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Born |
Ransom, Kansas |
August 28, 1979 ||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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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.