Cincinnati Bearcats probable starting guard Tylen Riley sidelined

The Cincinnati Bearcats are down one player before they head off to play a pair of international exhibitions in the Bahamas.

Tylen Riley, a senior on the UC men’s basketball team, will be sidelined with a hand injury, first-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun announced Thursday, July 30. Riley will be reevaluated in four to six weeks.

UC is slated to play exhibitions with Canadian teams on Sunday, Aug. 2, and Tuesday, Aug. 4 in the Bahamas. Riley would likely have been the starting point guard. He is still expected to accompany the team to Nassau.

Tulsa Golden Hurricane guard Tylen Riley (10) battles for control of the ball against Auburn Tigers guard Tahaad Pettiford (0) on Sunday, April 5, 2026, during the NIT men’s basketball championship game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

A native of Las Vegas, Riley averaged 15.0 points and 4.4 assists per contest, starting all 38 games this past season at Tulsa on his way to second-team All-American Conference honors and American Conference All-Newcomer Team laurels. Riley scored in double figures 31 times, leading the Golden Hurricane on 12 occasions, and posted eight games with 20-plus points, including a 20-point game against Auburn in the NIT Championship. He led the AAC and ranked 11th nationally with 203 made free throws and ranked second in the conference in free-throw percentage at 87.1%.

For his three-year career, Riley has played in 89 games, including 51 starts, averaging 9.2 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per contest.

Riley committed to Jerrod Calhoun and the UC Bearcats on April 22.