Prairie View A&M University Athletics

NOTES

Griffin is a three-year letterwinner and a returning starter who can play both point and shooting guard...Has the ability to contend for all-conference honors this season...Second-leading scorer in 2009-10 for the Panthers.

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SOPHOMORE (2009-10)

Appeared in 30 games as a sophomore and averaged 26.6 minutes per game...Averaged 9.2 points per game...Shot 29 percent from the field and 27 percent from beyond the arc...Averaged 72 percent from the free throw line...Pulled down 2.9 rebounds per game along with dishing out 3.2 assists...Logged 53 steals (1.7 per game)...Scored 15 points in season opener versus Schreiner College...Finished with 11 points at Cincinnati...Scored 14 points and dished out four assists in win over Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 19...Had 11 points in non-conference win versus Champion Baptist and 16 at Texas A&M of the Big 12 Conference...Overcame bad shooting performances at Iowa and Air Force and finished with double figures in six of the next seven games...Scored 10 points versus Ecclesia, 14 against Dallas Christian and 19 in non-conference finale at New Mexico State...Opened SWAC play with 14 points versus Alcorn State, 9 versus Southern, 13 at Texas Southern and 14 against Jackson State...Hit a slump midway through the year as he finished in double figures in only five of the next 15 games...Closed out round one of SWAC play with 10 points at Alabama State... Scored 19 points versus TSU in the Baby Dome to begin round two of SWAC action...Struggled the next three games with 12 points total...Broke out the slump briefly with 11 points apiece in wins over Mississippi Valley and Alabama A&M...Totaled 11 points over the final three games of the regular season...Scored 11 points on 5-of-18 shooting in SWAC Tournament loss to Texas Southern on March 11.

FRESHMAN (2008-09)

Played in 33 games with no start as a true freshman...Prairie View’s third-leading scorer with 9.6 points per game...Shot 36 percent (53-of-144) from the three-point line and 67 percent from the free throw line...Finished the year shooting 38 percent from the field and grabbed an average of 2.4 boards per game...Dished out 1.2 assists per game...Recorded three steals and scored 13 points in his first-ever collegiate contest against nationally ranked UCLA on the road on Nov. 12 in 28 minutes of action...Returned the next day on Nov. 13 and scored nine points with three assists in 21 minutes of action against Weber State...Tallied seven points, two steals and three assists on 3-of 8 shooting against Missouri on Nov. 15... Scored 11 points against Champion Baptist College in home opener on Nov. 17...Accounted for five points in a five-point loss to Wyoming...Finished with double figures (11) in second home contest during win over Ecclesia College...Drained three treys in 106-61 win over Southwest Assemblies on Nov. 25...Had a strong three-game swing with nine, 13 and 11 points at Hawai’i, Baylor and New Mexico, respectively...Scored six points each against Colorado and Schreiner University... Totaled seven points at Texas State on Dec. 21...Had four assists versus Schreiner...Scored eight points in SWAC debut versus Alcorn State...Kept up his strong performance in SWAC play as he scored 20 points in a win over Southern and 16 against Texas Southern on Jan. 5 and Jan. 10...Scored no less than seven points in Prairie View’s next three games including 13 in win over Jackson State which moved the Panthers to 5-0 in the SWAC at the time...Didn’t reach double figures for Prairie View’s next two games but retuned with a vengeance as he scored a career-high 24 points and pulled four rebounds down in a 77-73 loss to Alabama A&M on Feb. 2...Returned to the court the following week and scored 18 points at Texas Southern with four made three-pointers...Scored no less than eight points as Prairie View went 2-1 over the next three games...Finished with 12 points in a critical home win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Feb. 23...Had 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field in 82-80 win at Alabama A&M on March 2...Closed out the regular season with seven points against Alcorn State and no points versus Southern...Finished with 11 points in his first postseason experience in Prairie View’s win over Mississippi Valley State on March 12...Had seven points but shot 2-of-10 in loss to Jackson State in semifinals of SWAC Basketball Tournament on March 13 in Birmingham, Ala.

PREP

Named to the All-Southern Crescent Second Team...Averaged 15 points, five assists, five steals and five rebounds per game...Also led the state of Georgia in steals per games...Selected to the All-Clayton/Henry County Teams.

PERSONAL

Michael Griffin was born Apr. 18, 1990 in Long Beach, Calif.,...The son of Michael and Andrea Griffin