Returning for her 11th year on the Villanova staff is Mimi Riley who will serve as the program’s Director of Basketball Administration. For the first nine years on the staff, she served as the Director of Basketball Operations, assisting the program in a number of areas including travel, student-athlete academic progress and community service, in addition to being the team’s liaison to the rest of the University and all outside agencies. Riley will also assist with the program’s summer camps.
Riley played for Villanova from 1997-2002 and tallied 862 points, 416 assists, 356 rebounds and 81 steals. The 416 assists currently ranks seventh all-time in school history. During her Wildcat career, Villanova posted a 92-59 record and earned two NCAA Tournament berths.
As a senior in 2001-02, Riley garnered BIG EAST Conference Honorable Mention accolades, in addition to earning the BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award. She was also a first time All-Philadelphia Big Five honoree in 2001-02.
She has had previous collegiate coaching experience at both Georgetown University (2002-03) and LaSalle University (2003-2010). From 2010-13, she was an assistant at her alma mater, Archbishop Carroll High School. In 2012, she helped the Patriots to both the Catholic League championship and the PIAA state title.
Riley and her husband JC resident in Drexel Hill, Pa., with their 14-year old daughter Haley and 11-year old son, William.
