David Riley (basketball)
David Riley (born November 28, 1988) is an American college basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team.[1]
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Eastern Washington |
| Conference | Big Sky |
| Record | 41–27 (.603) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | November 28, 1988 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 2007–2011 | Whitworth |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2011–2013 | Eastern Washington (GA) |
| 2014–2021 | Eastern Washington (assistant) |
| 2021–present | Eastern Washington |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2013–2014 | Eastern Washington (DBO) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41–27 (.603) |
| Tournaments | 1–1 (NIT) 0–1 (TBC) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| Big Sky regular season (2023) | |
| Awards | |
| Big Sky Coach of the Year (2023) | |
Playing career
Riley grew up in Palo Alto, California. He played college basketball at Whitworth University under Jim Hayford.[2] While starring for the Pirates, Riley was a three-time All-Northwest Conference first-team selection and finished his career ranked fourth all-time in points with 1,664 along with making four NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament appearances, including two Sweet Sixteens and an Elite Eight.[1]
Coaching career
When Hayford accepted the head coaching position at Eastern Washington, Riley followed as a graduate assistant coach. He would be elevated to director of basketball operations two years later, then in 2014 as a full assistant coach.[1] In his first year as an assistant, the Eagles were won both the regular season and Big Sky tournament titles en route to the school's second ever NCAA tournament appearance in 2015. After Hayford accepted the head coaching position at Seattle, Riley stayed on staff under new coach and fellow assistant Shantay Legans. Riley would be a part of a Big Sky regular season title in 2020, along with a Big Sky tournament title the following year for a berth in the 2021 NCAA tournament.
On March 22, 2021, Legans accepted the head coaching position at Portland and four days later, Eastern Washington promoted Riley to head coach.[3][4]
Personal life
Riley's father is an anesthesiologist at Stanford, while his uncle Mike Riley is the former head football coach at Oregon State and Nebraska.[5]
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Washington Eagles (Big Sky Conference) (2021–present) | |||||||||
| 2021–22 | Eastern Washington | 18–16 | 11–9 | T–5th | TBC First Round | ||||
| 2022–23 | Eastern Washington | 23–11 | 16–2 | 1st | NIT Second Round | ||||
| Eastern Washington: | 41–27 (.603) | 27–11 (.711) | |||||||
| Total: | 41–27 (.603) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- "David Riley - Head Men's Basketball Coach - MEN'S BASKETBALL Coaches - Eastern Washington University Athletics". Eastern Washington University Athletics.
- "15 Riley, David - Whitworth". Whitworth Pirates Athletics.
- Collingwood, Ryan. "After NCAA men's tournament berth, Shantay Legans leaves Eastern Washington to coach Portland". Seattle Times.
- "Eagles Gain Continuity in Hiring of David Riley as Head Coach". Eastern Washington University Athletics.
- Collingwood, Ryan. "New coach David Riley excited to take the reins of Eastern Washington basketball". The Spokesman-Review.