Joseph Griffin (born ) is an American former basketball player for

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(LIU) between 1990–91 and 1994–95. He was and played the

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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-

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First Team, and as a

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in 1994–95 Griffin led the conference in scoring at 25.8 points per game. Griffin was subsequently named the

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and was the recipient of the coveted

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, 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

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area. He earned his

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(MBA) from the

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online in 2008. As of June 2011, Griffin works as an Associate Broker for Metro Brokers.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffin, Joe 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