Griffin named assistant men’s basketball coach
9/3/2013 1:26:00 PM | Men's Basketball
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Lehigh head coach Brett Reed announced the addition of Kyle Griffin to the staff on Tuesday. Griffin comes to Lehigh from the Hoop Group where he has served as Director of Team Events since August of 2011. Griffin is a former collegiate player at both La Salle and Siena.
Griffin replaces Stephen Ott, who departed for an assistant coaching position at Florida International.
"Kyle enters our program with very competitive experiences as a collegiate basketball player," said Reed. "He has also grown a tremendous number of recruiting relationships through his very productive experiences with the Hoop Group."
Griffin served many roles at the Hoop Group. Most recently, he was Director of Team Events when he managed all five high school showcases and 10 elite AAU events. Previously, Griffin was Director of Operations and Director of Philly Hoop Group Classic, a Division I College Basketball Tournament which included Pittsburgh, Penn, La Salle, Rider, Robert Morris and James Madison. Griffin organized and managed all the logistics for the classic.
"At the Hoop Group, Kyle was responsible for the organization and communication with various coaches around the nation to field competitive tournaments for a very strong basketball organization in this country," said Reed.
Griffin was the key contact person and responsible for recruiting grassroots basketball teams into the Hoop Group's competitive tournaments. This allowed him to establish very strong relationships with many coaches and organizers of these programs. Griffin was responsible for the recruitment and organization of the largest event ever offered by the Hoop Group, the Pittsburgh Jam Fest.
Griffin began his playing career at La Salle in Philadelphia before transferring to Siena after a standout high school career at Germantown Academy.
Also strong in the classroom, Griffin was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll at La Salle while being named to the MAAC Conference All-Academic Team at Siena. He was a consistent member of the Dean's List while earning a spot on the Siena College President's List in the spring of 2009 and fall of 2010 for a GPA over 3.8.
Kyle is the son of former Lehigh 1,000 point scorer and current Associate Director of Athletics Bill Griffin.
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Griffin replaces Stephen Ott, who departed for an assistant coaching position at Florida International.
"Kyle enters our program with very competitive experiences as a collegiate basketball player," said Reed. "He has also grown a tremendous number of recruiting relationships through his very productive experiences with the Hoop Group."
Griffin served many roles at the Hoop Group. Most recently, he was Director of Team Events when he managed all five high school showcases and 10 elite AAU events. Previously, Griffin was Director of Operations and Director of Philly Hoop Group Classic, a Division I College Basketball Tournament which included Pittsburgh, Penn, La Salle, Rider, Robert Morris and James Madison. Griffin organized and managed all the logistics for the classic.
"At the Hoop Group, Kyle was responsible for the organization and communication with various coaches around the nation to field competitive tournaments for a very strong basketball organization in this country," said Reed.
Griffin was the key contact person and responsible for recruiting grassroots basketball teams into the Hoop Group's competitive tournaments. This allowed him to establish very strong relationships with many coaches and organizers of these programs. Griffin was responsible for the recruitment and organization of the largest event ever offered by the Hoop Group, the Pittsburgh Jam Fest.
Griffin began his playing career at La Salle in Philadelphia before transferring to Siena after a standout high school career at Germantown Academy.
Also strong in the classroom, Griffin was named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll at La Salle while being named to the MAAC Conference All-Academic Team at Siena. He was a consistent member of the Dean's List while earning a spot on the Siena College President's List in the spring of 2009 and fall of 2010 for a GPA over 3.8.
Kyle is the son of former Lehigh 1,000 point scorer and current Associate Director of Athletics Bill Griffin.
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