Former Brentwood basketball stars Jordan Riley, Bryce Harris and Lester Quinones play in NBA Summer League

The Brentwood boys basketball program has a history of producing professional talent, including Mitch Kupchak, Michael Almonacy and Derrick Rowland.

Now three more players from the Brentwood pipeline are getting their shot: Jordan Riley, Bryce Harris and Lester Quinones.

Riley, Harris and Quinones participated in the NBA’s 2026 Summer League in Las Vegas. Riley played for the New Orleans Pelicans, Harris for the Oklahoma City Thunder and Quinones for the Orlando Magic.

Quinones averaged 14.2 points and shot 51.1% from the field, including 43.5% on three-pointers. He also averaged 3.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists. Harris averaged 8.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists. Riley averaged 3.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists.

Before the Summer League concluded July 19, the three former Brentwood standouts earned opportunities to showcase their skills to coaches, scouts and executives. It wasn’t long ago that they were getting fans on their feet with their high-flying dunks, crafty ballhandling and smooth jump shots in the Brentwood gymnasium.

“I am immensely proud of them,” Brentwood coach Anthony Jimenez said. “I hope their journey continues. They love the game. Being in the league is a privilege, and I know they won’t take it for granted.”

Riley, 23, spent his entire high school career at Brentwood and was named Newsday Player of the Year, New York Gatorade Player of the Year and Mr. New York Basketball in 2021. He averaged 31.7 points and 5.0 assists per game in his senior year.

Riley played two seasons for Georgetown, one year for Temple and his final two seasons for East Carolina. He is one of two ECU players to score 700 points in a single season. Riley wasn’t selected in the 2026 NBA Draft but signed a Summer League deal with the Pelicans.

“I remember seeing him at an AAU game and I thought to myself, wow, I would love to coach a kid like that,” Jimenez said. “The more I got to know him, the more I believed in his potential. He was a player who showed up early, stayed late and was always prepared to play at the highest level.

“I never worried when he was on the floor, because I knew that he was going to impose his will on anybody he played against. He’s an incredibly fierce competitor.”

Harris, 24, spent three years at Brentwood before transferring to Greensboro Day School in North Carolina. He played five years for Howard University and earned Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors last season, averaging 17.5 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Harris also went undrafted and signed a Summer League deal with the Thunder.

Riley and Harris are free agents.

“Bryce and Jordan were teammates in high school, so seeing them play off one another was exciting to see,” Brentwood assistant coach Dave Berger said. “When you have kids who are special with their talents, you don’t want to box them in. It was like them showcasing their artwork.”

Quinones, 25, spent two years at Brentwood before transferring to Upper Room Christian School in Dix Hills and later St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in New Jersey.

The 6-4 guard attended Memphis and entered the 2022 NBA Draft after his junior year. After going undrafted, he signed with Santa Cruz, Golden State’s NBA G League team, and later signed a two-way contract with Golden State.

He played 54 NBA games over three seasons with Golden State from 2022-23 to 2024-25.

He signed two-way contracts with the 76ers and Pelicans during the 2024-25 season, playing four games with Philadelphia and nine with New Orleans.

Quinones signed a contract with Orlando and currently plays for the Magic’s G League affiliate, the Osceola Magic.

Jimenez believes that the fact that Riley, Harris and Quinones played in the NBA Summer League will motivate younger students and inspire them to work for similar opportunities.

“They always come back and encourage the younger kids when we have our Christmas Eve practice,” Jimenez said. “To have a high-level D-I player encourage you and explain what the process is like, that’s an education in itself.”

By Jonathan Ruban

jonathan.ruban@newsday.com

Jonathan Ruban covers high school sports for Newsday after graduating from St. John’s.