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.
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