Ruth Riley

Ruth Riley

Personal information
Born	(1979-08-28) August 28, 1979 (age 37) Ransom, Kansas
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school	North Miami (Denver, Indiana)
College	Notre Dame (1997–2001)
WNBA draft	2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Miami Sol
Playing career	2001–2014
Position	Forward / Center
Career history
2001–2002	Miami Sol
2003–2006	Detroit Shock
2007–2011	San Antonio Silver Stars
2012	Chicago Sky
2013–2014	Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
Edward “Moose” Krause Distinguished Service Award (2015) Atlantic Coast Conference Women's Basketball Legend (2014) Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP) by JCI (2014) CoSIDA Academic All-American Hall of Fame (2012) Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award (2011) Henry P. Iba Citizen Athlete of the Year Award (2010) Notre Dame’s Basketball Ring of Honor Inductee (2010) WNBA All-Star (2005) 2× WNBA champion (2003, 2006) Olympic Gold Medal (2004) WNBA Finals MVP (2003) 2× First-team All-American (2000, 2001) Naismith Player of the Year (2001) NCAA champion (2001) NCAA Final Four MOP (2001) Sports Illustrated Player of the Year (2001) Big East Player of the Year (2001) Verizon Academic All-American of the Year for Division I (2001) 3× Big East Defensive Player of the Year (1999–2001)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals Women’s Basketball Representing  United States World University Games 1999 Palma de Mallorca Team Competition Olympics 2004 Athens Team Competition

Ruth Ellen Riley (born August 28, 1979) is the general manager for the San Antonio Stars as of May 2016. She is a retired American professional basketball player (a center), playing most recently for the Atlanta Dream in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Her Notre Dame team won the NCAA women's championship in 2001, and her Detroit Shock team won the WNBA championship in 2003 and 2006. Riley was the Most Valuable Player in the 2001 and 2003 championship series, becoming the first person to win the MVP awards in both the NCAA and the WNBA championships. She has also played on teams that won the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL) championship, the gold medal at the Olympic Games, and the 2010 EuroCup Championship.

In March 2016, Riley participated in Mogul's #IAmAMogul campaign for inspiring women to believe that they have the "power to shape the world through their voices and actions."

Riley was born in Ransom, Kansas and grew up in Macy, Indiana. She has always been tall, measuring 25 inches (63.50 cm) at birth, and six feet (1.83 m) by the time she was 12 years old. While attending North Miami Middle/High School outside Denver, Indiana, she was on the basketball, volleyball and track teams. It was in high school that she began her practice of wearing a headband while playing. During her four years at high school she scored 1,372 points, acquired 1,011 rebounds and blocked 427 shots. She averaged 26 points a game as a senior, and had her jersey number (25) retired by the high school.

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