Megan Griffith

Megan Griffith
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamColumbia
ConferenceIvy League
Record122–83 (.595)
Biographical details
Born (1985-09-04) September 4, 1985 (age 39)
Playing career
2003–2007Columbia
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2012–2016Princeton (assistant)
2016–presentColumbia
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 x Ivy League regular season (2023, 2024)
Awards
2 x Ivy League Coach of the Year (2023, 2024)

Megan Griffith (born September 4, 1985) is an American college basketball coach and current head coach of the Columbia Lions women's basketball team.[1] Since joining Columbia in 2016, Griffith has built up the program and led the Lions to the winningest stretch in the program's NCAA Division I history. [2] She is the all-time winningest coach in program history. Griffith coached the team to its first regular season Ivy League title in 2023. [3] The Lions repeated as champions in 2024 and went on to earn the program's first berth into the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.[4]

Griffith is the former assistant women's basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at Princeton.[5] During Griffith's time at Princeton, the Tigers reached the postseason each year and earned five Ivy League titles.[6]

Biography

Early life and education

Griffith is from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and was a three-sport athlete at Villa Maria Academy, playing basketball, lacrosse, and volleyball.[7] As a basketball player, she was a two-time team captain and earned first team Main Line Times honors her junior and senior year.[8] Her team won the PIAA District 1 Championship in 2002.[9][10] Griffith went on to play basketball for the Columbia Lions women's basketball team from 2003 to 2007, captaining the team for three seasons and earning All-Ivy honors in 2006 and 2007.[11] She scored a total of 1,061 career points, making her one of 12 Lions to score more than 1,000 points in her career.[12][13] She majored in economics and was a two-time Academic All-Ivy selection.[14]

Professional career

After graduation, Griffith played professional basketball in Europe from 2007 to 2010. She was a member of the FoA Nice Basketball team in Forssa, Finland and was named MVP at the end of the 2007–08 season.[15] She played for Espoo from 2008 to 2009 and led the team to the National Finnish Championship and the Finnish Cup Championship titles.[16] During the 2009–10 season, she played for the Celeritas-Donar basketball team in Groningen, Netherlands.[17]

Columbia statistics

Sources[18]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2003-04 Columbia 23 60 29.6% 33.3% 77.4% 0.8 1.0 0.5 - 2.6
2004-05 Columbia 27 213 38.7% 34.7% 83.9% 2.2 3.5 1.5 0.0 7.9
2005-06 Columbia 33 410 38.7% 35.7% 73.5% 3.0 5.5 1.7 - 15.2
2006-07 Columbia 28 378 36.0% 28.9% 76.6% 2.4 3.8 2.0 - 13.5
Career 105 1061 37.1% 32.3% 76.6% 2.2 3.6 1.4 0.0 10.1

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Columbia Lions (Ivy League) (2016–present)
2016–17 Columbia 13–14 3–11 T–7th
2017–18 Columbia 8–21 2–12 8th
2018–19 Columbia 8–19 4–10 7th
2019–20 Columbia 17–10 8–6 4th Postseason not held
2020–21 Columbia Season Cancelled
2021–22 Columbia 25–7 12–2 2nd WNIT Quarterfinals
2022–23 Columbia 28–6 12–2 T–1st WNIT Runner-Up
2023–24 Columbia 23–7 13–1 T–1st NCAA Division I First Four
Columbia: 122–84 (.592) 54–44 (.551)
Total: 122–84 (.592)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  3. ^ "Columbia Wins First Ivy League Championship". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  4. ^ "First Time Dancers! Women's Basketball Headed to NCAA Tournament". Columbia University Athletics. 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  5. ^ "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
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  9. ^ "CHAMPIONSHIPS AND AWARDS". Vmahs.org. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  10. ^ "Winter Sports: Basketball Girls - Championship History". Piaad1.org. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  11. ^ "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  12. ^ "Columbia Women's Basketball 2017-18 Record Book" (PDF). Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  13. ^ "Hsu Scores 1,000th Point in Blowout Win". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  14. ^ "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  15. ^ "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  16. ^ "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  17. ^ "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  18. ^ "NCAA Statistics". NCAA.ORG. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
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