Larry Riley (basketball)

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]

Larry Riley

Atlanta Hawks
Position	Assistant to the General manager
League	NBA
Career information
College	Chadron State

Career

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.^[8]

Larry Riley speaking at the SMWW Basketball Career Conference

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

1. "One former Warriors GM joins Hawks; another former Warriors GM promoted by Hawks". RSN.
2. "Warriors Hire Larry Riley As Assistant Coach". Golden State Warriors.
3. Simmons, Rusty (2009-06-01). "Profile: New Warriors GM Larry Riley". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
4. "On the Clock: Q&A with former Golden State Warriors GM Larry Riley". www.nba.com.
5. Simmons, Rusty (2009-06-01). "Profile: New Warriors GM Larry Riley". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
6. Simmons, Rusty (2009-06-01). "Larry Riley timeline". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-05-09.
7. "Basketball Player Development Course | SMWW". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com.
8. "Larry Riley | SMWW Mentor | San Ramon, California". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-17.