WSU hires David Riley as 20th basketball coach

Jake Hull, Whitman County Gazette | Apr 11, 20240

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Head coach David Riley finishes cutting down net at Reese Court following leading Eastern Washington to the 2022-23 Big Sky championship. He now moves to the same job at Washington State.

PULLMAN - After the departure of Kyle Smith, the five-year head coach for Washington State University (WSU) men's basketball, the university has hired David Riley.

Riley comes from coaching at Eastern Washington University (EWU), where he coached the previous three seasons for the Eagles. Riley coached EWU to a 62-38 total record, with back-to-back Big Sky conference titles, as well as Coach of the Year honors.

The Eagles had a 21-11 record last season, including a regular season title.

Riley was the head coach at EWU for three seasons, but was in the program for 13 years. He started in 2011 a...