Megan Griffith
Megan Griffith (born September 4, 1985[1]) is an American college basketball coach and current head coach of the Columbia Lions women's basketball team. She is the former assistant women's basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at Princeton.[2] During Griffith's time at Princeton, the Tigers reached the postseason each year and earned five Ivy League titles.[3] Since joining Columbia in 2016, Griffith has built up the program and led the Lions to the winningest six-year stretch in the program's NCAA Division I history.[4] The team earned its first Ivy League championship title in 2023.[5]
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Columbia |
Conference | Ivy League |
Record | 99–77 (.563) |
Biographical details | |
Born | September 4, 1985 |
Alma mater | Columbia |
Playing career | |
2003–2007 | Columbia |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2012–2016 | Princeton (assistant) |
2016–present | Columbia |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
Ivy League regular season (2023) | |
Awards | |
Ivy League Coach of the Year (2023) | |
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.[6] As a basketball player, she was a two-time team captain and earned first team Main Line Times honors her junior and senior year.[7] Her team won the PIAA District 1 Championship in 2002.[8][9] 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.[10] 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.[11][12] She majored in economics and was a two-time Academic All-Ivy selection.[13]
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.[14] She played for Espoo from 2008 to 2009 and led the team to the National Finnish Championship and the Finnish Cup Championship titles.[15] During the 2009–10 season, she played for the Celeritas-Donar Basketball team in Groningen, Netherlands.[16]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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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 | ||||
Columbia: | 99–77 (.563) | 41–41 (.500) | |||||||
Total: | 99–77 (.563) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
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- "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Columbia Wins First Ivy League Championship". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
- "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "CHAMPIONSHIPS AND AWARDS". Vmahs.org. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Winter Sports: Basketball Girls - Championship History". Piaad1.org. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Columbia Women's Basketball 2017-18 Record Book" (PDF). Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Hsu Scores 1,000th Point in Blowout Win". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- "Megan Griffith". Gocolumbialions.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.