Alan Griffin (basketball)

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Alan Griffin
Free agent
Position Shooting guard / small forward
Personal information
Born (2000-04-14) April 14, 2000 (age 23)
Waltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school
College
NBA draft 2021: undrafted
Career history
2021 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2021–2022 Westchester Knicks

Alan Griffin (born April 14, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Westchester Knicks. He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini and the Syracuse Orange.

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High school career

Griffin attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park, Illinois before moving to Ossining High School in Ossining, New York, where he played basketball alongside Obi Toppin. [1] [2] For his final two years, he transferred to Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, New York. As a senior, he averaged 19.2 points and 9.9 rebounds per game, shooting 48 percent from three-point range, and led his team to its first-ever New York State Federation Class AA title. Griffin also helped Stepinac win Catholic High School Athletic Association Archdiocesan and Class AA titles. He was named Player of the Year for Westchester County and Putnam County by The Journal News . [3] He committed to playing college basketball for Illinois over offers from Fordham, Iona and La Salle. [4]

College career

As a freshman at Illinois, Griffin averaged 2.8 points in 8.1 minutes per game. [5] He became the team's sixth man as a sophomore. [2] On February 27, he scored a season-high 24 points and six three-pointers in a 74–66 win over Northwestern. [6] Griffin averaged 8.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game per game. [7] He led the NCAA Division I in offensive rating among players who were used in at least 20 percent of their team's possessions. [8] After the season, Griffin transferred to Syracuse and received a waiver for immediate eligibility. [9] Through his first 5 games as a member of the Orange, he led the team in scoring with 18.4 points per game, and he led the team in points in 3 of those games, tallying 23, 20, and 22 points against Rider, Rutgers, and Boston College respectively. After going scoreless in the team's following game against Northeastern on December 16, Griffin would have a huge comeback game on December 19 against Buffalo, putting up 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, including the game-saving rejection to send the game into overtime, which would eventually lead to an 11-point victory for Syracuse after being down by as many as 16 points. [10] Griffin averaged 13.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Following the season he declared for the 2021 NBA draft. [11]

Professional career

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2021)

After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, Griffin joined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers after being acquired in a trade with the Santa Cruz Warriors in October. [12] However, he was waived on December 14 after 4 games. [13]

Westchester Knicks (2021–2022)

On December 19, 2021, Griffin signed with the Westchester Knicks. [14] On January 9, 2022, Griffin was reacquired by the Westchester Knicks. [15] He was then later waived on January 23, 2022. [16]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Illinois 3017.8.385.304.6111.6.4.3.22.8
2019–20 Illinois 28118.1.483.416.8614.5.6.5.28.9
2020–21 Syracuse 282729.3.431.359.8975.81.81.21.613.3
Career862918.1.441.371.8393.9.9.6.78.2

Personal life

Griffin is the son of Adrian Griffin and Audrey Sterling. His father played in the NBA for nine years. His mother was an All-American who ran track for Seton Hall. Griffin's younger brother, AJ, Selected in the 16th pick in the 2022 draft. He has an older sister, Vanessa, and his younger sister, Aubrey, plays college basketball for UConn. [17]

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  2. 1 2 Gutierrez, Matthew (November 17, 2020). "How Jimmy Butler and a life in basketball shaped Syracuse's Alan Griffin". The Athletic . Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ Thomson, Josh (April 6, 2018). "Boys basketball: At Stepinac, Westchester/Putnam POY Alan Griffin delivered on his promise". The Journal News . Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. ↑ Ryan, Shannon (March 2, 2018). "Illinois receives commitment from Alan Griffin, son of former Bull Adrian Griffin". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  5. ↑ Ryan, Shannon (March 5, 2020). "Illini's Alan Griffin learned hard work from his NBA dad". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  6. ↑ Wagner, Joey (February 28, 2020). "Alan Griffin's career-high 24 points leads Illinois basketball to win over Northwestern". Herald & Review . Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  7. ↑ Larson, Mark (December 15, 2020). "SU's Alan Griffin Meeting His Own Expectations". Spectrum News . Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ Emerman, Danny (November 19, 2020). "Proving It: Alan Griffin was the most efficient scorer in the nation. At SU, his role will grow". The Daily Orange . Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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  10. ↑ "Orange Overcome 16-Pt. Deficit To Win In OT". cuse.com. December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
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