Eastern Washington University head men's basketball coach David Riley has added another addition to the 2021-22 squad in redshirt-junior Linton Acliese III, as announced today (Sept. 14).

Acliese is a 6-6 forward originally from Richmond, Calif., and he graduated from Manvel High School in Manvel, Texas, in 2016. After graduation, he played for two seasons at Cabrillo College in Aptos, Calif., before one full season at San Francisco State University. Acliese is the 11^th newcomer on this year's team and joins six returning letterwinners from last year's squad which advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

Linton Acliese III / F / 6-6 / R-Jr. / 3L / Richmond, Calif. / Manvel HS '16 / San Francisco State / Cabrillo College

David Riley on Acliese: "Linton played at a high level in a strong conference down in California and we are excited to bring his experience and toughness into our program. He's another versatile player who can play multiple spots on both ends of the floor."
Acliese comes to EWU with 83 games of experience in three seasons of collegiate basketball, including 80 starts. He previously played for San Francisco State and Cabrillo College.

After a medical redshirt season in 2018-19, Acliese started in 27 of 28 games and averaged 17.9 points, 7.6 rebounds, and just over one steal per game in 2019-20. He was voted First-Team All-CCAA (California Collegiate Athletic Association) and was the only player to finish in the top four in both scoring (second) and rebounding (fourth) in the CCAA. He was sixth in the conference in field goal percentage (47.8%), fifth in free throw percentage (80.2%), and 11th in blocks (12). He had a season-high 32 points against Stanislaus State on 2/15/20.

In his two seasons at Cabrillo (2016-17 and 2017-18), Acliese played in 55 games and became the first player in school history to receive back-to-back Coast Conference South Division MVP and All-State First Team honors. The Seahawks would go on to be league champions in both seasons. In his sophomore campaign, Acliese started in all 27 of his appearances and averaged 20 points on 51 percent shooting, leading the team to a 17-11 record. He averaged 9.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 0.7 blocks. As a freshman, he started in 26 of 28 games and averaged 17.8 points on 58.3 percent shooting, along with 7.3 rebounds and 0.9 blocks, as Cabrillo went 20-8.

He graduated from Manvel High School in Manvel, Texas, in 2016 and was coached by Christopher Wilson. He was voted first-team all-league in his senior season after averaging 13.5 points and 6.2 rebounds across 26 games.
 
Personal: Interested in majoring in physical education at Eastern. Born 8/13/98 in Berkeley, Calif. Parents are Linton Acliese Jr. and Churon Lavallis. Nickname is "Boogie."