Ruth Riley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Ruth Riley

American basketball player

Date of Birth: 28-Aug-1979

Place of Birth: Ransom, Kansas, United States

Profession: writer, basketball player, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ruth Ellen Riley Hunter (born August 28, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball player (a center), playing most recently for the Atlanta Dream in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
Her Notre Dame team won the NCAA women's championship in 2001, and her Detroit Shock team won the WNBA championship in 2003 and 2006.
Riley was the Most Valuable Player in the 2001 and 2003 championship series, becoming the first person to win the MVP awards in both the NCAA and the WNBA championships.
She has also played on teams that won the National Women's Basketball League (NWBL) championship, the gold medal at the Olympic Games, and the 2010 EuroCup Championship.
In 2019, Riley was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. In March 2016, Riley participated in Mogul's IAmAMogul campaign for inspiring women to believe that they have the "power to shape the world through their voices and actions." She was the general manager for the San Antonio Stars from May 2016 until the team's sale and relocation to Las Vegas in the 2017-18 off-season.