LOUDONVILLE, NY – Siena Basketball Head Coach Gerry McNamara has announced the first official transfer to join the Saints 2025-26 roster. Rotterdam, New York native Riley Mulvey, who spent the past four seasons at Iowa, is returning home to complete his collegiate career in the Green and Gold.
 
"We are really excited about Riley joining our program," said McNamara. "He is a local product that gets to finish his career here at home. Riley has such a high basketball IQ, and is the ultimate teammate. Adding someone of his caliber and experience is a big addition to our roster!"
 
A 6-11, 245-pound center, Mulvey matriculates to Siena as a graduate student with one year of eligibility remaining. The Capital Region native appeared in 48 games (two starts) during his time at Iowa (2021-25), averaging 1.4 points and 1.3 rebounds spanning 5.6 minutes while shooting 59% from the floor. Mulvey, who red-shirted during the 2023-24 season, was a three-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and 2023-24 NABC Honors Court honoree.  
 
Mulvey played in a career-high 19 games this past season at Iowa, while making his first two collegiate starts. He averaged 2.2 points and 1.9 rebounds in 7.3 minutes, while shooting 68% from the floor.
 
Mulvey becomes the second transfer into the program in recent years who played for former Siena Head Coach Fran McCaffery at Iowa, joining Michael Baer (2021-23).
 
Mulvey played a pair of prep seasons at St. Thomas More in Connecticut, where he averaged 14.2 points, 11.7 rebounds, and 3.9 blocks. He was the second-ranked 2022 junior in Connecticut before reclassifying, and ranked as the No. 5 player in 2021. Mulvey first played at nearby Albany Academy, where he averaged 12 points, 12.4 rebounds, and six blocks for a squad which was ranked No. 1 in the New York State Federation Class A in both seasons he was on the team. He played his AAU basketball for the Albany City Rocks.
 
Mulvey's roots run deep at Siena. His father, Martin Mulvey '86, posted Siena Soccer single-season records of 41 points and 17 goals scored in 1984, and is second all-time in program history in both points (62) and goals (27). His uncle, Siena Athletics Hall of Famer and three-sport star Jack Mulvey '65, HOF '71, holds the Siena Basketball program career record of 15.0 rebounds, single-season record of 19.2 rebounds (1964-65), and single-game benchmark of 30 rebounds.
 
Mulvey is the first officially announced transfer to join the 2025-26 Siena Men's Basketball team. Stay tuned in the coming days and weeks for the announcements of additional newcomers set to join the 2025-26 Saints.