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 upon Bob Myers's promotion to GM on April 24, 2012.[2] He was responsible for drafting Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.[3]

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. He is now also a "Basketball Player Development" instructor for the online sports-career training school Sports Management Worldwide, founded and run by Dr. Lynn Lashbrook.[4]

References
  1. https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/warriors/one-former-warriors-gm-joins-hawks-another-former-warriors-gm-promoted-hawks
  2. WARRIORS: Warriors Hire Larry Riley As Assistant Coach
  3. http://www.nba.com/article/2017/06/08/clock-larry-riley-golden-state-warriors-drafting-stephen-curry-2009
  4. "Larry Riley | SMWW Mentor | San Ramon, California". www.sportsmanagementworldwide.com. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
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