High-upside 6'1" forward with real all-state pedigree
Aniyah Riddell enters Loyola Marymount with a strong prep resume: a 6'1" forward from Desert Vista who earned all-league, all-city, and all-state honors as well as 2023 San Tan Region Player of the Year; LMU also listed her as a freshman DNP due to injury in 2024-25, so the key story is health and development rather than box-score volume. Her value is the combination of size, award-winning production, and frontcourt versatility—if she’s fully available, she looks like the kind of physical, high-motor forward who can fit a team that needs toughness, length, and some sneaky upside.
