| Bucknell Bison | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Patriot League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 3, 1985 [1] |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Joseph's Prep (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Bucknell (2004–2008) |
| Playing career | 2008–2012 |
| Coaching career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| As a player: | |
| 2008–2009 | Crailsheim Merlins |
| 2010 | BK Inter Bratislava |
| 2011 | Leicester Riders |
| As a coach: | |
| 2010–2011 | Indiana Pacers (Video Coordinator) |
| 2012 | Rider (DBO) |
| 2013–2015 | Rider (assistant) |
| 2015–2019 | Bucknell (assistant) |
| 2019–2023 | Saint Joseph's (associate HC) |
| 2023–present | Bucknell |
| Career highlights | |
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As coach:
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John Griffin III (born December 3, 1985) [1] is an American college basketball coach, currently the head men's coach for the Bucknell Bison. [2]
Griffin attended St. Joseph's Preparatory School in Philadelphia and led the basketball team to a Philadelphia Catholic League title as a senior in 2004. [3]
In his first season as a professional in 2008–2009, Griffin played with the Crailsheim Merlins in the German second-tier ProB. He led the team to a league title and was named the league's most valuable player. [3] After suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, Griffin joined BK Inter Bratislava in Slovakia in early 2010. [4] [5] He signed with the Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League in late 2011. [5] Griffin played one final season in Italy in 2011–2012.
Griffin's first coaching position was with the Indiana Pacers as a Video Game Coordinator. He'd move to the college ranks to join the coaching staff at Rider first as the director of operations then as an assistant coach. [6] From 2015 to 2019, he'd coach at his alma mater, Bucknell University, as an assistant, before joining Saint Joseph's as their associate head coach under Billy Lange. [7]
On March 21, 2023, he was hired as the head coach at Bucknell replacing Nathan Davis. [8] [9] [10] [11]
Griffin's father, John Griffin, also coached college basketball, serving as head coach at Siena and Saint Joseph's. [3] His brother, Matt, played at Rider and Boston University. [3]
Griffin married Brianna Gauthier, who played college basketball at Mount St. Mary's. [3]
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucknell Bison (Patriot League)(2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Bucknell | 14–19 | 10–8 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2024–25 | Bucknell | 18–15 | 13–5 | T–1st | |||||
| Bucknell: | 32–34 (.485) | 23–13 (.639) | |||||||
| Total: | 32–34 (.485) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||