For the Australian drummer, see Adrian Griffin (drummer).
Adrian Griffin
Griffin in 2007
Personal information
Born
(1974-07-04) July 4, 1974 (age 49) Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight
230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High school
Wichita East (Wichita, Kansas)
College
Seton Hall (1992–1996)
NBA draft
1996: undrafted
Playing career
1996–2008
Position
Small forward / shooting guard
Number
44, 7
Coaching career
2008–present
Career history
As player:
1996
Long Island Surf
1996–1998
Connecticut Pride
1998
Atlantic City Seagulls
1998
Roseto
1998–1999
Connecticut Pride
1999
Atlantic City Seagulls
1999–2001
Boston Celtics
2001–2003
Dallas Mavericks
2003–2004
Houston Rockets
2004–2005
Chicago Bulls
2005–2006
Dallas Mavericks
2006–2008
Chicago Bulls
2008
Seattle SuperSonics
As coach:
2008–2010
Milwaukee Bucks (assistant)
2010–2015
Chicago Bulls (assistant)
2015–2016
Orlando Magic (assistant)
2016–2018
Oklahoma City Thunder (assistant)
2018–2023
Toronto Raptors (assistant)
2023–2024
Milwaukee Bucks
Career highlights and awards
As player:
CBA champion (1999)
CBA Finals MVP (1999)
CBA Most Valuable Player (1999)
2× All-CBA First Team (1998, 1999)
2× CBA All-Defensive Team (1998, 1999)
CBA All-Rookie First Team (1997)
USBL Player of the Year (1999)
2× USBL Playoffs MVP (1998, 1999)
Second-team All-Big East (1996)
Third-team All-Big East (1995)
Haggerty Award winner (1996)
As assistant coach:
NBA champion (2019)
Career NBA statistics
Points
1,919 (4.0 ppg)
Rebounds
1,512 (3.2 rpg)
Assists
653 (1.4 apg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing United States
FIBA Americas Championship
1997 Montevideo
Team competition
Adrian Darnell Griffin (born July 4, 1974) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who most recently served as the head coach for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA as a shooting guard and small forward from 1999 to 2008. Griffin grew up in Wichita, Kansas, and played college basketball for the Seton Hall Pirates.
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