Riley had his struggles in his first game with the Washington Wizards, going just 2-for-6 and scoring five points ...

Riley went back-to-back in the draft with former Illinois teammate Kasparas Jakucionis, who was selected in the first round at No. 20 overall by the Miami Heat.They are the third set of Illini ...

Before Jakucionis and Riley, the most recent college duo to come off the NBA Draft board consecutively were Duke's Mark Williams (No. 15) and A.J. Griffin (No. 16) in 2022. Coincidentally, Griffin ...

Will Riley, freshman guard/forward, Illinois Will Riley shakes hands with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after the Utah Jazz drafted him at No. 21 on Wednesday, June 25, 2025.

Former Illinois forward Will Riley, the 21st pick in the 2025 NBA draft, signed his rookie contract with the Wizards.

Illinois on SI NBA Draft scouting report: Will Riley. Few players in college basketball – freshman or otherwise – went on heaters the way Riley did last season.

Riley was a big piece for last season's 22-13 Illinois squad, which didn't quite live up to the highest expectations but in retrospect was able to push past quite a bit of adversity and bad juju ...

Jakucionis and Riley entered Illinois as prized recruits and NBA Draft prospects, but both solidified their NBA stock — and likely raised it — under the Illini staff's watch and direction.

Riley, a 2025 first-round draft pick for the Wizards, had a mixed bag of a Summer League in his first organized NBA action ...

Riley, 19, is coming off a freshman season with the Fighting Illini in which he averaged 12.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 43.2% from the field and 32.6% from ...

Much like a comet, Will Riley entered the Illinois basketball orbit and was soon gone in the blink of an eye. The way college basketball is today has me yearnin ...

Illinois 112, Eastern Illinois 67. Riley sure knew how to make a statement in his first game with the Illini. The 6-foot-8 wing hardly missed in setting a program record for a freshman debut, ...