Griffin Stays On As Men's Basketball Assistant

Four-year letterwinner and long-time assistant coach Allen Griffin '01 will continue his duties on the staff of new head coach Adrian Autry '94, according to the Syracuse University Athletics Department.

"We are thrilled that Allen will remain a key member of our basketball staff," said Syracuse Director of Athletics John Wildhack. "He has done an outstanding developing our centers, is an excellent recruiter and has a deep passion for Syracuse Basketball."

COACH AUTRY ON GRIFFIN

"It was very important to me that we keep Allen Griffin a part of our coaching staff," said Autry. "He's played a crucial role in recruiting, in developing our student-athletes as players and young men, and in our commitment to the high standards of Syracuse basketball."

COACH GRIFFIN

"I'm thrilled to continue at Syracuse as a member of Coach Autry's staff," said Griffin. "I've cherished the time I've had working with Coach Boeheim and now I'm excited about this opportunity going forward."

Griffin has served as an assistant coach at his alma mater since 2017. He has worked primarily with Syracuse's post players.

He accumulated 15 years of Division I coaching experience prior to returning to Syracuse. He was an assistant at St. Francis (N.Y.), Providence, Hofstra, and Dayton.

DEVELOPING PRO PLAYERS

During his Syracuse coaching tenure, Griffin has guided the growth of centers Paschal Chukwu and Bourama Sidibe from inexperienced college players into professional players on the international level. A third protégé, Jesse Edwards, is coming off a senior season that included All-ACC Third Team and All-ACC Defensive Team honors. Edwards led the ACC in field-goal percentage and blocked-shot average.

While a member of Coach Archie Miller's staff at Dayton, Griffin tutored future NBA performers Chris Johnson (Memphis, Boston, Utah), Brian Roberts (New Orleans, Portland, Miami, Charlotte), and Chris Wright (Golden State, Milwaukee).

HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICAN

Griffin was a high school All-American at Paul Robeson High School in New York. He was a team captain and MVP as a junior and senior for Coach Larry Majors. Robeson won two division championships and reached the state finals during Griffin's time with the club. He scored more than 1,000 points in his high school career.

GRIFFIN'S PLAYING CAREER AT SYRACUSE

Griffin, who competed at Syracuse from 1997-to-2001, played on four teams that earned NCAA Tournament invitations. The Orange were 98-36 (.731) during that span. Griffin missed just one of 134 contests during his collegiate career and was a starter as a sophomore and a senior.

In his senior campaign, Griffin averaged 10.8 points, 6.5 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game. He earned United States Basketball Writers of America (USBWA) All-District 2 honors. Griffin is the most recent SU player to produce a triple double – he had 14 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds against Pittsburgh in 2000-01.

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