Riley is known for his friendship with Giorgio Armani, preferring to wear Armani suits during basketball games, and even modeling once at an Armani show.
Pat Riley (born 1945), American professional basketball coach
While the 1946 Blue Jays finished seventh in the eight-team Can-Am League, the 1947 edition, managed by Leon Riley, father of NBA executive and former coach Pat Riley, won the league pennant by 13 games and the playoff championship; it drew over 146,000 fans, almost 60,000 more than the second-most-popular Can-Am League team.
Pat Metheny | Pat Robertson | Terry Riley | Pat Boone | Pat Benatar | Pat Mills | James Whitcomb Riley | Pat O'Brien | Pat O'Brien (actor) | Pat Nixon | Pat Haden | Bridget Riley | Bob Riley | Tim Pat Coogan | Postman Pat | Pat Travers | Pat Tillman | Pat McCrory | Pat Martin | Pat Brown | Baba O'Riley | Pat Tilley | Pat Reid | Pat Lewis | Pat Cox | Pat Conroy | Teddy Riley | Richard Riley | Pat Summerall | Pat Sajak |
Some of the famous players to have done face-to-face Inside Hoops interviews include LeBron James, Tim Duncan, Steve Nash, Vince Carter, Jason Kidd, Paul Pierce, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Kevin Garnett, Yao Ming, Chris Webber, Elton Brand, Tracy McGrady, Shawn Marion, Ron Artest, Jermaine O'Neal, Pat Riley, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
The cast features, in multiple roles, Deirdre O'Connell (Georgia Bird/Shelly/Patricia Moore), Peter Scolari (Red Auerbach/Jerry Buss/Pat Riley), Rob Ray Manning, Jr. (Michael Cooper/Henry Alvarado/Frank) and Francois Battiste (Jon Lennox/Ron Baxter/Willy).
He was an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Lakers under Pat Riley and Mike Dunleavy, and was the team's head coach during the 1992–93 and 1993–94 seasons, although he was let go near the end of his second season, being replaced for the remainder of the year by Magic Johnson.