke. He's a scorer. He's got a lot of confidence in his ability to score the basketball. All basketball fans saw him the night when he beat North Carolina with a last second shot. He's been around the NBA game with his father being the coach of the Celtics. I think he'll step in and be able to play right away in the league.

Scouting Report Snippets

• Chad Ford of ESPN says Rivers is extremely confident, is a good shooter with deep range and a killer instinct. Ford does knock Rivers on his lack of an effective right hand, his questionable shot selection and occasional selfishness.

• SwishScout says Rivers has unlimited shooting range, and an explosive first step but lacks great distribution ability and defensive skills.

Austin Rivers Scouting Report Video

Rivers' College Statistics | Official Duke Profile Page

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