Pat Riley
American basketball player
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| 2024 | The Kaseya Center honored Riley by dedicating the court as the 'Pat Riley Court at Kaseya Center'. |
| 2023 | Riley's Heat made another unprecedented run to the NBA Finals as an 8th-seeded team, ultimately losing to the Denver Nuggets in five games. |
| 2020 | The Heat reached the NBA Finals as an unlikely team, ultimately losing to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. |
| 2019 | Riley's Heat team was defeated in the NBA Finals by the Los Angeles Lakers in six games, in a series featuring former Heat superstar LeBron James. |
| 2019 | Riley's Heat were defeated by the Knicks in the playoffs, recalling a similar 1st-seeded team loss from 1999. |
| 2019 | Riley constructed a Heat team that became the fourth team in NBA history to reach the NBA Finals after finishing lower than fourth place in their conference. The team was considered his 'magnum opus' after acquiring Jimmy Butler, drafting Tyler Herro, and signing undrafted Kendrick Nunn. |
| 2013 | The Heat repeated as champions, defeating the San Antonio Spurs. |
| 2013 | Riley wins another NBA championship as team president of the Miami Heat. |
| 2012 | Riley won his first championship purely as an executive when the Heat beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. |
| June 20 2012 | Riley receives the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award from the NBA Coaches Association and wins the NBA championship as team president of the Miami Heat. |
| 2011 | Recognized as the NBA Executive of the Year for his outstanding leadership and contributions to the NBA. |
| 2010 | Riley acquired LeBron James and Chris Bosh to form the Heat's 'Big Three' with Dwyane Wade. He was named NBA Executive of the Year for the 2010-11 season. |
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