Joseph Griffin (born ) is an American former basketball player for
Long Island University
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(LIU) between 1990–91 and 1994–95. He was and played the
small forward position.
During his career as a
Blackbird, Griffin scored 1,830 points, which is still the most all-time in school history.
He was twice named to the All-
Northeast Conference First Team, and as a
senior
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in 1994–95 Griffin led the conference in scoring at 25.8 points per game.
[ Griffin was subsequently named the ]Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
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and was the recipient of the coveted Haggerty Award, which is given annually to the best male collegiate basketball player in the greater New York City area.[ In 2010, he was inducted into the Long Island University Athletic Hall of Fame.][
After college, Griffin became a licensed real estate agent as well as middle school teacher in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area.][ As of June 2011, Griffin works as an Associate Broker for Metro Brokers.][
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References
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1970s births
Living people
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from New York (state)
LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds men's basketball players
Small forwards
University of Phoenix alumni