University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Tyree Griffin Earns Spot on NABC All-District Team
3/22/2019 11:32:00 AM | Men's Basketball
HATTIESBURG, Miss. -- Southern Miss redshirt-senior guard Tyree Griffin added to his lengthy resume with his naming to the National Association of Basketball Coaches' All-District 11 Second Team.
The award is voted by member coaches of the NABC in Division I. Griffin, also an All-Conference USA Second-Team honoree, proved to be arguably the most valuable player in the league. He produced a school-record 233 assists, besting Dallas Dale's 222 in the 1991-92 season. The 15 dimes he had in the 50-point win over Marshall on Jan. 26 were the most-ever by a Golden Eagle against a Division I foe, and were the most in a C-USA game since Charlotte's Sean Colson in 1998.
Griffin's prowess helped Southern Miss to the No. 5 assist/turnover ratio in the country (1.60) while also holding the best percentages in league play for field goal shooting (47.8), field goal defense (40.4)Â and three-point shooting (41.2).
Griffin, a native of New Orleans who transferred to Southern Miss from Oklahoma State for his final two seasons, amassed 434 assists to rank No. 3 in school history (his 201 last season also ranks third). He led the team in minutes (34.5 per game), scoring (13.8 points), and free-throw shooting (72-for-100). Griffin totaled 65 steals this year and 59 last year, ranking third and fifth in program history, respectively.
Southern Miss finished the season 20-13 and in a tie for second place in C-USA. The team made its second-straight trip to the league tourney semifinals and earned a bid in the Roman College Basketball Invitational.
First Team
Charles Bassey, Western KentuckyÂ
B.J. Stith, Old DominionÂ
Jhivvan Jackson, UTSAÂ
Keaton Wallace, UTSAÂ
Ahmad Caver, Old Dominion
Second TeamÂ
Jon Elmore, MarshallÂ
Brian Beard, FIUÂ
C.J. Burks, MarshallÂ
Jon Davis, CharlotteÂ
Tyree Griffin, Southern Miss
