Ruth Riley
American basketball player · United States · On the map · Basketball Players · Born 1979 · age 47
Ruth Ellen Riley Hunter is a retired American professional basketball player, 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.
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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.
The same award as Ruth
Stacey DalesBoth received List of Women's Basketball Academic All-America Team Members of the Year
Yolanda GriffithBoth received WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
DeLisha Milton-JonesBoth received Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award
Kara WoltersBoth received Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
Betty LennoxBoth received WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
Jennifer RizzottiBoth received Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year