Will Riley

About

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.

Riley attended high school at Southwest Academy Prep in London, Ontario with brief stops at Preston High School and Grand River Collegiate Institute. 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 in the EYBL and was named Offensive MVP of the EYBL Indy Session, starring for UPlay Canada.
He was named MVP of the 2024 Basketball Without Borders Global Camp during NBA All-Star weekend.

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…