At every level of basketball from NCAA to the WNBA to the Olympics, Ruth Riley has been a champion. In her post-playing career, she's served as a U.S. Department of State Sports Envoy, an NBA Cares Ambassador and in May she earned an Executive MBA from Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business.

Recently named the General Manager of the San Antonio Stars of the WNBA, Ruth spoke with the DiploSport Podcast to talk about her Indiana upbringing; the lessons she learned from her family, coaches and teammates; and how basketball helped prepare her for off-court success.

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Intro Music: High School Snaps, Broke for Free (bit.ly/2b88QLk)

Outro Music: Lee Rosevere, Late Night Tales (bit.ly/2b8KeRk)

Photo: http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/03/17/12/09/where-are-they-now-roberts