Riley Wallace
Alma Mater:
Centenary
Class of:
Hometown:
Jerseyville, IL
- Won three Western Athletic Conference Tournament championships (1994, 2001 and 2002)
- Hawaii's all-time winningest coach
- Compiled a 68-36 record (.654) at Seminole (OK) Junior College in three seasons from 1984-85 through 1986-87
- Assistant coach at Hawaii under Larry Little for six seasons from 1978-79 through 1983-84
- Major-college career playing statistics under Orvis Sigler (10.3 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 44.6 FG%, 62.6 FT%)
- Final Top 25 Rankings (one: AP/USA)--2002 (25/NR).
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Centenary | 11-19 | DNP | ||||
Centenary* | 4-8 | DNP | ||||
4-25 | 2-14 | 9th | DNP | |||
17-13 | 9-7 | 4th | NIT (0-1) | |||
25-10 | 10-6 | T-3rd | NIT (2-1) | |||
16-13 | 7-9 | T-5th | DNP | |||
16-12 | 9-7 | T-4th | DNP | |||
12-16 | 7-11 | T-7th | DNP | |||
18-15 | 11-7 | 4th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
16-13 | 8-10 | 6th | DNP | |||
10-18 | 7-11 | 8th | NIT (1-1) | |||
21-8 | 12-4 | T-1st | WAC (Pacific) | DNP | ||
21-9 | 8-6 | 4th | WAC (Pacific) | NIT (2-1) | ||
6-20 | 3-11 | 7th | WAC (Pacific) | DNP | ||
17-12 | 5-9 | 6th | DNP | |||
17-14 | 8-8 | T-5th | NCAA (0-1) | |||
27-6 | 15-3 | T-1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
19-12 | 9-9 | T-6th | NIT (1-1) | |||
21-12 | 11-7 | 5th | NIT (2-1) | |||
16-13 | 7-11 | 7th | DNP | |||
17-11 | 10-6 | T-4th | DNP | |||
18-13 | 8-8 | T-5th | DNP |
* Tommy Canterbury succeeded Wallace midway through the 1977-78 season.
NOTE: Hawaii lost its 1996 WAC Tournament opener to Texas-El Paso but was awarded a forfeit victory.
- 22-Year Coaching Record: 349-292 (.544) overall
- 15-27 (.357) in two years at Centenary
- 334-265 (.558) in 20 years at Hawaii
- 156-158 (.497) in Western Athletic Conference
- 20-17 (.541) in WAC Tournament
- 0-3 (.000) in NCAA Tournament
- 8-6 (.571) in NIT