2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster
Gilles, Kolby
Jersey Number 32
Kolby Gilles
- Height:
- 6-5
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Chicago, IL
- High School:
- St. Ignatius College Prep
- Position:
- Forward
Bio
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.
- 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 Graduation Recap
Monday, June 02
Joe Scott and Player POST Boise State March 4, 2025
Tuesday, March 04
Air Force falls to Boise State
Tuesday, March 04
Joe Scott and Player POST CSU
Tuesday, February 25
