David Riley (basketball)

David Riley

Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Washington State
Conference	WCC
Record	5–1 (.833)
Biographical details
Born	(1988-11-28) 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)
2021–2024	Eastern Washington
2024–present	Washington State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
2013–2014	Eastern Washington (DBO)
Head coaching record
Overall	67–39 (.632)
Tournaments	1–1 (NIT) 0–1 (TBC)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Big Sky regular season (2023, 2024)
Awards
2× Big Sky Coach of the Year (2023, 2024)

David Riley (born November 28, 1988) is an American college basketball coach and former college basketball player. Riley is the current head men’s basketball coach at Washington State University. Previously, he was the head coach at Eastern Washington University from 2021 to 2024.

Playing career

Riley grew up in Palo Alto, California. He played college basketball at Whitworth University under Jim Hayford. 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.

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 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.

On April 2, 2024, Riley was announced as the new head coach at Washington State University, replacing Kyle Smith, who had departed for Stanford.

Personal life

Riley's father is an anesthesiologist at Stanford, his younger brother, Noah Riley, is an assistant coach for the Baltimore Ravens, while his uncle Mike Riley is the former head football coach at Oregon State and Nebraska.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Eastern Washington Eagles (Big Sky Conference) (2021–2024)
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
2023–24	Eastern Washington	21–11	15–3	1st
Eastern Washington:		62–38 (.620)	42–14 (.750)
Washington State Cougars (West Coast Conference) (2024–present)
2024–25	Washington State	5–1	0–0
Washington State:		5–1 (.833)	0–0 (–)
Total:		67–39 (.632)
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion