David Riley (born November 28, 1988) is an American college basketball

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who is the current head coach of the

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team.

Playing career

Riley grew up in

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. He played college basketball at

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. While starring for the Pirates, Riley was a three-time All-

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first-team selection and finished his career ranked fourth all-time in points with 1,664 along with making four

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appearances, including two Sweet Sixteens and an Elite Eight.

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. 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

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. After Hayford accepted the head coaching position at

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, Riley stayed on staff under new coach and fellow assistant

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. 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

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and four days later, Eastern Washington promoted Riley to head coach.

Personal life

Riley's father is an anesthesiologist at

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, while his uncle Mike Riley is the former head football coach at

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and

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Head coaching record

References

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