Ruth Riley

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ruth Riley
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 28, 1979(1979-08-28)
Age	45
Birthplace	Ransom
Country	United States
Birth City	Kansas
Horoscope	Leo

Ruth Riley Biography

Ruth Riley is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on August 28, 1979 in Ransom, Kansas, United States. Former center, who won the NCAA title in 2001 with Notre Dame and the NBA Championship in 2003 and 2006 with the Detroit Shock. In 2005, she was elected Vice President of the Women’s Basketball Players’ Union.

Together with Shock teammate She won the 2003 WNBA title alongside Shock teammate Cheryl Ford., she won the 2003 WNBA title.

While in college, Riley played on the U.S. team in the 1999 World University Games in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The team won the silver medal.

In her freshman year at Notre Dame, Riley played in all 32 of the team’s games, starting in the final 26. Thereafter she was the starting center in all but one of Notre Dame’s games. She was a mainstay of the team in all four years, and consistently ranked high in the nation among women basketball players in field goal percentage and blocked shots. In both her junior and senior years she was an Associated Press First Team All-American selection. As a senior, she won the Naismith Award and was the Associated Press Player of the Year. In addition, she was the 2000-01 Verizon Academic All-American of the Year for the University Division I.

She has an older sister and a brother. Sharon is Sharon’s mother. In January 2018, she married Benjamin Hunter, a football player.

Ruth Riley Net Worth

Ruth Riley is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ruth Riley 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a North Miami Middle/High School volleyball, track and basketball player in Indiana.

In 2005, she published The Spirit of Basketball: A Children’s Book.

Ruth Ellen Riley Hunter (born August 28, 1979) 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 2019, Riley was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Ruth Riley Dating?

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The highlight of her college career came in the 2001 NCAA tournament. In the championship game, Notre Dame was trailing Purdue, 66-64, when Riley scored the tying field goal. Then, with 5.8 seconds left and the score still tied, Riley drew a foul. She made both free throws to give Notre Dame its final 68-66 edge and its first women’s national championship. Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw, when asked about the critical play on which Riley was fouled, said, “it’s the same play we’ve been running all season. It’s called: ‘Get the ball to Ruth.'” Riley was the Most Outstanding Player of that year’s Final Four. The only player in Notre Dame women’s basketball history to score 2,000 career points and grab 1,000 career rebounds, Riley was a two-time first-team Academic All-American in both 2000 and ’01. In 1999, Riley led the nation in field goal percentage shooting 68.3% to become the first Irish player to rank first in an NCAA statistical category.

Facts & Trivia

Ruth Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ruth Riley celebrates birthday on August 28 of every year.

Her second season (2002) was a difficult one. After playing well in the preseason, she broke a finger the day before the regular season started. She could not play for the Sol’s first several games – the first time in her career she had missed a game because of an injury. She returned, playing with a splint on her hand, but lost her starting spot. During the WNBA’s off- season, she played in Valencia, Spain.

Top Facts about Ruth Riley

1. Ruth Riley is a retired American professional basketball player.
2. She played in the WNBA for 13 seasons.
3. Riley won two WNBA championships with the Detroit Shock.
4. She was named the WNBA Finals MVP in 2003.
5. Riley also won an Olympic gold medal with Team USA in 2004.
6. She played college basketball at Notre Dame, winning a national championship in 2001.
7. Riley was drafted fifth overall by the Miami Sol in 2001.
8. She was a two-time All-Star and All-Defensive team member.
9. In retirement, she has worked as a broadcaster and coach.
10. Riley is known for her philanthropic work, including founding Inspire Transformation Academy.

Is Ruth Riley Hunter related to Pat Riley?

In 2018 she became one of the broadcast analysts for the Miami Heat of the NBA, the first woman in that role for the Heat. She is not related to Pat Riley, the president of the Heat.

Where is Ruth Riley now?

Riley Hunter graduated from the University of Notre Dame Summa Cum Laude with a degree in Psychology in 2001. She added an Executive MBA from Notre Dame in

2016. She currently resides in South Florida with her husband, Benjamin Hunter.

How old is Ruth Riley?

42 years (August 28, 1979)

How tall is Ruth Riley?

6′ 5″

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