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Basketball executive and sports agent
Larry Riley Position Assistant to the General manager League NBA College Chadron State
Larry Riley is the senior advisor to the General Manager of the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] He was formerly the general manager for Golden State Warriors before being demoted to director of scouting after Bob Myers 's promotion to GM on April 24, 2012.[2] [3] He was responsible for drafting Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson .[4] [5]
A graduate of Chadron State with an honors degree in education, Riley was inducted into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1993. He received a master's degree in education from Southeast Missouri State.[6] He is now also a "Basketball Player Development"[7] instructor for the online sports-career training school Sports Management Worldwide , founded and run by Dr. Lynn Lashbrook .[8]
Timeline [6]
2009- : Atlanta Hawks , Assistant to the General Manager of the Atlanta Hawks
2006-2009: Golden State Warriors (Lafayette, Calif.), assistant coach/general manager
2000-2006: Dallas Mavericks (Fort Worth, Texas), assistant coach/scout
1994-2000: Vancouver Grizzlies (Vancouver), director of player personnel/scout
1988-94: Milwaukee Bucks (Milwaukee), assistant coach/scout
1978-88: Eastern New Mexico (Portales, N.M.), head coach
1976-78: Chadron State (Chadron, Neb.), head coach
1974-76: Mercer (Atlanta), assistant coach
1973-74: Brevard Community College (Brevard, N.C.), assistant coach
1970-73: Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Wisconsin), assistant coach
1969-70: Southeast Missouri State (Cape Girardeau Mo.), assistant coach
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