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Men's Basketball
Griffin, Allen
Allen Griffin
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- algriffi@syr.edu
- Phone:
- 2082
Former Syracuse men’s basketball standout Allen Griffin was named an assistant basketball coach at his alma mater in April 2017. In his six seasons on the staff, Griffin has played a part in Syracuse reaching the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 twice and an additional NCAA Tournament berth.
Griffin works primarily with the centers at Syracuse. He is also involved in recruiting and opponent scouting for the Orange.
Griffin, who played at Syracuse from 1997-to-2001, brought 15 years of Division I coaching experience to his post on the Orange staff. He had spent the previous six years as an assistant at Dayton. He worked with three Dayton performers who developed into NBA players – Chris Johnson, Brian Roberts and Chris Wright.
He was a high school All-American at Paul Robeson High School in New York. Griffin 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.
He played on four teams that earned NCAA Tournament invitations at Syracuse. 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.
After earning his Syracuse degree in 2001, Griffin played professionally in Slovania for one season. He came back to Syracuse and spent one year as a teacher and girls’ basketball coach at Christian Brothers Academy. Griffin joined the Syracuse staff as director of basketball operations in 2003 and spent two years in the post.
Griffin was hired as an assistant at St. Francis in 2005. The following two years he was part of former SU assistant coach Tim Welsh’s staff at Providence. He returned to St. Francis for two seasons and spent one campaign as an assistant at Hofstra before his hire at Dayton.
The Flyers were 139-63 during Griffin’s tenure. Dayton made one NIT appearance and four straight NCAA Tournament visits in the six seasons. Archie Miller, who hired Griffin at Dayton, is currently the head coach at Rhode Island.
Griffin works primarily with the centers at Syracuse. He is also involved in recruiting and opponent scouting for the Orange.
Griffin, who played at Syracuse from 1997-to-2001, brought 15 years of Division I coaching experience to his post on the Orange staff. He had spent the previous six years as an assistant at Dayton. He worked with three Dayton performers who developed into NBA players – Chris Johnson, Brian Roberts and Chris Wright.
He was a high school All-American at Paul Robeson High School in New York. Griffin 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.
He played on four teams that earned NCAA Tournament invitations at Syracuse. 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.
After earning his Syracuse degree in 2001, Griffin played professionally in Slovania for one season. He came back to Syracuse and spent one year as a teacher and girls’ basketball coach at Christian Brothers Academy. Griffin joined the Syracuse staff as director of basketball operations in 2003 and spent two years in the post.
Griffin was hired as an assistant at St. Francis in 2005. The following two years he was part of former SU assistant coach Tim Welsh’s staff at Providence. He returned to St. Francis for two seasons and spent one campaign as an assistant at Hofstra before his hire at Dayton.
The Flyers were 139-63 during Griffin’s tenure. Dayton made one NIT appearance and four straight NCAA Tournament visits in the six seasons. Archie Miller, who hired Griffin at Dayton, is currently the head coach at Rhode Island.
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