| Mustang Legend 2010 KABC 10th Region Player of the Year Jacob Rieger |
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.
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%
Games Started - 82
2Pt Field Goals-426-825-51.6%
Points - 1229 - 12.9ppg
Rebounds - 611 - 6.4rpg
Assists - 221
Blocks - 95
Rebounds - 611 - 6.4rpg
Assists - 221
Blocks - 95
| Photos Courtesy Of Mr. Tim Cooper, Mr. Jim Osborne, and The Rieger Family Collection |
Jake joined the Brossart 1,000 point club on January 12th,
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, at the
time 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.
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, at the
time 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.
3Pt Field Goals-31-128-24.2%
TL Field Goals-457-953-48%
Free Throws - 284-450-65.1%
TL Field Goals-457-953-48%
Free Throws - 284-450-65.1%
| Jacob Rieger was elected to the 10th Region Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2016. At that time, he joined Brossart notables Nathan and Justin Seiter, Evan McDole, Troy Cooper, Coach Willie Schlarman and Contributor Dave Schabell in receiving this prestigious honor. He was elected to the Bishop Brossart Sports Hall of Fame in 2020 |
| JUNIOR YEAR 10th Region - All-Region - 1st Team NKBBCA DivII - First Team 10th Region "A" - All Tournament 37th District Tournament All-Tournament Enquirer - All Star - HM Team MVP BB-CCo - Crosstown Classic Player Of Game Insight/ICN-6/Egelston-Maynard All-Star |
| SENIOR YEAR KABC - 10th Region Player of the Year Tryout - Ky All-Stars 10th Region - All-Region - 1st Team NKBBCA DivII - First Team 10th Region "A" - All Tournament 37th District Tournament All-Tournament Enquirer - All Star - 1st Team Team - MVP Senior East/West All-Star Game MVP Ashland Invitational Tournament All-Tournament Insight/Inky/Remke Athlete Student Achiever |
| HANOVER COLLEGE Played Four Years - Graduated in 2014 Started 13 Games as a Freshman After missing his junior season due to injury, he was the lone senior on the Hanover 2013-14 team Member Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Sportsmanship Team Voted Hanover's Best Defensive Player Awarded National Association of Basketball Coaches Honor Court for Excellence in the Classroom Averaged More than 22 Minutes A Game And Was Team's Second Leading Rebounder |
| Jacob Rieger was 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. Jacob played four years at Hanover and was the team's lone senior in his final year - 2014. The Rieger tradition continued to live on at Brossart High School, where Erik, Jake's younger brother, became a freshman in 2010-11 and played varsity basketball on three 20 Game Winners, graduating in 2014. |
| SOPHOMORE YEAR 10th Region - All-Region - HM NKBBCA DivII - First Team 10th Region "A" - All Tournament Enquirer - All Star - HM Team MVP |
