Larry Riley is the senior advisor to the General Manager of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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. He was responsible for drafting Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.
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. 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.
Timeline
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
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Chadron State Eagles baseball players Chadron State Eagles men's basketball players College men's basketball head coaches in the United States Dallas Mavericks assistant coaches Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds men's basketball coaches Golden State Warriors assistant coaches Golden State Warriors executives Milwaukee Bucks assistant coaches National Basketball Association general managers Place of birth missing (living people)