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Grant Lucas Riller (born February 8, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the College of Charleston Cougars.

Grant Riller

Riller with College of Charleston in 2019
No. 11 – Texas Legends
Position	Point guard / Shooting guard
League	NBA G League
Personal information
Born	(1997-02-08) February 8, 1997 (age 25) Orlando, Florida
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Ocoee (Ocoee, Florida)
College	College of Charleston (2016–2020)
NBA draft	2020 / Round: 2 / Pick: 56th overall
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career	2020–present
Career history
2020–2021	Charlotte Hornets
2020–2021	→Greensboro Swarm
2021	Delaware Blue Coats
2022–present	Texas Legends
Career highlights and awards
3× First-team All-CAA (2018–2020) CAA tournament MVP (2018)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

High school career

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.[1] 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.[2] He averaged 29.1 points per game in his senior season.[3] Riller was deemed a two-star recruit by 247Sports and was not rated by ESPN or Rivals. On October 4, 2014, he committed to play college basketball for the College of Charleston over offers from Cleveland State, FIU, and Hofstra.[4]

College career

Riller suffered a knee injury prior to his freshman season and was forced to redshirt.[3] He was forced to wear a knee brace despite working all summer to get to full strength. In his collegiate debut, Riller scored 21 points against The Citadel. He averaged 13.1 points per game as a freshman, second-best on the team.[5] Riller scored 20 points and added four steals in a 83–76 overtime victory over Northeastern in the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament. He was named 2018 CAA Tournament Most Outstanding player and joined teammate Joe Chealey on the All-CAA First Team. Riller averaged 18.7 points per game as a sophomore.[6] He scored a career-high 43 points in a 99–95 loss to Hofstra. As a junior, Riller averaged 21.9 points and 4.1 assists per game and led the Cougars to a 24–9 record.[7] He was again named first-team All-CAA.[8]

Coming into his senior year, Riller was named CAA preseason player of the year.[7] On December 14, 2019, Riller became the third Cougar in program history to reach the 2,000 career point mark, scoring 21 in a road loss to Richmond.[9] On January 16, 2020, he recorded the first-ever triple-double by a College of Charleston player, with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a loss to Northeastern.[10] At the conclusion of the regular season, Riller was named to the First Team All-CAA.[11] As a senior, Riller averaged 21.9 points, 3.9 assists, and 5.1 rebounds per game.[12]

Professional career

Charlotte Hornets (2020–2021)

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.[13]

Delaware Blue Coats (2021)

On August 30, 2021, Riller signed a two-way contract with the Philadelphia 76ers.[14] However, he was waived on December 19 after making four appearances for the Delaware Blue Coats, Philadelphia's affiliate.[15]

Texas Legends (2022–present)

On November 3, 2022, Riller was named to the opening night roster of the Texas Legends.[16]

Career statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2020–21	Charlotte	7	0	3.9	.667	.500	—	.1	.4	.1	.0	2.6
Career		7	0	3.9	.667	.500	—	.1	.4	.1	.0	2.6

College

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2015–16	College of Charleston	Redshirt
2016–17	College of Charleston	35	27	27.0	.486	.333	.798	2.1	1.2	.9	.2	13.1
2017–18	College of Charleston	33	32	33.6	.545	.394	.729	2.8	2.0	1.3	.4	18.6
2018–19	College of Charleston	33	33	35.5	.538	.329	.806	3.4	4.1	1.2	.1	21.9
2019–20	College of Charleston	31	31	33.5	.499	.362	.827	5.1	3.9	1.6	.3	21.9
Career		132	123	32.3	.519	.356	.796	3.3	2.8	1.3	.3	18.7

References

External links

• College of Charleston Cougars bio

На других языках

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[es] Grant Riller

Grant Lucas Riller (Orlando, Florida; 8 de febrero de 1997) es un baloncestista estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla de los Philadelphia 76ers de la NBA, con un contrato dual que le permite jugar en su filial, los Delaware Blue Coats de la G League. Con 1,91 metros de estatura, puede jugar en la posición de base o de escolta.

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