Larry Riley is the senior advisor to the General Manager of the

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of the

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(NBA). He was formerly the general manager for

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before being demoted to director of scouting after Bob Myers's promotion to GM on April 24, 2012. He was responsible for drafting

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and

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. A graduate of Chadron State with an honors degree in education, Riley was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993. He received a master's degree in education from Southeast Missouri State. He is now also a "Basketball Player Development" instructor for the online sports-career training school

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, founded and run by Dr. Lynn Lashbrook.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Riley, Larry Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Chadron State Eagles baseball players Chadron State Eagles men's basketball players College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Dallas Mavericks assistant coaches Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds men's basketball coaches Golden State Warriors assistant coaches Golden State Warriors executives Milwaukee Bucks assistant coaches National Basketball Association general managers Place of birth missing (living people)