Riley Conroy is entering his third season with the South Alabama men’s basketball program. Since arriving in Mobile in 2023, Conroy has played a key role in the program’s development on and off the court, contributing to recruiting, player development, scouting, and operations.
In the 2024–25 season, Conroy helped guide South Alabama to its first Sun Belt regular-season title since 2008. Picked to finish 11th in the Sun Belt Preseason Coaches Poll, the Jaguars exceeded expectations by posting a 21-11 overall record, the most wins under head coach Richie Riley and the program’s highest regular-season win total in 17 years.
The 2024–25 Jaguars were one of the most efficient and defensively sound teams in the nation. South Alabama ranked sixth nationally in field-goal percentage defense (.384), 17th in scoring defense (64.3 points per game), and 15th in steals per game (9.3). The Jags also ranked seventh in fouls per game (13.3), sixth in turnover margin (+4.9), seventh in turnovers per game (9.2), and 17th in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.59), leading the Sun Belt in all five categories. The Jaguars also won four conference games by 25 points or more, the most in a single season since 1998–99.
During his first season, Conroy was involved in the development of standout guards Tyrell Jones and Samuel Tabe. In 2023–24, Jones led the team in scoring (12.7 ppg), assists (2.0 apg), and steals (1.5 spg), while Tabe surpassed 1,000 career points and became the only Jaguar to be named Sun Belt Player of the Week after a 35-point performance against Arkansas State — the highest single-game point total in the league that season. At the conclusion of the campaign, both athletes signed professional contracts. Tabe inked a deal with BC Psychiko of the Greek Elite League, and Jones signed with Enosis Neon Paralimni of the Cypriot Elite League.
Before joining South Alabama, Conroy spent four seasons at Southeastern Louisiana, serving as director of operations and recruiting in his first year before being promoted to assistant coach in 2020. At age 24, he was the youngest Division I assistant in men’s basketball during the 2020–21 season. Conroy helped lead Southeastern to a 19-14 record in 2021–22 and a trip to the Southland Conference championship game. The following year, the program won 12 conference games. He played a significant role in recruiting and developing 2023 All-Southland First Team guard Boogie Anderson. Conroy was named to Silver Waves Media’s “75 Top Rising Mid-Major Assistant Coaches” list in both 2021–22 and 2022–23.
Prior to his collegiate coaching career, Conroy worked at Sunrise Christian Academy in Wichita, Kansas, where he helped lead the team to a top-10 national ranking. Eleven players from that team went on to play at the Division I level, including signees at Michigan State and Creighton.
A New Orleans native, Conroy played four years at Tulane University, competing under head coaches Ed Conroy (his father) and Mike Dunleavy Sr. He graduated with degrees in business management and marketing and later earned an MBA with a specialization in sports administration from Florida Atlantic University in 2020.
Conroy is the son of Ed and Ginny Conroy. His father is currently the head coach at The Citadel and he has two siblings.
He and his wife, Tadam, reside in Mobile, Alabama, with their son, Lochlan.
