In the 1995–96 NBA season, Riley led the Heat to a 42–40 record, which was a 10-game improvement over the team's previous season. Miami was swept in the first round of the playoffs by the Phil Jackson-coached Chicago Bulls, who went on to win the NBA championship.

Beginning his 29th season in Miami, HEAT President and Hall of Fame inductee Pat Riley has a resume that is unquestionably one of the most impressive in all of sports.

22 hours ago · Dec 23, 2022; Miami, Florida, USA; Miami Heat team president Pat Riley looks on during the game between the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers at FTX Arena.

Mar 20, 2024 · Today is the 79th birthday for Miami Heat president Pat Riley. Riley has been instrumental to the franchise’s historical success. He coached the Heat to their first NBA championship in 2006.

Jan 14, 2025 · In 1995, Riley took his talents to South Beach, and he coached the Miami Heat for eight years before stepping down in 2003. He did coach them again in the 2005-06 season, winning another ring with rising star Dwyane Wade as his lead pupil.

Oct 23, 2023 · MIAMI (AP) — Pat Riley tends to look at things in five-year increments, and that might make this a very important season for the Miami Heat. With the current Miami core — Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro — about to start its fifth season together, the Heat president said he still believes his team has “as good a chance as ...

Jan 6, 2025 · Pat Riley turns 80 in a couple of months. The Miami Heat president has not revealed any retirement timetable. He still wears impeccable suits, shakes hands with as firm of a grip as anyone,...

Mar 15, 2022 · A look back at Pat Riley’s 27 years with the Miami Heat. Sept. 1, 1995: Heat acquires rights to Riley from New York Knicks in exchange for a first-round draft pick and $1 million. Sept....

Oct 7, 2024 · He’s the man who turned the Heat into one of the best-run and winningest franchises in the NBA, the man whose fingerprints are all over the three championship trophies the team has lifted over its heads. Which is why the team has decided to name its court after him.

Oct 7, 2024 · Pat Riley's name will become a permanent fixutre on the Heat's home court, starting on opening night.