GENERAL: Transfer from LaSalle who starts his first full season with the Saints this year...Expected to challenge for minutes at both guard spots...Excellent shooter...Good ball-handler...Possesses the ability to control the pace and momentum of the game...Showed a great work ethic in overcoming three knee surgeries...A valuable member of the Saints rotation.
2009-10: Sat out first 10 games per NCAA transfer regulations...Scored career-high 12 points against Manhattan (1/24)...Shot 37% from 3-point range...Scored three points, grabbed four rebounds and had five assists in win at Canisius (2/14)...tallied eight points in 18 minutes in loss at Niagara (2/12)...Made at least one 3-pointer in seven of 18 games played.
2008-09: Transferred to Siena mid-year and sat out second half of season per NCAA transfer regulations.
2007-08 (at LaSalle): Played in 15 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury during a practice at Richmond (1/18)...Averaged 3.5 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest in 14.5 minutes...Shot 36.1% from three point range, with 13 of his 17 made field goals on the year coming from beyond the arc.
2007-08(at LaSalle): Played in 15 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury during a practice at Richmond (1/18)...Averaged 3.5 points, 0.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest in 14.5 minutes...Shot 36.1% from three point range, with 13 of his 17 made field goals on the year coming from beyond the arc.
BEFORE SIENA: Played for Team Philly AAU team under Coach Larry Lowry in the 47th Annual Albert C. Donofrio Classic in Consohoken, Pa...Earned 2nd Team All-City Philadelphia honors as a senior at Germantown Academy...Named Inter-Ac Player of the Year in 2007.
PERSONAL: Born September 29, 1987...The son of Bill and Mimi Griffin...Mother played college basketball at the University of Pittsburgh and is a former ESPN women[apos]s college basketball analyst...Father, Bill, played at Lehigh University...A marketing and management major.
THE GRIFFIN FILE
Nickname: 'Griff'
The best thing I did this summer: I went to Indianapolis for NBA Camp
What I like most about Siena basketball: We win games there
What I like most about Siena College: The friendly people here at Siena
What I like most about Coach Buonaguro: He is one of the most experienced coaches I know
What I like most about the Times Union Center: The great fans
My best Siena basketball moment has been: Winning the MAAC Championship
Where do you see yourself in another five years - Life after Siena college? Playing professionally or coaching college basketball
If I didn[apos]t play basketball, I would: Coaching basketball
The player on the team who I relate to best is: Clarence Jackson
Why? Played AAU Basketball with him
What is that one thing, you can[apos]t do without: My family
If you could have dinner with three people (alive or dead) they would be: Michael Jordan, Chauncey Billups and John Wooden
My favorite pro athlete: Chauncey Billups
My favorite spot on campus: My living room
My favorite food: Chicken Piccata
My favorite flavor of ice cream: Vanilla
Other sports I like to follow at Siena: Men[apos]s Soccer
If I could have one announcer call my best play, it would be: My mom
The best player I ever played against was: Everyone who played on Team Philly
GRIFFIN[apos]S CAREER STATS
| year |
g/gs |
fg |
fga |
fg% |
3fg |
3fga |
3fg% |
ft |
fta |
ft% |
pts |
avg |
reb |
avg |
pf/dq |
ast |
blk |
to |
stl |
min |
| 09-10 |
18/0 |
13 |
48 |
.271 |
11 |
30 |
.367 |
3 |
4 |
.750 |
40 |
2.2 |
18 |
1.0 |
15/0 |
11 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
191 |
| 10-11 |
14/2 |
10 |
26 |
.385 |
2 |
11 |
.182 |
6 |
7 |
.857 |
28 |
2.0 |
13 |
0.9 |
4/0 |
18 |
0 |
10 |
4 |
129 |
| Totals |
32/2 |
23 |
74 |
.311 |
13 |
41 |
.317 |
9 |
11 |
.818 |
68 |
2.1 |
31 |
1.0 |
19/0 |
29 |
0 |
18 |
9 |
320 |
