Ruth Riley was a professional basketball player who played Power Forward / Center . Riley was born on August 28, 1979, in Ransom, Kansas. Riley’s height is 6 ft 5 in. This article takes a deep dive into Ruth Riley’s net worth.
Image Credit: Rriley5In high school, Ruth Riley played basketball for North Miami Middle/High School (Denver, Indiana). Riley played basketball in college with Notre Dame Fighting Irish women’s basketball (1997-2001) and started playing professionally in 2001. In the 2001 draft, Riley was chosen number 5 in round 1 by the Miami Sol. Riley left the game of basketball in 2014.
Riley played for the Miami Sol during 2001-2002 as well as the Detroit Shock in 2003-2006. Later, Riley played for the San Antonio Silver Stars throughout 2007-2011, the Chicago Sky over 2012, and the Atlanta Dream during 2013-2014. Some of the highlights of Ruth Riley’s career included: WNBA All-Star Game, 2× WNBA Championship, Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award, WNBA Finals MVP Award, 2× First-team All-American, Naismith College Player of the Year, NCAA champion, NCAA Final Four MOP, Sports Illustrated Player of the Year, Big East Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Year, Academic All-American of the Year for Division I, and 3× Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year.
Riley won a silver medal in the United States Women’s World University Games Team in the Team Competition event. Riley won a gold medal in the United States women’s national basketball team in the Team Competition event.
Basketball yearly earnings range between a few thousand dollars and millions of dollars annually, depending on a number of circumstances. Although on average, NBA players earn a salary of around $2 million, a small contingent of players with D-league crossover deals earn as little as $50,000. The salary cap for NBA players is close to $100 million, although currently nobody makes anywhere near that much money. The top players in the league earn around $35 million. Outside of the NBA, salaries can go below $20,000 annually for minor league teams.
So what is basketball player Ruth Riley’s net worth in 2018? Our estimate for Ruth Riley’s net worth as of 2018 is:
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