Chris Griffin, a 6’7 215 pound guard from Leon High School, in Tallahassee, Florida committed to Murray State early this week. Griffin, who earned an invite this summer to the prestigious Reebok U All-American Camp, averaged 17ppg, 11rpg, 5apg and 3bpg last season at FAMU High School.

High School Coach Rick Davis had this to say about Chris Griffin: “Chris is a three to four dimension player. He plays the guard for me but he can also play from point guard to power forward. Chris is explosive to the basket and his midrange game is probably his best shot. He is a good shot blocker great passer and anticipates the passing lanes really well. He averaged more assists than my point guard last year. He is going to be our floor general this year. Depending on how teams play us, will determine what positions he plays this year.”

When asked why he chose Murray State, Griffin said: “I really liked the relationship the coaches had with the players. When they recruited me they were nice, and most coaches are really nice when they recruit you, but you could tell they were genuine. Coach Isaac Chew did a great job recruiting me, and I formed a great relationship with him. They have a great basketball tradition and I felt it would be a great place for me to go play and try to get to the next level. I also felt I could get some playing time early in my career.”

Griffin chose the Racers over offers from Florida A&M, Georgia State, VCU, Coastal Carolina, College of Charleston, Texas A&M Corpus Christi and University of North Florida.

Griffin had this to say about his official visit to Murray State last weekend.

“I really liked the people, and the whole atmosphere on campus. It seems like the players on the team get a lot of support from the community, and the people and fans take care of them. The facilities were great and the location was great.”

This article was written by Ryan Pannone. Ryan is the head coach of Oldsmar Christian School in Oldsmar, FL. Ryan coaches the boys senior high basketball team and has been a coach since 2006. He is very involved in off season summer leagues, tournaments, and camps throughout the state of Florida.

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