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Pat Riley is an American professional basketball executive, and a former player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is the president of the Miami Heat, and has been the team's head coach and general manager. He has won five NBA championships as a head coach, four with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Miami Heat. He was named NBA Coach of the Year three times and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. Riley was born in Rome, New York, and attended the University of Kentucky, where he was a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He was drafted by the San Diego Rockets in the first round of the 1967 NBA draft. He played for the Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers before retiring in 1976. Riley began his coaching career as an assistant coach with the Lakers in 1979. He was promoted to head coach in 1981 and led the Lakers to four NBA championships in the 1980s. He left the Lakers in 1990 and became the head coach of the New York Knicks. He returned to the Lakers in 1994 and won another championship in 2000. Riley joined the Miami Heat in 1995 as the team's president and head coach. He led the Heat to their first NBA championship in 2006 and was named NBA Executive of the Year in 2011. He is the only person in NBA history to have won a championship as a player, coach, and executive. Riley has an estimated net worth of $80 million.

Popular As Patrick James Riley
Occupation actor
Age 78 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 20 March 1945
Birthday 20 March
Birthplace Rome, New York, USA
Nationality United States

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Pat Riley Height, Weight & Measurements

At 78 years old, Pat Riley height is 6' 4" (1.93 m) .

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Height 6' 4" (1.93 m)
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Who Is Pat Riley's Wife?

His wife is Christine Rodstrom (26 June 1970 - present) ( 2 children)

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Pat Riley Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Pat Riley worth at the age of 78 years old? Pat Riley’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Pat Riley's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Timeline

2008

Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach in 2008.

2006

He is an actor, known for Glory Road (2006), NBA on ESPN (1982) and NB80's (2011).

2005

After Stan Van Gundy resigned from coaching the Miami Heat for personal reasons in December 2005, Riley returned as the team's head coach. Speculation circulated that Van Gundy was forced out and that Riley had always wanted to return to coaching the team.

2003

Days prior to the start of the 2003-2004 NBA season he stepped down as Head Coach of the Miami Heat. However he remained with the team as President. He returned to the coaching job near the beginning of the 2005-2006 season, and eventually led the Heat to their first NBA Title.

1981

Early in the 1981 season, Paul Westhead was fired and Riley then elevated to the head coaching position, where he stayed until the 1989-1990 season. Won four NBA titles in eight trips to the Finals.

1979

First job with the Lakers was as broadcaster alongside the legendary Chick Hearn. In 1979, six games into the season, then-Laker coach Jack McKinney was seriously injured in a bicycle accident. Assistant Paul Westhead was promoted to head coach and hired Riley out of the broadcast booth to be an assistant.

1971

Only player (who wasn't a former Boston Celtic) to play for an NBA championship team (1971-1972 Los Angeles Lakers) and later coach the same team to an NBA championship, winning titles in 1981-1982, 1984-1985, 1986-1987, and 1987-1988.

1966

Was a starter on the University of Kentucky team that lost to Texas Western (now Texas-El Paso) in the historic NCAA final in 1966.

1945

Pat Riley was born on March 20, 1945 in Rome, New York, USA as Patrick James Riley.