2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Griffith's Career & Season Game-By-Game Stats (PDF)
2020-21 Senior
- Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Played in sevenĀ games, totaling 4 points and 6 rebounds
- Made a layup and grabbed a defensive rebound in the win at No. 2 Michigan (3/2)
- Started on Senior Night vs. Nebraska (2/25), grabbing 2 rebounds
- Returned to action in February after missing two-plus months with a foot injury
2019-20Ā Junior
- Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Played in eightĀ games on the season, totaling six points and fourĀ rebounds
- Missed final eightĀ games with foot injury
- Two points and oneĀ rebound vs. Lindenwood (Nov. 26), playing career-high seven minutes
- Made first career field goal and had career-high two rebounds vs. Hampton (Nov. 23)
- Scored first career point on a free throw vs. The Citadel (Nov. 20)
2018-19 Sophomore
- Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Played in fiveĀ games on the season, totaling 15Ā minutes
- Made collegiate debut vs. Evansville (Nov. 8), tallying an assist in season-high five minutes
- Grabbed one rebound vs. Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 25), Minnesota (Jan. 16), and at Iowa (Jan. 20)
High School
- Averaged 17.3 points, 10 rebounds and 2.2 assists as a senior
- First-team All-Area by the Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette
- Fisherās all-time leading scorer with 1,308 points over three-year varsity career
- Holds the schoolās single-game rebounding record with 17 boards, a mark he shares with his brother, Nick
- High school coach was Cody Diskin
Personal
- Born Feb. 8, 1999
- Majoring in kinesiology
- Parents are Steve Griffith and Kim and John Thomas
- Was a manager for the Illini during his freshman year before joining the team as a walkon
- Played four years of baseball in high school, at shortstop and pitcher
- Favorite player is LeBron James
- Favorite food is salmon, and favorite restaurant is Scottyās
- National honor society member
- Lists his older brother, Nick, as the person who has most influenced his career, āWe grew up playing together every day, always pushing each other to get better.ā
- A lifelong Illini fan, his earliest memories are, āAttending basketball games with my Grandpa and watching Dee (Brown) and Deron (Williams) go to the Final Four.ā
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2018-19Sophomore
F
6'6"
210 lbs
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2019-20Junior
F
6'6"
210 lbs
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2020-21Senior
F
6'6"
220 lbs