Who is Mariah Riddlesprigger?

Born on September 17, 1992 under the zodiac sign Virgo in Fresno, California, USA, Mariah Danae Riddlesprigger is a 27-year-old former volleyball player, but probably best known as the girlfriend of Giannis Antetokounmpo, a Greek professional basketball player for the National Basketball Association (NBA) team the Milwaukee Bucks.

How rich is she right now? Mariah Riddlesprigger net worth

Mariah Riddlesprigger’s net worth is more than $100,000 earned from her involvement in the sports industry. Moreover, she is believed to be sharing the wealth of her famous boyfriend, Giannis Antetokounmpo, whose net worth is reported to be over $60 million, as of early 2020.

Early life, nationality, ethnicity

Mariah Riddlesprigger spent her early years in her hometown of Fresno, raised by her father, Patrick ‘Pat’ Riddlesprigger, and her mother, Catherine ‘Cathy’ Riddlesprigger. Her father is a former basketball player. Her mother works as a regional sales manager for Allstar Fire Equipment, Inc. She has two younger sisters named Maya and Makayla who are both volleyball players. Mariah is American by nationality and belongs to the African American ethnic group.

Educational background

Mariah attended Bullard High School and after her matriculation in 2010, she enrolled at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

There she obtained her BA in sports management and sociology in 2014. While there, Mariah was an excellent student and served on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee. She was also a member of the Northpointe Community Church and the African-American Student Union.

Amateur career as a volleyball player

Mariah developed her love for volleyball very early on. While in high school, she joined their team, coached by Kieran Roblee, and earned Scholar Athlete honors, as well as the Junior League Senior Girl Athlete Award. Mariah would later continue to play for her college’s team – the Rice Owls – in an outside hitter position.

During her freshman season, she distinguished herself as a player to score 193 kills, as a sophomore she scored seven double-doubles, as a junior she played in 30 games, and in her senior year, Mariah scored 141 kills. She was named the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week and placed on the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Professional career

Mariah Riddlesprigger once revealed that her career goal would be to work for a sports agency, but started her professional career while in college as she worked in the athletics card there. After graduating from college, she interned with the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers from May 2015 to June 2016.

Appearance and vital statistics

Mariah Riddlesprigger has long dark brown hair and dark brown eyes. She stands at a height of 5ft 10ins (1.78m) while her weight is around 150lbs (68kgs). Her vital statistics, bra size, dress size and shoe size have not been revealed.

Relationship with Giannis Antetokounmpo

Mariah Riddlesprigger and Giannis Antetokounmpo have been romantically involved in a relationship for a long time. Mariah gave birth to their first child named a son Liam Charles Antetokounmpoon February 10, 2020. The family’s current residence is in Milwaukee.

Who is her boyfriend? Giannis Antetokounmpo Short Wiki/Bio

Giannis Sina Ougko Antetokounmpo, also known by the nickname ‘The Greek Freak’, was born on December 6, 1994 under the sign of Sagittarius in Athens, Greece. There he was raised near Sepolia by his father, Charles, a former association football player, and his mother, Veronica, who competed as a high jumper. His parents are immigrants from Niger. He has four brothers named Francis, Thanasis, Kostas and Alexis. Kostas plays for the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, while Thanasis plays for the same team as Giannis.

Professional career

Giannis Antetokounmpo started playing basketball at the age of 14. Two years later, he joined the Filathlitikos youth squad and started playing for them competitively. In 2011, Giannis played in the semi-professional Greek B Basket League for the senior men’s team of Filathlitikos, while playing in the Greek A2 League the following season. In December 2012, Giannis signed a contract for the next four years with the Spanish basketball club CAI Zaragoza. Since the contract started with the 2013–14 season, Giannis stayed with the Filathlitikos in the 2012–13 season, playing over 26 games and averaging 9.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.0 blocks per match.

In 2013, he was chosen by the coaches to appear as a special participant in the Greek League All-Star Game.

NBA career

In April 2013, Giannis became eligible to play in the NBA. He was selected as the 15th overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks and went on to sign a rookie contract with the team. Giannis made his NBA debut at age 18, making him one of the youngest NBA players of all time. As a rookie, he played in 77 games and averaged 6.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.8 blocks per game, and played in the Rising Stars Challenge at the NBA All Star Weekend in New Orleans.

At the conclusion of the rookie season, Giannis was named to the second team of the 2013–14 NBA All-Rookie.

In September 2016, he signed a $100 million contract for the next four years with the Bucks, and in the following season, led the team in all five major statistical categories. He was a starter in the 2017 NBA All-Star Game, becoming the first Greek NBA All-Star. The same year, he won the NBA Most Improved Player Award and was named to the All-NBA Second Team. In 2018, Giannis made his second NBA All-Star appearance as a starter and won the 2018 Euroscar European Player of the Year Award.

In the following year, Giannis became the winner of the NBA Most Valuable Player Award. He was also named to the All-NBA First Team and the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Recently Giannis was selected as a captain in the 2020 NBA All-Star Game.

National team

Giannis first represented Greece in 2013 when he joined the Greek Under-20 national team at the FIBA ​​Europe Under-20 Championship. The following year, he played with the Greece national senior basketball team at the 2014 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup and then played for them at EuroBasket 2015. Most recently, he represented the country at the 2019 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup.