Grant Best

Height:
6-4
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
St. John, IN
High School:
Mount Carmel
Position:
Guard

Before Air Force
Attended the USAFA Prep School in 2025-26 and played on the basketball team … played for coach Phil Segroves at Mount Carmel high school … all-state, first-team all-area, all-city and all-conference … led Mount Carmel to second place at 2024 IHSA State Championship … two-time Pekin Holiday Tournament Champions … also played football … Choir leader senior year.

Personal
Member of cadet squadron 17 … son of Tom and Robin Best … considering management major … nickname is Gmoney … mother competed in gymnastics and father played basketball, both at the University of Nebraska … sister, Emma, played volleyball at Wisconsin-Green Bay … grandfather, Robert Richter, served in the Army and was a Purple Heart recipient … hobbies are fishing, pickleball, surfing, snowboarding and triathlons … enjoys listening to Drake … favorite athlete is Davion Mitchell … roots for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Bears and Chicago Blackhawks … credits his dad as having the biggest influence on his sports career … something most people don’t know about him is that he had a pet fish … describes himself as a Junkyard Dawg.