Mariah Riddlesprigger is an African-American award-winning former volleyball player. Most of her fame is however as a result of her being the girlfriend of professional NBA player, Gianni Antetokounmpo who is also known as the Greek Freak.
Giannis Antetokounmpo is one of the few basketball players who can skillfully play different positions with ease. However, his position is mostly Power forward / Small forward currently, he plays for the Milwaukee Bucks. Prior to that, he spent 2 years of his career as a Filathlitikos player.
Antetokounmpo is often regarded as one of the best NBA players. He is a 5x NBA All-Star and one of the only 3 basketball players in NBA history to win Most Valuable Player more than once before turning 26.
Biography of Mariah Riddlesprigger
Of African-American ethnicity, Mariah Riddlesprigger was born on September 17, 1992, in Fresno, California as one of three siblings. She was brought up by her parents, Patrick Riddlesprigger and Catherine Riddlesprigger, and has cultivated an interest in sports since she was a little girl.
It is thanks to this that Mariah played volleyball while in high school. Subsequent to graduating from Bullard High School, California, she went to Rice University, Texas where she studied Sports management and sociology.
Her coming to the limelight as a result of her being the long-term girlfriend of Antetokounmpo.
Fascinating Facts About Mariah Riddlesprigger
1. Her Father Was A Basketball Player
Mariah got her athletic gene from her father Pat who was a basketball player his younger days. He played for Fresno State University. Currently, he works as a teacher at Fresno School District. Her mother Cathy on the other hand is a regional sales manager at Allstar Fire Equipment, Inc.
2. She Has Great Records As A Volleyball Player
Since high school, Mariah made herself known as a talented volleyball player. As such, she was crowned ‘Scholar Athlete’ and the ‘Junior League Senior Girl Athlete’.
Her college career started upon moving to Rice University where she played for the University’s team, Rice Owls. As did in high school, Mariah went on to make a name for herself. In November 2013, Mariah became the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week among other achievements.
3. Mariah Riddlesprigger Participated In Other Sports
Although she took volleyball as a career, she also participated in other sporting activities such as javelin throw and high jump.
4. She is not the only member of her family into athletics
Maria may be the most known member of her family thanks to her relationship with the NBA star, but she is not the only one who is into athletics in the house. Apart from her father, her sister Maya also had an interest in sports. She was a track and field athlete while in school. More so she was a volleyball player at Central High School.
5. She Has An Affiliation With Nigeria
Being the girlfriend of Gianni, Mariah has some sort of connection with Nigeria. This is because Gianni Antetokounmpo is born to Nigerian parents who relocated to Greece before his birth. Gianni’s Nigerian name is Ugo while Antetokounmpo is a Greek alternate spelling of Adetokunbo.
6. She Is The Mother of The Greek Freak’s Only Child
It was on February 10, 2020, that Mariah gave birth to their only child, a son named Liam Charles Antetokounmpo. His middle name, Charles, was given after the father of the NBA star, Charles who died in 2017.
For now, the couple is still not married even though they have already started a family with the arrival of their son.
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7. Giannis Antetokounmpo’s girlfriend is slightly older than him
Born in 1992, Maria is currently 32 years old which means she is two years older than Giannis who was born in 1994 and currently 30 years old. This does not seem to affect their relationship in any way.
8. There is no record that any of them has dated anyone else previously
While it is possible that they have dated other people in the past, there is no record available in the public domain to support this. The details regarding how they started their relationship are not known but Giannis revealed they first met when Maria had her internship at the NBA. She was a Basketball Operations Intern
at Philadelphia 76ers between 2015 and 2016, so it was around this time that they met.
9. Mariah Riddlesprigger has a good net worth all on her own
While she has now retired from playing volleyball, she is still a very much hardworking businesswoman. Thanks to this, Mariah Riddlesprigger has a net worth that is estimated at $1.5 million. This is still significant even though it falls massively behind the $35 million net worth of her partner, Giannis Antetokounmpo
10. She is a very tall woman
The height of Mariah may not be very obvious when she stands beside Giannis Antetokounmpo because he has a height of 6 feet 11 inches (2.11 m). That doesn’t mean she is not tall. She stands at 5 feet 11 inches which is more than the average for a woman. More so, she has a bodyweight of 149 lb.
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