Biography

BIOGRAPHY

Grant Riller was born on February 8, 1997, in Orlando, Florida. He is a guard in the NBA.

Riller played basketball for Ocoee High School in Ocoee, Florida under head coach Rob Gordon. He was called up to the varsity team in ninth grade after initially playing at the junior varsity level. As a senior on December 28, 2014, Riller scored a school-record 53 points in a win over Leesburg High School in the finals of the Ocoee Great 8 tournament. He averaged 29.1 points per game in his senior season. On October 4, 2014, he committed to play college basketball for the College of Charleston over offers from Cleveland State, FIU, and Hofstra. At the conclusion of the regular season, Riller was named to the First Team All-CAA. As a senior, Riller averaged 21.9 points, 3.9 assists, and 5.1 rebounds per game.

On November 18, 2020, Riller was drafted in the second round, 56th overall, in the 2020 NBA draft by the Charlotte Hornets. On November 30, 2020 he was signed to a two-way contract by the team. Under the terms of the deal, he split time between the Hornets and their NBA G League affiliate, the Greensboro Swarm.

On August 30, 2021, Riller signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.