Pat Riley

American basketball player, coach and executive
Person Human Q335762
Pat Riley
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🏷️ Also known as
en MacGyver en Riley en Pat Riley en Riles en Patrick James "Pat" Riley en Patrick James Riley ar بات رايلي de Patrick James Riley el Πατ Ράιλι fa پت رایلی fa پت ریلی he פטריק ג'יימס ריילי he פאט ריילי he פט ריילי it Patrick James Riley ja パット・ライリー ko 패트릭 제임스 라일리 ko 팻 라일리 pl Patrick James Riley ro Patrick James Riley
🔖 Identifiers · 37
VIAF cluster ID
40911342
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n87929716
15min.lt topic ID
17572
Basketball Reference NBA coach ID
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Basketball Reference NBA player ID
r/rileypa01
ESPN.com NBA player ID
5898
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Pat-Riley
Eurobasket.com coach ID
129
Eurobasket.com player ID
774030
FAST ID
221842
FIBA.basketball people ID
381996
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Film.ru person ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni profile ID
6000000081023442194
IMDb ID
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IdRef ID
097417041
J9U entity ID
987007431381305171
Kinobox person ID
373698
Munzinger Sport number
01000003634
NBA.com player ID
77962
NDL Authority ID
00665896
NNDB people ID
883/000133484
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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Prabook ID
1711215
Proballers ID
186891
RealGM basketball player ID
66298
RealGM basketball staff ID
1019
Sports Reference college basketball player ID
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TMDB person ID
1157396
The Draft Review ID
464
Trading Card Database name ID
7890
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Pat Riley was born on March 20, 1945[1], in Rome[2]. He has worked as a basketball player[3], basketball coach[4], and American football player[5].

FAQs

Where was Pat Riley born?

Pat Riley's place of birth was Rome[2].

Who were Pat Riley's parents?

Pat Riley's father was Leon Riley[6].

What did Pat Riley do for work?

Pat Riley worked as a basketball player[3], basketball coach[4], and American football player[5].

Where did Pat Riley go to school?

Pat Riley was educated at University of Kentucky[9] and Schenectady High School[10].

What awards did Pat Riley receive?

Honors received include NBA Coach of the Year Award[11] and NBA Executive of the Year Award[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . espn.go.com. espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . RealGM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . NNDB. nndb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . espn.go.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9h ago · HanTsî · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Given name: Patrick, Added P1545 with QuickNames"
  2. 9h ago · HanTsî · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Patrick, James
    "Changed claim: Given name: Patrick"
  3. 9h ago · HanTsî · 2026-11-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → basketball player, basketball coach, American football player
    Country for sport → —
    "Moving Country for sport to Country of citizenship"
  4. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Patrick, James
    Family name → Riley (surname)
    Instance of → human
    Award received → NBA Coach of the Year Award, Wikidata item
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46379: HAND ID (2)"
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