Connor Griffin

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Connor Griffin
Brooklyn Nets
PositionAssistant coach
League NBA
Personal information
Born Lake Oswego, Oregon, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school Lake Oswego
(Lake Oswego, Oregon)
College
Position Small forward
Coaching career2021–present
Career history
As coach:
2021–2022 Denver Nuggets (assistant VC)
2022–2024Denver Nuggets (VC/player development)
2024–present Brooklyn Nets (assistant)

Connor Griffin is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

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High school career

Griffin attended Lake Oswego High School, playing both football and basketball.

College career

In college, Griffin would end up playing both football and basketball.

From 2013 to 2015, Griffin elected to play college basketball for the Gonzaga Bulldogs, despite receiving scholarship offers to play football. At Gonzaga, Griffin won two conference titles. [1]

From 2015 to 2016, Griffin was a member of the Washington Huskies, playing college football as a tight end. [2] While with the Huskies football program, he helped the team win the 2016 Pac-12 championship and earn a spot in the College Football Playoff.

Griffin later transferred again for the 2017–18 season, electing to play basketball at the NAIA level for Vanguard University. [3]

Coaching career

Griffin began his coaching career in the collegiate ranks, first starting at Pepperdine University as a graduate manager for the men's basketball team from 2018 to 2020 and then serving as video coordinator for both men's and women's basketball programs from 2020 to 2021. [4]

In 2021, Griffin earned his first position coaching in the NBA. Griffin spent three seasons from 2021 to 2024 with the Denver Nuggets, spending the 2021–22 season as an assistant video coordinator and two seasons from 2022 to 2024 as head video coordinator/player development. He was a member of the Nuggets when the team won the 2023 NBA Finals and the Nuggets' first NBA championship. [5] [6]

On May 31, 2024, the Brooklyn Nets announced that Griffin would be named as an assistant coach under head coach Jordi Fernández. [7]

Personal life

Griffin is a native of Lake Oswego, Oregon.

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References

  1. "Connor Griffin". Gonzaga University. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  2. "Connor Griffin". University of Washington. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  3. "Connor Griffin". Vanguard University. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  4. "Connor Griffin". Pepperdine University. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  5. "Connor Griffin is Headed to the NBA Finals". SB Nation. May 29, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  6. "Former Zag Connor Griffin in NBA Finals with Denver Nuggets". KREM CBS. June 1, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
  7. "Brooklyn Nets Name Hetzel, Howard, Dulkys, Griffin and Bader to Coaching Staff". Brooklyn Nets. May 31, 2024. Retrieved June 16, 2024.