TicketsCINCINNATI — The Cincinnati men’s basketball team has signed forward Riley Allenspach for the 2026-27 season, first-year head coach Jerrod Calhoun announced Thursday. Allenspach, who averaged 13.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game this past season at George Mason, will have one season of eligibility remaining.
“I love Riley’s ability to connect our offense,” Calhoun said. “He can play inside or outside and is just a high IQ player. Riley has shown tremendous growth throughout his career and will bring significant versatility and toughness to the front line.”
A native of Charlotte, Allenspach has seen action in 99 career games, including 35 starts. Allenspach played two seasons at Samford to begin his career before transferring to George Mason for his junior campaign. For his career, he’s averaged 8.9 points and 4.1 boards per contest, shooting 56.4% from the field and 35.5% from three.
He saw significant success as a junior at George Mason in 2025-26, earning All-Atlantic 10 Second Team honors, ranking in the top 40 nationally in field goal percentage at 56.6%. Allenspach averaged 13.6 points and 6.1 rebounds per game but upped that to 14.9 points on a team-best 39.4% from deep in A-10 contests.
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