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| Mustang Legend 2010 KABC 10th Region Player of the Year Jacob Rieger |
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| Jacob Rieger was a three-year varsity starter for the Brossart Mustangs, where he played his high school career from 2006 through 2010. As a freshman he was a member of the 2007 All "A" State Championship team. Jake led the team in seven categories his sophomore season, including Leading Scorer, Leading Rebounder, Most Assists and Most Steals. He was instrumental in the Mustangs' upset of St. Patrick in the 2008 10th Region "A" tournament, and hit a key shot in their upset of Lexington Christian in the "A" State Tournament. Rieger contributed 19 points as the '08 Mustangs toppled heavily favored Campbell County in the 37th District semi-finals. For his efforts, Jake was named the team's Most Valuable Player, a title he would capture again in 2009 and 2010. In Jake's Junior season he played in the Gene Lowe's Junior All-Star Game in Berea, and the NoKy Junior East-West All-Star Game. In the 2010 All "A" State Tournament game against Hazard, Jake scored 27 points in a losing effort. Jake became the first Brossart Mustang ever to be named the Kentucky Association of Basketball Coaches 10th Region Player of the Year. He also played in the Kentucky Seniors All-Star Game and received a tryout with the Kentucky All-Stars. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the Northern Kentucky East-West Seniors All-Star Game. Jake was named 1st Team - 10th Region - All-Region his Junior and Senior seasons, and honorable mention his sophomore year. Jake was a four year First-Honors student in the classroom and four year member of the National Honors Society. In the spring of 2010 Jacob Rieger signed an academic/athletic scholarship to play his college basketball at Hanover College. At Hanover his freshman year, Jake started in 13 games, averaging 16 minutes played per game. |
| Jake's Four Year Composite Varsity Stats Read |
| Games - 95 Games Started - 82 2Pt Field Goals-426-825-51.6% |
| Points - 1229 - 12.9ppg Rebounds - 611 - 6.4rpg Assists - 221 Blocks - 95 |
HONORS AND AWARDS SENIOR SEASON 10th Region - 1st Team All Region KABC - 10th Region - Player of the Year Kentucky East-West Senior All-Stars Try Out - Kentucky All-Stars NKCA - All Conference - Division II 10th Region - All "A" All Tournament Team Ashland Invitational All-Tournaement Team 37th District - All Tournament Team Remke's Player of the Week Gold Star - Player of the Week Named 2009-10 Team MVP Academic/Athletic Scholarship Hanover College JUNIOR YEAR 10th Region - 1st Team All Region 37th District - All Tournament Team 10th Region All "A" Tournament All Tournament Team NKCA - All-Conference - Divison II Enquirer All Star - Honorable Meniton ICN-6 Basketball All-Star 2009 Gene Lowe Junior All-Stars NoKy Junior East-West All-Stars Named 2008-09 Team MVP SOPHOMORE YEAR 10th Region - Honorable Mention 10th Region All "A" Tournament All Tournament Team Enquirer All-Star - Honorable Mention Named 2007-08 Team MVP Three Year Member National Honor Society First Honors Every Quarter Of His High School Career |
| Jacob Rieger is the consumate student-athlete. Four years honors student, four year member of the National Honors Society, and four-year varsity contributor to the Brossart Mustangs basketball program, who received an academic/athletic scholarship to Hanover College, following his high school playing days. Jake led the Mustangs in just about every category his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. For his efforts he was recognized as All-Region his junior and senior seasons, and All-Region Honorable Mention his sophomore year. He was also NKCA Division II - All-Conference his junior and senior seasons. Jake is the first and only Brossart Mustang to be named the KABC 10th Region Player of the Year, and the only Mustang to have ever received a tryout for the Kentucky All-Star team. Mike Code coached Jake all four years of his high school career, and calls him "one of the most versatile big men I have ever coached." In addition to putting big numbers on the scoreboard, Rieger also excelled on the defensive side of the ball, and took pride in being a complete defensive player. He was heavily recruited by NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA colleges. He chose Hanover College, where he started in his first three college games, and ended up starting 16 games his freshman season. The Rieger traditon continues to live on at Brossart High School, where Erik, Jake's younger brother became a freshman in 2010-11 and played with the JV Mustangs. |
| Photos Courtesy Of Mr. Tim Cooper, Mr. Jim Osborne, and The Rieger Family Collection |
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| Jake joined the Brossart 1,000 point club on January 10th, 2010 in a 61-45 win over Cooper where he scored a total of 24 points on the night. He finished his career with a total of 1229 points, placing him sixth among Brossart's all-time leading career scorers, trailing only Nathan Seiter, Dave Farwick, Brian Ficker, Greg Schwegmann, and Evan McDole, Rieger led the team in scoring his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. He averaged 12.9 ppg for his career. |
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| 3Pt Field Goals-31-128-24.2% TL Field Goals-457-953-48% Free Throws - 284-450-65.1% |
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