Larry Riley (basketball)
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Atlanta Hawks | |
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Position | Assistant to the General manager |
League | NBA |
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College | Chadron State |
Larry Riley is the senior advisor to the General Manager of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] He was formerly the general manager for Golden State Warriors before being demoted to director of scouting after Bob Myers's promotion to GM on April 24, 2012.[2][3] He was responsible for drafting Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.[4][5]
Career
[edit]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.[6] He is now also a "Basketball Player Development"[7] instructor for the online sports-career training school Sports Management Worldwide, founded and run by Dr. Lynn Lashbrook.[8]
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Timeline[6]
- 2009- : Atlanta Hawks, Assistant to the General Manager of the Atlanta Hawks
- 2006-2009: Golden State Warriors (Lafayette, Calif.), assistant coach/general manager
- 2000-2006: Dallas Mavericks (Fort Worth, Texas), assistant coach/scout
- 1994-2000: Vancouver Grizzlies (Vancouver), director of player personnel/scout
- 1988-94: Milwaukee Bucks (Milwaukee), assistant coach/scout
- 1978-88: Eastern New Mexico (Portales, N.M.), head coach
- 1976-78: Chadron State (Chadron, Neb.), head coach
- 1974-76: Mercer (Atlanta), assistant coach
- 1973-74: Brevard Community College (Brevard, N.C.), assistant coach
- 1970-73: Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Wisconsin), assistant coach
- 1969-70: Southeast Missouri State (Cape Girardeau Mo.), assistant coach
References
[edit]- ^ "One former Warriors GM joins Hawks; another former Warriors GM promoted by Hawks". RSN.
- ^ "Warriors Hire Larry Riley As Assistant Coach". Golden State Warriors.
- ^ Simmons, Rusty (2009-06-01). "Profile: New Warriors GM Larry Riley". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "On the Clock: Q&A with former Golden State Warriors GM Larry Riley". www.nba.com.
- ^ Simmons, Rusty (2009-06-01). "Profile: New Warriors GM Larry Riley". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ a b Simmons, Rusty (2009-06-01). "Larry Riley timeline". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
- ^ "Basketball Player Development Course | SMWW". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com.
- ^ "Larry Riley | SMWW Mentor | San Ramon, California". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-17.