Career Coaches

Bill Riley

Year Inducted: 2025

Category: Career Coaches

Schools / Organizations: 
(Westchester) St. Joseph High School

Biography:

Bill was a varsity assistant coach to legendary head coach Gene Pingatore at (Westchester) St. Joseph High School from 1985-2019.  St. Joseph won 24 IHSA Regionals, 7 IHSA Sectionals, made five Elite 8 appearances and captured two IHSA state championships.

After Coach Pingatore died, Bill took over as head coach from 2019 to 2021. Prior to that, he had a 250-135 record as sophomore coach. Bill was honored by the Illinois General Assembly in 2015 for his dedication and service to high school coaching.