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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Wildwood, Mo.
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| High School:
Lafayette
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| Height / Weight:
6-9 / 225
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| Position:
Forward
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| Birthdate:
09/29/1990
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HIGH SCHOOL
Lafayette's all-time leading scorer and rebounder ... Averaged 20.1 points and 8.8 rebounds as a senior ... Class 5 All-State selection by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) ... First-team All-State by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association ... First-team All-Metro by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ... Traveled to France, Africa and across the United States as a member of the U.S. Adidas Nations Team, coached by Paul Silas ... Averaged 17.8 points and 8.7 rebounds as a junior, earning MBCA All-State honors and second-team All-State accolades by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association... Third-team All-Metro by the Post-Dispatch ... Two-time Suburban West Conference Player of the Year ... High school coaches at Lafayette were Scott Allen (senior year) and Dave Porter (freshman-junior years) ... Played for the St. Louis Gateway AAU program, coached by Scott Schroepfer.
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 29, 1990 ... Parents are Chris and Deanna Griffey ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Has two younger sisters, Brenna and Taryn, and a younger brother, Trey ... Uncle, Rich Stephens, played in the NFL for five years, as an offensive lineman with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders ... Attended the same high school as former Illinois center Robert Archibald ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant because of "his work ethic and willingness to do whatever necessary for his team to win" ... Lists his father as the person who has most influenced his career because "He was always willing to take me to the gym and work with me on my game."
