Ruth Riley

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Ruth Riley is a former American professional basketball center best known for starring at Notre Dame and winning WNBA championships and a Finals MVP award with the Detroit Shock.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athlete
WNBA player
basketball player
human
advocacy global health
humanitarian work
awardReceived Big East Player of the Year
NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player
Naismith College Player of the Year
WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award
WNBA champion
collegeTeam Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
draftedBy Miami Sol
draftLeague WNBA
draftPickNumber 5
draftRound 1
educatedAt University of Notre Dame
familyName Riley
finalsMVPFor 2003 WNBA Finals
givenName Ruth
hallOfFameInduction Academic All-America Hall of Fame
handedness right-handed
jerseyNumber 00
league Women's National Basketball Association
medal Olympic gold medal in basketball
memberOfSportsTeam Chicago Sky
Detroit Shock
Miami Sol
Notre Dame Fighting Irish women's basketball
San Antonio Silver Stars
United States women's national basketball team
notableAchievement helped Notre Dame win its first NCAA women's basketball title in 2001
notableWork leading Notre Dame to the 2001 NCAA women's basketball championship
occupation basketball player
sports executive
participatedIn 2004 Summer Olympics
playedFor Detroit Shock
positionPlayed center
roleAfterRetirement basketball executive
general manager of the San Antonio Stars
sexOrGender female
sport basketball
wonChampionship 2003 WNBA Finals
2006 WNBA Finals

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