Chadron State College Athletics

In late November 1993, Larry Riley was inducted into the Chadron State Athletic Hall of Fame. Because of his duties with the Milwaukee Bucks, he had not been able to attend the induction ceremony earlier in the fall during Homecoming, but was inducted during halftime of a basketball game. As of 2012, he has worked in in the NBA for over 20 years.
A native of Whitewater, Ind., Riley earned four letters in baseball, three in basketball and two in cross-country at CSC during the 1960s. He had a career batting average of .305. He was named the college’s outstanding senior majoring in physical education when he graduated in 1966.
Ten years later, Riley was back at CSC as the basketball and baseball coach.  His basketball teams had identical 17-9 records. He is pleased that 11 of the 12 players who were on those teams graduated from CSC. His baseball team in 1979 was one of just two to qualify for the District 11 playoffs.
After leaving CSC, Riley coached basketball 10 years at Eastern New Mexico before joining the Bucks as an assistant coach and advance scout. After six years with the Bucks, he was director of player personnel for the Vancouver Grizzlies for six years and was the No. 2 assistant for the Dallas Mavericks for six years before going to the Golden State Warriors as the top assistant under Don Nelson in 2006. He was also the general manager of the Golden State Warriors.