Naval Academy Athletics

•    High School / Personal:  A 2022 graduate of Rockwall-Heath High School in Heath, Texas, Rider attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2022-23 academic year ... attended Sachse High School in Sachse, Texas his freshman and sophomore (first semester) years ... two-sport athlete who earned letters in basketball and football ... earned First-Team All-District football honors his senior year ... cousin, Isaiah Rider Jr., attended UNLV and was a two-year member of the basketball team (1991-92, 1992-93) ... named the Big West Conference Player of the Year and was a consensus Second-Team All-American his senior year ... he went on to play nine years in the NBA after being selected as the fifth overall pick in the 1993 NBA Draft ... drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves (1993-96), he also saw time with the Portland Trail Blazers (1996-99), Atlanta Hawks (1999-2000), Los Angeles Lakers (2000-01) and the Denver Nuggets (2001) ... cousin, Chad Boyd, was a member of the Baylor football team (1992-95) ... son of Johnathan and Carmen Rider.