Who Is Cade Cunningham's Daughter Riley? | The US Sun

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CADE Cunningham is an Oklahoma State basketball star as well as the No. 1 pick of the 2021 NBA Draft.

Cunningham, 19, has been able to manage starting a successfully basketball career along with raising 2-year-old daughter Riley and has his eyes set on the NBA.

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Who is Cade Cunningham’s daughter Riley?

Riley was born during Cunningham’s senior year of high school back in 2018.

Heading into the 2021 March Madness Tournament, Cunningham had nothing but sweet things to say about his daughter.

“She’s everything,” he told Forbes “I don’t know, she’s like a bundle of happiness in a 2-year-old body. It’s not enough words, really, that’s my daughter. She’s everything right now, she’s my motivation and all that.”

It is unknown who Riley’s mother is but while Cunningham is away at school, she stays in Texas where she splits time between her mom and Cunningham’s parents.

What has Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton said about Riley?

Riley not only gets praise from her father, Oklahoma State coach Mike Boynton has also praised the toddler since Cunningham’s entrance in the program.

“Riley’s a big part of his story because obviously having that element in his life brings a different level of urgency and responsbiliity and I think he’s been tremendous,” Boynton told Forbes.

“I think he appreciated that he didn’t have to hide from it while here.”

“He was embraced and supported and we enjoyed when she has been around, the few times that she has,” Boynron continued.

What NBA team will Riley’s dad play on?

With the 2021 NBA Draft scheduled to take place on July 29, Cunningham has the top spot and is expected to be drafted by the Detroit Pistons.

The 6’8 point guard led the Big 12 conference in scoring as well as won the Wayman Tisdale Award during his freshman year.

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“It’s been special,” Cunningham told ESPN about his time at Oklahoma State.

 “I think that’s the best way to describe it. I think the biggest thing is I surrounded myself around great people, more than anything that’s the thing I’m most proud of. That’s the thing, I feel like I’ve grown up the most by being around good people who pushed me to be somebody good on the court and off the court. I’m going to miss it, for sure.”

While he is sad to be leaving his collage days behind, Cunningham is expected to be one of the biggest stars of the NBA and has even been compared to LeBron James, who also became a father in his teenage years.

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