Despite a difficult start to the 2025 season, Connecticut Sun veteran Marina Mabrey and rookie Saniya Rivers found an outlet ...

Saniya Rivers’s friendship with Marina Mabrey was unexpected, but their chemistry showed in the Connecticut Sun’s first win of the season.

UNCASVILLE, Conn. ― Saniya Rivers’ WNBA debut was one of the lone bright spots in the Sun’s 87-62 loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday. Rivers had 11 points, two steals, two assists and a ...

No matter what it is, Saniya Rivers can do it all on the court. If there's a most intriguing player in the 2025 WNBA draft, Rivers fits the mold. After starting her college career with a national ...

In the summer of 2024, Saniya Rivers was chosen to attend WNBA guard Kelsey Plum's "Dawg Class" in Bradenton, Fla., an endeavor Plum created to help top collegiate women's basketball players ...

South Carolina guard Saniya Rivers (44) tries to get past Florida guard Nina Rickards, right, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla ...

CLEVELAND — Saniya Rivers is two wins away from doubling her ring collection and adding a second national title to her three-year college resume. The only problem? The teammates she cut the nets ...

Rivers was on the 2022 national championship roster at South Carolina, when the Gamecocks beat UConn 64-59 for their second title under Staley. She played just five minutes in the game, taking one ...

N.C. State’s Saniya Rivers puts up a shot during practice at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio. The Wolfpack will face South Carolina in the Final Four on ...

NC State’s Saniya Rivers (22) smiles after stealing the ball from Chattanooga during the second half of the first round of the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship at Reynolds ...

Rivers will now seek a new home, and a more fulfilling fit. “I was not the piece of the puzzle they were looking for and the piece of the puzzle they wanted me to be,” Saniya Rivers said.

Saniya Rivers' competitive side might not be seen by local basketball fans on a nightly basis, but it's the foundation of her historic career.