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Jersey Number 1
Sam Griffin
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Miami, Fla.
- High School:
- Westminster Academy
CAREER OVERVIEW | Career Statistics
Career-High Points: 28 @ Arkansas State (1/29/21)
Career-High Rebounds: 6 @ Arkansas State (1/29/21)
Career-High Assists: 9 vs. Dallas Christian (12/17/20)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21) | 13.3 PPG, 2 RPG, 2.2 APG | Game-By-Game Stats
Ranked 2nd on the team in scoring and total assists … led UTA in 3-pointers made (60) … in 17 Sun Belt Conference games, he ranked 4th in the league in 3-pointers made (46), 6th in points (15.4) and 10th in 3-point percentage (40.7) … averaged 9.6 points in non-conference games … career bests of 28 points and six rebounds at Arkansas State (Jan. 29) … that performance started a stretch of tallying 20+ points for three-straight games: 23 at Arkansas State (Jan. 30) and 23 versus ULM (Feb. 5) ... scored 18 points in three-straight games from Jan. 2-9; before that he posted a then-career-high 25 (23 in the 2nd half) at Little Rock (Jan. 1) ... team-best 17 points versus Little Rock (Jan. 23) ... team-high 13 points at Tulsa … nine assists and no turnovers opposite Dallas Christian (Dec. 17) ... eight assists at ULM (Jan. 8) to double his previous high versus a Division-I opponent … scored in double figures 17 times … had at least one steal in 16 games … one of only two players (Davis Steelman) to appear in all 26 games, making 16 starts.
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AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20) | 9.4 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 1.1 APG | Game-By-Game Stats
Finished 3rd on the team in scoring … 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 last 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 versus 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 … appeared in all 32 games, making 15 starts.
HIGH SCHOOL
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.
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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).
Career-High Points: 28 @ Arkansas State (1/29/21)
Career-High Rebounds: 6 @ Arkansas State (1/29/21)
Career-High Assists: 9 vs. Dallas Christian (12/17/20)
AS A SOPHOMORE (2020-21) | 13.3 PPG, 2 RPG, 2.2 APG | Game-By-Game Stats
Ranked 2nd on the team in scoring and total assists … led UTA in 3-pointers made (60) … in 17 Sun Belt Conference games, he ranked 4th in the league in 3-pointers made (46), 6th in points (15.4) and 10th in 3-point percentage (40.7) … averaged 9.6 points in non-conference games … career bests of 28 points and six rebounds at Arkansas State (Jan. 29) … that performance started a stretch of tallying 20+ points for three-straight games: 23 at Arkansas State (Jan. 30) and 23 versus ULM (Feb. 5) ... scored 18 points in three-straight games from Jan. 2-9; before that he posted a then-career-high 25 (23 in the 2nd half) at Little Rock (Jan. 1) ... team-best 17 points versus Little Rock (Jan. 23) ... team-high 13 points at Tulsa … nine assists and no turnovers opposite Dallas Christian (Dec. 17) ... eight assists at ULM (Jan. 8) to double his previous high versus a Division-I opponent … scored in double figures 17 times … had at least one steal in 16 games … one of only two players (Davis Steelman) to appear in all 26 games, making 16 starts.
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AS A FRESHMAN (2019-20) | 9.4 PPG, 1.3 RPG, 1.1 APG | Game-By-Game Stats
Finished 3rd on the team in scoring … 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 last 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 versus 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 … appeared in all 32 games, making 15 starts.
HIGH SCHOOL
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.
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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).
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