Bucknell Bison | |
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Position | Head coach |
League | Patriot League |
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 player: | |
2008–2009 | Crailsheim Merlins |
2010 | BK Inter Bratislava |
2011 | Leicester Riders |
As coach: | |
2010–2011 | Indiana Pacers (Video Game Coordinator) |
2012 | Rider (Director of Operations) |
2013–2015 | Rider (assistant) |
2015–2019 | Bucknell (assistant) |
2019–2023 | Saint Joseph's (associate head coach) |
2023–present | Bucknell |
Career highlights and awards | |
As player:
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John Griffin III is an American college basketball coach, currently the head men's coach for the Bucknell Bison.[1]
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.[2]
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.[2] After suffering an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, Griffin joined BK Inter Bratislava in Slovakia in early 2010.[3][4] He signed with the Leicester Riders of the British Basketball League in late 2011.[4] 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.[5] From 2015 to 2019, he'd coach at his alma mater as an assistant, before joining Saint Joseph's as their associate head coach under Billy Lange.[6]
On March 21, 2023, he was hired as the head coach at Bucknell replacing Nathan Davis.[7][8][9][10]
Griffin's father, John Griffin, also coached college basketball, serving as head coach at Siena and Saint Joseph's.[2] His brother, Matt, played at Rider and Boston University.[2]
Griffin married Brianna Gauthier, who played college basketball at Mount St. Mary's.[2]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Bucknell Bison (Patriot League) (2023–present) | |||||||||
2023–24 | Bucknell | 14–19 | 10–8 | T–2nd | |||||
Bucknell: | 14–19 (.424) | 10–8 (.556) | |||||||
Total: | 14–19 (.424) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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