AS A SENIOR IN 2012-13: Named NAIA Division I All-America Honorable Mention and to Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) First Team ... Started 29 of 30 games played at shooting guard, averaging 11.2 PPG and a team-high 29.6 minutes per game ... Shot 43 percent from 3-point range, 15th-best in the nation ... Ranked seventh in NAIA in 3-pt made per game (3.067) and total 3-ptrs made (92) ... Went 6-of-8 from behind the arc and tallied 20 points in win over Holy Names on Feb. 7 ... Registered 14 games with four or more 3-pointers ... Also scored 20 in win over No. 13 Biola on Nov. 14.
AS A JUNIOR IN 2011-12: Did not record playing time.
AT CITRUS COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2008-10: Attended Citrus Community College 2008-10 ... In his remarkable 2009-10 campaign with the Fighting Owls, Rivera led the team in minutes, assists, and 3-point percentage, while averaging 10.7 points, 3.3 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game ... Rivera guided the Citrus Men's Basketball team to their 3rd straight WSC South title and a State Final Four ... Rivera became the first Fighting Owl in the history of Citrus College's program to earn the Player of the Week award on three separate
occasions ... He helped his team make it to the California Community College Athletic Association Championships for the third consecutive year, was named the Western State Conference MVP, and was named to the men's basketball First Team All-State ... After the 09-10 season, Jose was named Citrus College Male Athlete of the Year.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of De La Salle in Concord, Calif.
PERSONAL: Born March 22, 1990 in Hayward, Calif. ... Parents are Jose and Lori Rivera ... Has two brothers, Jesse and Alejandre ... Majoring in Communication ... Favorite athletes are Kevin Durant and Michael Vick ... Favorite thing about CSUSM is his teammates.
