Alan Griffin (born April 14, 2000) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(CEBL). He played

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for the

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and the

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High school career

Griffin attended

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before moving to

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, where he played basketball alongside

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. For his final two years, he transferred to

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. 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

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Archdiocesan and Class AA titles. He was named Player of the Year for

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and Putnam County by ''

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''. He committed to playing college basketball for

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over offers from Fordham,

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and La Salle.

College career

As a freshman at Illinois, Griffin averaged 2.8 points in 8.1 minutes per game. He became the team's

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as a sophomore. On February 27, he scored a season-high 24 points and six three-pointers in a 74–66 win over Northwestern. Griffin averaged 8.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game per game. He led the

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among players who were used in at least 20 percent of their team's possessions. After the season, Griffin transferred to

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and received a waiver for immediate eligibility. 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,

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, and

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respectively. After going scoreless in the team's following game against

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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

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, which would eventually lead to an 11-point victory for Syracuse after being down by as many as 16 points. Griffin averaged 13.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Following the season he declared for the

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Professional career

Rio Grande Valley Vipers (2021)

After going undrafted in the

, Griffin joined the

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after being acquired in a trade with the

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in October. However, he was waived on December 14 after 4 games.

Westchester Knicks (2021–2022)

On December 19, 2021, Griffin signed with the

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. On January 9, 2022, Griffin was reacquired by the

. He was then later waived on January 23, 2022.

Newfoundland Growlers (2022–present)

On May 18, 2022, Griffin signed with the

of the CEBL.

Career statistics

College

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Personal life

Griffin is the son of

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and Audrey Sterling. His father played in the NBA for nine years before becoming a coach in the league, and he is currently an assistant coach for the

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. His mother was an All-American who ran

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for

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. 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

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References

External links

Syracuse Orange bioIllinois Fighting Illini bio
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