Megan Griffith (born September 4, 1985) is an American
college basketball coach and current head coach of the
Columbia Lions women's basketball
The Columbia Lions women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Columbia University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Lions ...
team. Since joining Columbia in 2016, Griffith has built up the program and led the Lions to the winningest stretch in the program's
NCAA Division I history. She is the all-time winningest coach in program history. Griffith coached the team to its first regular season Ivy League title in 2023. The Lions repeated as champions in 2024 and went on to earn the program's first berth into th
NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
Griffith is the former assistant women's basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at
Princeton. During Griffith's time at Princeton, the Tigers reached the postseason each year and earned five
Ivy League titles.
Biography
Early life and education
Griffith is from
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and was a three-sport athlete at
Villa Maria Academy, playing basketball, lacrosse, and volleyball. As a basketball player, she was a two-time team captain and earned first team Main Line Times honors her junior and senior year. Her team won the
PIAA District 1 Championship in 2002. Griffith went on to play basketball for the
Columbia Lions women's basketball
The Columbia Lions women's basketball team is the intercollegiate women's basketball program representing Columbia University. The school competes in the Ivy League in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Lions ...
team from 2003 to 2007, captaining the team for three seasons and earning All-Ivy honors in 2006 and 2007. She scored a total of 1,061 career points, making her one of 12 Lions to score more than 1,000 points in her career. She majored in economics and was a two-time Academic All-Ivy selection.
Professional career
After graduation, Griffith played professional basketball in Europe from 2007 to 2010. She was a member of the FoA Nice Basketball team in
Forssa, Finland and was named MVP at the end of the 2007–08 season. She played for
Espoo from 2008 to 2009 and led the team to the National Finnish Championship and the Finnish Cup Championship titles. During the 2009–10 season, she played for the Celeritas-Donar basketball team in
Groningen, Netherlands
Groningen (; gos, Grunn or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen province in the Netherlands. The ''capital of the north'', Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of the northern part of t ...
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Columbia statistics
Sources
Head coaching record
References
Living people
1985 births
Columbia Lions women's basketball coaches
Columbia Lions women's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Pennsylvania
People from Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Princeton Tigers women's basketball coaches
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