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Austin James Rivers (born August 1, 1992, in Santa Monica, California) is an American college basketball player for Duke University. Rivers led Winter Park High School to back-to-back Florida 6A state championships in 2010 and 2011. He also played in the 2011 Nike Hoop Summit for the USA National Team, and in addition, Rivers also participated in the 2011 McDonald's All-American Game. Rivers was one of the top rated high school basketball players in the class of 2011, being rated as high as No. 1 by Rivals.com. On September 30, 2010, Rivers committed to Duke University. His father, Doc Rivers, coaches the Boston Celtics. His older brother, Jeremiah Rivers, plays for KK Mega Vizura in Serbia. His older sister, Callie Rivers, played volleyball for the University of Florida.
Rivers was ranked #1 by Rivals.com, while being rated as the #3 player by ESPN and Scout.com. In 2010, Rivers led Winter Park High School to the school's first state title in a 76-57 win against Dr. Phillips High School in the 6A state championship. Rivers scored 23 points in the game. In June 2010, Rivers was a part of the gold medal winning team at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship. He set a team USA record for an U18 event with 35 points against Canada. On August 5, 2010, Rivers was named to the 5th annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 game, where he was named co-MVP. He had 25 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. On March 5, 2011, Rivers led Winter Park to back to back Florida 6A state championships with a 52-44 victory over Dr. Phillips High School, in which he had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals.