Arizona set to host No. 11 overall player Will Riley for official visit

Will Riley, the No. 11 overall prospect in the updated 2025 On3 Player Rankings, will be taking his first official visit to Arizona beginning March 1st through the 3rd.

This will be the first official visit for the 6-foot-8 small forward out of The Phelps School (PA).

Along with the Wildcats, Riley also holds offers from Oregon, Washington, Kansas State, Villanova, Arkansas, St. John’s, and others.

On3 is much higher than the industry on Will Riley

On3’s Jamie Shaw is much higher on Will Riley than the rest of the industry. Shaw tells us why in his latest article on Riley.

It would be difficult to miss the fact that Will Riley can score the basketball. One quick look at a box score and you will see multiple 30-point games, with two’s, three’s, and one’s written down the line. At a fluid 6-foot-8, he accumulates numbers consistently. 

However, to say that Riley has a quirky way of scoring would be an understatement. Riley’s feel in the mid-range is unlike many of his high school peers. He attacks the defense, gets two feet in the paint, and then has an array of step-throughs, up-and-unders, reverse pivots, and fade-aways to create an angle to get an open shot. 

What really sticks out about Riley’s physicality is his fluidity. He seems to move in a flowing manner, never really rushed but always getting to where he wants to go. Riley is comfortable on the ball. While we list him as a small forward, I would not be surprised if many considered him to be a shooting guard.  

A simple look at the positional size that Will Riley has, along with the consistent – and efficient – production he has maintained, you can see that the 6-foot-8 wing originally from Kitchener, Ontario has a future in basketball. 

The highest levels of the game are offensively driven. Which makes a player’s ability to create offensive advantage extremely valuable in today’s game. Riley is able to create offensive opportunities…The highest levels of basketball thrive with spacing, as he continues to progress in level, his ability to attack space off the bounce and pull up at multiple levels will become even more valuable. 

While Riley is not a finished product, there are a lot of indicators in his game that are necessary to be able to play at the highest levels. At this stage, a junior in high school, he is already producing big numbers and he is continuing to show development.

Riley on his game and what he’s looking for in a school

In a previous interview with On3, WIll Riley broke down his game.

“I feel like I’m a very versatile player,” Riley told On3. “I can do a lot of things on the floor, I’m a tall guard, I’m 6-foot-9, can get to the basket, I can shoot, I can play defend, I can rebound. I’ve modeled my game after Manu Ginobili, his euro-steps, the way he gets to the basket and creates space to finish at the rim.”

While he’s not super close to a decision, Riley knows what he’s looking for in a school.

“I’m looking for a good environment overall, really,” Riley said. “I want to have a relationship with the coaches and look at the system they run, the fit. I want to play in a system that will let me play my game, have the ball in my hands, and make some plays.”