Coach David Riley comes into the Palouse after leading Eastern Washington to a 62-38 record in his three seasons as the head coach. The Eagles also won the Big Sky regular season title in the last two seasons. Coach Riley's brother, David is a defensive assistant with the Baltimore Ravens, and his uncle is Mike Riley the former head football coach at Nebraska, Oregon State, and the San Diego Chargers.

Topics of Conversation include:

• Being in the Eastern Washington program for 13 seasons
• The idea of the three-point field goal as his EWU teams shot 36 percent combined in all three of his seasons.
• Coaching philosophies and how they translate into a program
• Bringing Cedric Coward from Eastern Washington and adding a pair of former Pac-12 transfers in Washington's Nate Calmese and former Cal Bear ND Okafor.