- Name
- Riley Follensbee
- Position
- Forward-Guard
- Number
- 12
- Height
- 6'4"
- Year
- 5th
- Program
- BED
- Home Town
- Moose Jaw, SK
- Current Team
- Men’s Basketball
Growth Season: How Riley Follensbee Turned Doubt Into Fuel
Growth Season: How Riley Follensbee Turned Doubt Into Fuel
He was told he might never make it to the next level. Now he’s doing it — on his own terms.
Every player remembers the moment someone didn’t believe in them. For Riley Follensbee, that moment came at a basketball camp — a casual comment that stuck like a splinter: “We’re not sure you’ll be able to play at the next level.”
He could’ve shrugged it off. He could’ve believed it. Instead, he let it simmer — and then went to work.
A few years later, Riley was recruited to St. Mary’s University, the kind of full-circle moment that doesn’t need a victory lap. Just showing up, jersey on, name announced — that was enough. Proof that quiet work beats loud opinions every time.
These days, his motivation isn’t built on proving people wrong — it’s built on finishing what he started. “Pay off my student loans,” he says with a grin. It’s practical, sure, but it also tells you everything about who he is: grounded, focused, long-game kind of driven.
Off the court, Riley’s found a surprising outlet in gardening — or at least, the indoor version. “I don’t have a yard right now,” he says, “so I’ve filled my place with houseplants.” It’s a small-space metaphor for who he’s become: growth wherever you can find it.
If there’s a soundtrack to his story, it’s ‘Used To’ by Drake (feat. Lil Wayne) — equal parts defiance and reflection. The kind of song that hits harder when you’ve lived it.
Because that’s the thing about Riley Follensbee: he’s not chasing anyone else’s version of success. He’s just putting in the work, tending the roots, and letting his game — and his story — keep growing.
2021/2022
| Season | Team | Eligibility | GP | Min | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | REB OFF | REB DEF | REB Total | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | Breakout Check | G | GS | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | EFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | - | 1 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0.800 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 4 | 8 | 0.500 | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022/2023
| Season | Team | Eligibility | GP | Min | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | REB OFF | REB DEF | REB Total | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | Breakout Check | G | GS | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | EFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | - | 2 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0.125 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 8 | 0.125 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023/2024
| Season | Team | Eligibility | GP | Min | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | REB OFF | REB DEF | REB Total | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | Breakout Check | G | GS | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | EFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | - | 3 | 21 | 72 | 12 | 0.583 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 7 | 12 | 0.583 | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024/2025
| Season | Team | Eligibility | GP | Min | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | REB OFF | REB DEF | REB Total | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | Breakout Check | G | GS | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | EFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | - | 4 | 5 | 92 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025/2026
| Season | Team | Eligibility | GP | Min | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | REB OFF | REB DEF | REB Total | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | Breakout Check | G | GS | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | EFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career Total
| Season | Eligibility | GP | Min | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FGM | FGA | FG% | FTM | FTA | FT% | REB OFF | REB DEF | REB Total | PF | AST | TO | BLK | STL | PTS | Breakout Check | G | GS | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG | EFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4 | 60 | 16 | 31 | 0.516 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 16 | 35 | 0.457 | 7 | 19 | 0.368 | 25 | 75 | 100 | 58 | 29 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |