Kolby Gilles

Photo by: Kaitlyn Fedor

Photo by: Justin Pacheco

U.S. Air Force Academy -- (U.S. Air Force photo/Trevor Cokley)

Photo by: Photo by Trevor Cokley

Height:
6-5
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Chicago, IL
High School:
St. Ignatius College Prep
Position:
Forward

2024-25 (Sophomore):
- Did not appear in any games.

2023-24 (Freshman):
- Second among freshmen with 16 games played. Missed last four games of season with ankle injury.
- Averaged 1.1 ppg and 0.7 rpg.
- vs. SDSU: Career-high 6 pts, 3 reb
- vs. Boise: 3 pts.
- vs. UNLV: 1 reb, 1 assist, 1 steal in 2 mins.
- vs. Omaha: two assists in 4 mins.
- vs. LIU: One basket in 4 mins.
- vs. Portland St.: Lone freshman to play, collecting 2 pts and 2 reb in 7 mins.

Before Air Force
Attended the USAFA Prep School in 2022-23 and played on the basketball team … lettered four years in basketball at St. Ignatius … led St. Ignatius to a third-place finish in state championships, also earning IHSA conference, 3A regional, 3A sectional and 3A super sectional championships … All-Chicago Catholic League … team captain … earned the team coaches award … high school coach was Matt Monroe … high honor roll and Latin National Honor Society member.

Personal
Member of cadet squadron 33 … son of Maxime Gilles and Karen Riley … has two older siblings … nickname is KG … considering management major … grandfather, Joeseph Riley, served in the Army … hobbies are gaming, music, TV/movies and reading … Why I came to the Academy: “To play basketball” … favorite social media and musician is Drake … favorite athlete is LeBron James … credits his high school basketball coaching staff as having the biggest influence on his sports career … something most people don’t know about him is that he used to figure skate.