Grant Riller Deserves Your Attention
Grant Riller Deserves Your Attention Will Morris 9-5-20 Grant Riller was born in Orlando and played high school ball at Ocoee H.S. He shot 57% from the field and averaged 28 PPG as a senior. Despite these lofty numbers, Riller was still only a 2-star recruit who committed to the College of Charleston. When Riller got to Charleston in 2015, he was tiny. 247 Sports listed his weight at 150 lbs. In the summer going into his Freshman year, Charleston played Clemson in a preseason scrimmage. Riller had 23 points with 8 minutes left against the ACC school. Unfortunately, he went down with an ACL injury and was forced to redshirt for a season. Riller later described the injury as “a blessing in disguise,” as it allowed him to improve his body and iron-out his skillset. Riller was eased back into basketball during his redshirt freshman year, but broke out in conference play as the team’s second-leading scorer. He led Charleston in scoring in hi...