John Griffin III
John Griffin III (born December 3, 1985)
Current position: Head men’s basketball coach
Current team: Bucknell Bison
Current conference: Patriot League
Bucknell record: 14-19 (.424)
Overall record: 14-19 (.424)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- Patriot League Regular Season Champion: 0
- Patriot League Tournament Champion: 0
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 2023-present | Bucknell |
| 2020-2023 | Saint Joseph’s (assoc. HC) |
| 2019-2020 | Saint Joseph’s (asst) |
| 2015-2019 | Bucknell (asst) |
| 2013-2015 | Rider (asst) |
| 2012-2013 | Rider (DBO) |
| 2010-2011 | Indiana Pacers (video) |
John Griffin III Facts
- John Joseph Griffin III
- Born December 3, 1985
- Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Alma Mater: Bucknell University (BA, 2008)
- The Philly-native is the son of former collegiate coach John Griffin, who was the head coach at both Siena and Saint Joseph’s
- Graduated from Saint Joseph’s Prep (PA) as the school’s all-time leading scorer; won a Philadelphia Catholic League championship
- Played for four seasons at Bucknell under head coach Pat Flannery; part of the 2004-05 and 2005-06 Bison teams that scored first-round victories over higher seeds in the NCAA Tournament
- Spent several years playing professionally overseas, with stints in Germany, Slovakia, England, and Italy
- Also spent one year working as a video coordinator with the Indiana Pacers in the NBA (head coach at the time was Jim O’Brien
- Began his collegiate coaching career in 2012 as the director of basketball ops for Kevin Baggett at Rider and was elevated to assistant coach in 2013
- Returned to his alma mater in 2015, spending the next four years as an assistant coach under Nathan Davis
- During that time, the Bison won four-straight Patriot League titles and went to two NCAA Tournaments and one NIT
- Hired in 2019 to be an assistant at Saint Joseph’s under Billy Lange and was named associate head coach in 2020
- Became the new head coach at Bucknell in March 2023, his first head coaching opportunity
John Griffin III Coaching Tree
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