Ruth Riley

American basketball player (born 1979)
Person Human Q459511

Facts

23 properties
🏷️ Also known as
en Ruth Ellen Riley Hunter en Ruth Riley en Ruth Ellen Riley ar روث رايلي de Ruth Ellen Riley fa روت رایلی it Ruth Ellen Riley ja ルース・ライリー ko 루스 라일리 pl Ruth Ellen Riley pt Ruth Ellen Riley ru Райли, Рут ru Рут Райли uk Рут Райлі zh 露丝·莱利 zh-hant 露絲·萊利
🔖 Identifiers · 17
VIAF cluster ID
5299154260613424480009
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ruth Riley.jpg ↗
Basketball Reference WNBA player ID
r/rileyru01w
Basketball Reference international player ID
ruth-riley-1
Eurobasket.com player ID
79177
FIBA.basketball people ID
139473
FIBA.com player ID (archived)
40156
Freebase ID
/m/07q0by
InterSportStats athlete ID
3000390264
Olympedia people ID
103093
Proballers ID
58825
RealGM basketball player ID
3001383
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Sports Reference college basketball player ID
ruth-riley-1
Sports-Reference.com Olympic athlete ID (archived)
ri/ruth-riley-1
Trading Card Database name ID
31469
WNBA.com player ID
ruth-riley, 100656
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame ID
ruth-riley-hunter

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Member of sports team 5
Award received 4
Occupation 3
Given name 2
Participant in 2
Country for sport 1
Country of citizenship 1
Drafted by 1
Educated at 1
Family name 1
Instance of 1
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Native language 1
Place of birth 1
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Summary

Ruth Riley was born on August 28, 1979[1], in Ransom[2]. She has worked as a basketball player[3], writer[4], and children's writer[5].

FAQs

Where was Ruth Riley born?

Ruth Riley's place of birth was Ransom[2].

What did Ruth Riley do for work?

Ruth Riley worked as a basketball player[3], writer[4], and children's writer[5].

Where did Ruth Riley go to school?

Ruth Riley was educated at North Miami Middle/High School[8] and University of Notre Dame[9].

What awards did Ruth Riley receive?

Honors received include Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year[10], list of Women's Basketball Academic All-America Team Members of the Year[11], WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award[12], and Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award[13].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  13. [3] ↑ . Basketball Reference. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  23. [1] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  32. [32] ↑ . FIBA database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. 13w ago · HanTsî · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → basketball
    Height → 196 centimetre
    Place of birth → Ransom
    End of work period → 2014
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