Will Riley
| File:Will Riley 2025 Washington Wizards Media Day.jpg Riley with the Washington Wizards in 2025 | |
| No. 27 – Washington Wizards | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 10, 2006 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Illinois (2024–2025) |
| NBA draft | 2025: 1st round, 21st overall pick |
| Drafted by | Utah Jazz |
| Playing career | 2025–present |
| Career history | |
| 2025–present | Washington Wizards |
| Career highlights | |
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| Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | |
William Riley (born February 10, 2006) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini.
High school career
[edit | edit source]Riley attended high school at Southwest Academy Prep in London, Ontario with brief stops at Preston High School and Grand River Collegiate Institute.[1] He then attended The Phelps School in Malvern, Pennsylvania where he spent the last two years of his high school career.
He averaged 21.9 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game during EYBL and was named Offensive MVP of the EYBL Indy Session, starring for UPlay Canada.[2]
He was named MVP of the 2024 Basketball Without Borders Global Camp during NBA All-Star weekend.[3]
Recruiting
[edit | edit source]He was ranked as the top-ranked Canadian prospect and No. 9 overall by 247Sports, No. 10 by On3, and No. 11 by Rivals in the class of 2025. On June 23, 2024, Riley committed to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He was originally part of the class of 2025 but reclassified to 2024 to join earlier. At the time of his signing, Riley was the highest-ranked recruit signed by Illinois in the internet era, surpassing Dee Brown from the class of 2002.[2]
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Will Riley SF |
Kitchener, Ontario | The Phelps School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 23, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 5/5 stars 247Sports: 5/5 stars On3: 5/5 stars ESPN: 5/5 stars | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Rivals: 11 247Sports: 10 On3: 20 | ||||||
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College career
[edit | edit source]On November 11, 2024, Riley was named the first Big Ten Freshman of the Week for the 2024–25 season. Riley's overall week (averaging 22.5 points and seven rebounds per game) in two Illinois wins, as well as his securing the Illini freshman scoring record, tipped the scales in his favor.[4] He went on to receive the award twice more.[5] Following the Big Ten regular season's conclusion, he was named Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year.[6] He later declared for the 2025 NBA draft,[7] and received a green room invite in the second wave of invitations on June 16.[8]
Professional career
[edit | edit source]In the 2025 NBA draft, Riley was selected 21st overall by the Utah Jazz and traded to the Washington Wizards.[9] He made his professional debut with the Wizards on October 22, 2025, scoring two points in a 133-120 loss against the Milwaukee Bucks.[10]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
College
[edit | edit source]| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Illinois | 35 | 9 | 25.7 | .432 | .326 | .724 | 4.1 | 2.2 | .3 | .3 | 12.6 |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Career statistics from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). · Basketball ReferenceLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Illinois Fighting Illini bio
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