Player Number: 00

Position: Center
College: Notre Dame

Height: 6-5

Hometown: Macey, Indiana

Earned her degree in Psychology and Sociology from Notre Dame in 2001 ... Born Ruth Ellen Riley on August 28, 1979 ... One of three children of Sharon Riley ... Enjoys reading and hanging out with friends when she isn't watching or playing sports.

How Acquired: Signed November 17, 2003 to play with the Chill.

Professional Experience

2004 WNBA – Completed her second season with the Detroit Shock...Averaged 11.2 points a game, 6 rebounds and 1.4 blocks a game...Helped the Shock reach the Eastern Conference Semi-finals...Averaged 9.7 points, 5 rebounds and 2 block shots throughout the playoffs...Was a member of the 2004 USA Women’s Basketball team...Played in 8 games and averaged 4.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and shot 15-34 from the field.
2004 NWBL – Played in 14 games for the Colorado Chill in her first season... Averaged 13.1 points, 8.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks while averaging just over 30 minutes a game.
2003 WNBA – Starting center for the Detroit Shock, who won the WNBA Championship… Named the MVP of the Championship … Ranked second in the league in field-goal percentage (.498), fifth in blocks per game (1.71) … Chosen as the first overall pick in the 2003 Dispersal Draft (from the Miami Sol).
2002-2003 Overseas – Played for Ros Casares, a First Division team in Valencia, Spain.
2002 WNBA – Averaged 5.7 ppg and 3.5 rebounds per game as a part-time starter for the Miami Sol.
2001 WNBA – Averaged 6.8 ppg and 4.1 rpg for Miami … Drafted in the first round (fifth overall) by the Sol.

Collegiate Experience

General – Named MVP of the NCAA Final Four as she led Notre Dame to the title her senior season …
Recognized twice as Associated Press first team All-American … Three-time member of Big East Conference’s first team … Named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year three straight years … The only Notre Dame player to have more than 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds … Received the school’s highest scholar-athlete honor.
2000-2001 – Naismith, Sports Illustrated and Women’s Basketball Journal Player of the Year … Verizon Academic All- American of the Year … Associated Press first team All- American … NCAA Midwest Regional MVP … Big East Player of the Year … Big East Scholar-Athlete of the Year for overall female and women’s basketball categories.
1999-2000 – Associated Press first team All-American … Kodak Honorable Mention All-American … U.S. Basketball Writers Association Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Big East Defensive Player of the Year … Named to GTE Women’s Basketball Academic All-American First Team.
1998-1999 – Associated Press third team All-American … Big East Defensive Player of the Year … Kodak
District I All-American … Named to Women’s Basketball Journal Defensive All-American team.
1997-1998 – Big East all-Rookie Team … 1998 USA Women’s Select Team … Three-time Big East Rookie of the Week.

Notes

November 17, 2003
The Colorado Chill signed the biggest of the big players Monday when they announced that Ruth Riley, the MVP of the WNBA Championships, will play for the Chill.