One of the top reserves in the Big Ten is on the move; early in the evening on Tuesday (March 24), Alan Griffin of Illinois entered the NCAA transfer portal.
As a sophomore this season, the 6-foot-5 Griffin appeared in 28 games (one start), playing 18.1 minutes per contest. Griffin averaged 8.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. He also shot 41.6 percent on his 3-point attempts — with good volume (63.5 percent of his FGA). Griffin is one of the better shooters on the transfer market.
During the season, Griffin emerged as one of the most efficient players in the country; he shot 60 percent on 2-point attempts, too (68 FG% at the rim), and ranked No. 6 nationally in offensive rating, per KenPom.
It didn’t take long for a host of programs to reach out to Griffin, too. By the end of the night, several Power 6 programs contacted Griffin, including Duke and Pittsburgh. (Since then, Miami and Syracuse entered the mix, too.)
Just tonight for
sophomore Alan Griffin… 👀Maryland
Pitt
DePaul
Manhattan
Nebraska
Marquette
Siena
Georgia
Dayton
Monmouth
Fordham
St. Louis
Duke https://t.co/P1qtROox6B— Andrew Slater (@Andrew__Slater) March 25, 2020
Unless he receives a waiver from the NCAA, Griffin will sit out the 2020-21 season; after that, he’s set to have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
UPDATE (3/27): Per Jeff Goodman, Pittsburgh is no longer in the running for Griffin. Miami and Syracuse, however, are still being considered, along with Duke.
Illinois sophomore transfer Alan Griffin (8.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg) told me that he is considering the following right now:
Miami, Arizona, Marquette, Dayton, Iowa State, Texas, Syracuse, Duke
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) March 27, 2020