Riley walked on to the basketball team at the College of Lake County and averaged 15.9 points per game as a freshman.
He earned a scholarship to Sauk Valley Community College as a sophomore, averaging 19.3 points and 3.4 rebounds per game.
Riley transferred to East Tennessee State and was named Atlantic Sun Conference Newcomer of the Year as a junior.
[1] Riley was cut by the Iowa Energy in training camp and had several brief stints with European clubs.
In 26 league games, he averaged 10.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.1 steals and 3.4 turnovers, playing around 24 minutes per contest.