Riley Minix
Forward · Cleveland Cavaliers · #12
Riley Minix: season analysis
Riley Minix is a 26-year-old forward for the Cleveland Cavaliers, wearing number 12. Listed at 6-foot-7 and 230 pounds, Minix has 3 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Morehead State.
In 2026-27, Minix is averaging 3.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.0 assists in 11.0 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 3 games. The shooting line reads 36.4% from the field, 25.0% from three-point range.
Compared with 2025-26 (3.9 points in 6.4 minutes per game), scoring is down by 0.6 points per game and playing time up by 4.6 minutes.
Before this season, Minix played 2 NBA seasons and 19 games, averaging 3.7 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 3.9 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Riley Minix on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Cleveland Cavaliers |
|---|---|
| Position | Forward |
| Jersey | #12 |
| Age | 26 |
| Born | September 22, 2000 · Vero Beach, FL, USA |
| Height | 6' 7" (2.01 m) |
| Weight | 230 lbs (104 kg) |
| College | Morehead State |
| NBA experience | 3 years |
| Salary | — |
Cavaliers teammates
Jarrett AllenC · #31
Thomas BryantC · #3
James HardenG · #1
Mario HezonjaF · #33
Sam MerrillG · #5
Donovan MitchellG · #45
Evan MobleyC · #4
Craig Porter Jr.G · #9
Tyrese ProctorG · #24
Meleek ThomasG · #15
Jaylon TysonG · #20
Ernest Udeh Jr.C · #88
Peyton WatsonG · #8Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | @ NYK | W 115-107 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-09 | @ CHA | L 112-124 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +5 |
| 2026-11-07 | vs NYK | L 97-109 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +8 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ OKC | L 116-124 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-02 | vs OKC | L 112-117 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-31 | @ MIL | W 136-111 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -4 |
| 2026-10-29 | @ ATL | L 111-114 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-28 | vs WAS | W 121-111 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-26 | vs MIN | W 127-125 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-10-24 | vs BKN | W 125-121 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | cleveland cavaliers | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 36.4 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3-3.7 | 0.7-2.7 | 0.0-0.0 |
| 2025-26 | 2025 26 Totals | 9 | 0 | 6.4 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 60.9 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6-2.6 | 0.4-1.3 | 0.3-0.3 |
| 2025-26 | cleveland cavaliers | 6 | 0 | 8.3 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 58.8 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.7-2.8 | 0.5-1.5 | 0.5-0.5 |
| 2025-26 | san antonio spurs | 3 | 0 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3-2.0 | 0.3-1.0 | 0.0-0.0 |
| 2024-25 | san antonio spurs | 1 | 0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0-1.0 | 0.0-1.0 | 0.0-0.0 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.