University of Pennsylvania Athletics

High School: Five-year varsity basketball member and team captain under head coach Keith Zalaski … Recipient of the James A Navoni Prize, Rivers’ highest athletic honor … Rivers went 106-21 during his career … Helped the Red Wings to the Independent School League (ISL) championship in 2023 and 2024 … Rivers also won three straight New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Class B titles (2022, 2023, 2024) and lost in the final in 2025 … 2025 ISL Most Valuable Player and Defensive Player of the Year … Three-time All-ISL selection and All-NEPSAC Class B selection … Two-time MVP at Rivers Holiday Tournament … All-Scholastic selection by the Boston Globe and Boston Herald … Finished his career with 1,352 points, 602 rebounds, 303 assists, 190 steals, 107 blocked shots … Played AAU ball with the Middlesex Magic … With the Magic, led entire UAA association in BPM and won numerous Zero Gravity tournaments … Also played varsity baseball and was a secondary captain … Jewish Affinity Club member.
 
Personal: Enrolled in Wharton.
 
Why Penn? “I chose Penn because from the moment I stepped on campus I knew it was the place for me. The amazing education, paired with the high-level basketball, is a combination that you don’t see a lot. It was a no-brainer for me, and I couldn’t be more excited to get started in Philadelphia.”