2026-27 Men's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 32
Kolby Gilles
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, IL
- High School:
- St. Ignatius College Prep
- Position:
- Forward
2026 Cliff Parsons Award for the member of the Falcon basketball team that gives his best every day, in every way.
2025-26 (Junior):
- Co-team captain.
- Cliff Parsons Award Winner.
- Played in all 32 games, making five starts.
- Averaged 3.2 ppg and 1.7 rpg.
- Closed season with back-to-back double-digit scoring games.
- Career-high 12 pts on 5-for-5 shooting in 16 mins at Nevada.
- 10 pts, with career-high's of 6-of-6 from the line and three steals at MW Championships vs. Nevada.
- Career-high three assists vs. Fresno State.
- Career-high five rebounds against Pacific.
- Career-high 25 mins logged against San Diego State.
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.
2025-26 (Junior):
- Co-team captain.
- Cliff Parsons Award Winner.
- Played in all 32 games, making five starts.
- Averaged 3.2 ppg and 1.7 rpg.
- Closed season with back-to-back double-digit scoring games.
- Career-high 12 pts on 5-for-5 shooting in 16 mins at Nevada.
- 10 pts, with career-high's of 6-of-6 from the line and three steals at MW Championships vs. Nevada.
- Career-high three assists vs. Fresno State.
- Career-high five rebounds against Pacific.
- Career-high 25 mins logged against San Diego State.
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.
Joe Crispin Introductory Press Conference
Tuesday, March 31
Jon jordan and Players Post GCU
Tuesday, March 03
Falcons fall to Grand Canyon
Tuesday, March 03
Jon jordan and Players Post San Jose State
Wednesday, February 25
