Sam Griffin

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Position:
Guard
Height:
6-3
Weight:
180
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Westminster HS / UT Arlington
Prev School:
UT Arlington

CAREER AT TULSA – A two-year letterwinner … transferred to Tulsa from UT Arlington … named to AAC Honor Roll six times in his two seasons at Tulsa … played in 57 games with 48 starts at Tulsa … had a career average of 14.9 points (849) and 2.2 rebounds (123) as a member of the Golden Hurricane … scored in double-figures 46 times at Tulsa … had 78 career double-figure scoring games between Tulsa and UTA, and also had 40 career games with three or more 3-pointers made and 21 contests with 20 or more points ... transferred out after the 2022-23 season for his covid season.

SENIOR (2022-23) – Appeared in 26 games with 25 starts … missed the final four games with an injury … led the team with 15.2 scoring average … shared the team-lead with 63 3-pointers … scored in double-figures 22 times and tallied 20 or more points in seven contests … ranked 11^th in the AAC for points per game … had a career-high of 29 points at Oregon State (11/7) … also had a career-high eight rebounds vs. ORU (12/3) … named to AAC Honor Roll for his performance at the Myrtle Beach Invitational … highest scoring player of the 2022-23 season with 395 points … named to conference honor roll five times during the regular season.

Sophomore (2021-22) – Appeared in 31 games with 23 starts ... averaged a team second-best 14.6 points and led the team with 67 3-pointers ... scored in double figures 24 times in the season and scored 20 or more points in eight contests, including a season-high 25 points at Memphis (Jan. 4) ... Member of the 400 point club at Tulsa, finishing with 454 points ... Named to the all-tournament team for the Sunshine Slam Tournament ... Connected on five 3-points twice, against Air Force (Nov. 23 and at Tulane (Jan. 26) ... Recorded a career-best four steals against Alcorn State ... Named to conference honor roll five times.

PREVIOUS COLLEGE – Played in 58 career games at UT-Arlington and made 31 starts … averaged 11.2 points, 1.6 assists and 1.6 rebounds per game … had a career-high 28 points in the 2020-21 season at Arkansas State.

2020-21 (SOPHOMORE @ UTA) – Played in all 26 games and had 16 starts at UT-Arlington … averaged 13.3 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 26 games … started 16 games … connected on .405 from the field, 390 from 3-point range and .848 from the free throw line in the 2020-21 season … was second on the team in scoring with a 13.3 average … scored 15.4 points in Sun Belt Conference games to rank 6th in the league ... ranked 4th in the Sun Belt in conference games with 46 made 3-pointers ... scored 16 points in 18 minutes off the bench on Feb. 22 at Louisiana ... tallied 20+ points for three-straight games, including a career-best 28 at Arkansas State (Jan. 29), 23 the next day and 23 vs. ULM (Feb. 5) ... scored 18 points in three-straight games from Jan. 2-9 … posted a then-career-high 25 (23 in the 2nd half) at Little Rock (Jan. 1) ... had team-highs of 17 points vs. Little Rock and 13 points at Tulsa … totaled nine assists and no turnovers against Dallas Christian ... had eight assists at ULM (Jan.8) to double his previous high versus a D-I opponent.

2019-20 (FRESHMAN @ UTA) – Appeared in all 32 games, making 15 starts … finished the season ranked 3rd on the team in scoring with a 9.4 average … also averaged 1.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists … led the team in 3-pointers made (54) and 3-point percentage (35.1; 54-154) … started the final 14 games of the year after coming off the bench in 17 of the first 18 contests … over the final 14 games, he averaged 12 points per game … was the only player on the team to reach double-figure points in each of the final seven games of the season … led UTA in scoring seven times, including the season finale in the Sun Belt Tournament First Round vs. Coastal Carolina (Mar. 7) … scored a team-high 20 points at Sun Belt Regular Season Champion Little Rock (Jan. 4) … delivered a then-season-high 20 points in a road win at Elon (Nov. 28), going 8-9 from the floor … that 89-percent performance was tied for the 6th-best by any Sun Belt player during the season ... knocked down four 3-pointers on four separate occasions … reached double-figure points 15 times … had 17 games with at least one steal.

HIGH SCHOOL – Played his final two seasons at Westminster High School and before that spent two years at Miami Norland … was a first-team all-state selection in Class 4A as a senior … also named first-team all-county as a senior … averaged 23 points per game as a senior and scored 49 combined points in the Class 4A state semifinals and final game … led his team to a third-straight state championship (four-straight title game appearance for the team overall) after pouring in 24 points in the title game and 25 in the semifinal … averaged 17.1 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game as a junior … all-tournament team member from the state tournament … all-county selection by the Miami Herald and Sun Sentinel … competed in the prestigious Kreul Classic and MAIT (Montverde Academy Invitational Tournament) featuring some of the best high school teams in the nation and state of Florida … attended Miami Norland for two years before transferring to Westminster where he eclipsed 1,000 points in just two seasons.

PERSONAL – Born on Sept. 26, 2001 … son of Freeketa and Samuel … has one sibling, Samoni … club ball: Nike South Beach (EYBL), Chandler Parsons (Adidas circuit) and Team Autonation (Under Armour circuit).