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

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

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 ...

Will Riley’s one-and-done season in Champaign saw him overcome mid-year struggles to finish out as one of Illinois’ best players. Beat writer Scott Richey puts the spotlight on his five best ...

— Illinois Men's Basketball (@IlliniMBB) June 26, 2025 Before Jakucionis and Riley, the most recent college duo to come off the NBA Draft board consecutively were Duke's Mark Williams (No. 15 ...

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 upped those averages to 15.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists in his final 15 games. Riley was the final addition to the 2024-25 Illinois roster after reclassifying into the 2024 ...

At Wednesday night's NBA Draft, the Washington Wizards (through a trade with the Utah Jazz) selected Illinois' Will Riley with the 21st overall pick – one spot after fellow Illini Kasparas ...

Riley produced offensively with 16 points and three assists, but his impact was felt well beyond the stat sheet ...

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 ...

At the NBA draft combine, Riley measured just more than 6-foot-8 (without shoes) and weighed 185.6 pounds. On Illinois' official 2024-25 roster, he was listed at 6-8 and 195 pounds.