Tyler Griffey (born September 29, 1990) is the last professional American basketball player to play for Allianz Swans Gmunden of the Austrian Basketball League. He played college basketball for the University of Illinois.
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High school career
Griffey plays for Lafayette High School, and is trained by Scott Allen and Dave Porter. Summer before his senior year, Griffey was elected to play Adidas Nation USA team in 2009 among the likes of Brandon Knight, Lance Stephenson and Derrick Favours; the team was coached by Paul Silas. As a senior, Griffey was named a member of the Missouri All-State Team 2009 selected by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association and also left Lafayette High School as their all-time goalscorer and scorer.
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College career
Griffey was famous for his undeniable buzzer beatter, with 0.9 seconds left to lead Illini Illini to fight without a farewell with a 74-72 home win over No. 1 Indiana Hoosiers during the 2012-13 season.
College statistics
Professional career
After being stripped of the 2013 NBA draft, Griffey signed with Allianz Swans Gmunden of the Austrian Basketball League in Gmunden, Austria.
Professional stats
Personal
Griffey majored in kinesiology at the University of Illinois. She is the son of Chris and Deanna Griffey and has two younger sisters, Brenna and Taryn, and a younger brother, Trey. Griffey also has an uncle, Rich Stephens who is a member of the Oakland Raiders as an offensive lineman from 1992 to 1996. Griffey also attended the same high school as former Illinois basketball player Robert Archibald.
References
External links
- Profile at FIBA.com
- Profile at Eurobasket.com
- Profile at FightingIllini.com
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