Played his freshman season at Duke before declaring for the 2022 NBA Draft
The three-point sharpshooter was .447 from behind the arc, which ranked fifth in a single season at Duke and second by a Duke freshman
He started 25 of 39 games, averaging 10.4 points on .493 shooting from the field and .447 from three-point range with 3.9 rebounds
He earned a spot on the ACC All-Freshman Team and was an honorable mention All-ACC pick
Declared for the NBA Draft on April 24, 2022
Drafted by Atlanta in the first round of the 2022 NBA Draft with the 16th overall pick – part of a record-setting 2022 NBA Draft for the Blue Devils that saw a program-best five players selected
2021-22
Honorable Mention All-ACC
ACC All-Freshman Team
Started 25-of-39 games, averaging 10.4 points on .493 from the field and .447 from three-point range with 3.9 rebounds
His .447 three-point clip ranked fifth in Duke history and second by a Duke freshman
Scored 12.6 points per game in .489 shooting with 4.5 boards per game in ACC play
Named to preseason watch list for Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award
Played 11 minutes in career debut vs. No. 10 Kentucky (11/9), recording two points and two rebounds
Named ACC Freshman of the Week after averaging 11.5 points and 4.0 rebounds in wins over Gardner-Webb (11/16) and Lafayette (11/19)
Scored five points on 2-of-5 shooting with six rebounds, two assists and two steals against Gardner-Webb
Erupted for 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including 4-of-6 from three-point range, versus Lafayette
Went 7-of-8 from the field, including 3-of-4 from three-point range, for 19 points with four rebounds and four assists against SC State (12/14)
Scored 11 points with two boards in 19 minutes versus App State (12/16)
Netted 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting with four boards, one assist, one block and one steal in ACC-opening win over Virginia Tech (12/22)
Went 3-of-5 from the floor and 5-of-8 from the free throw line for 12 points, six rebounds and two assists versus Georgia Tech (1/4)
Recorded 10 points and six rebounds against Miami (1/8)
Made first career start at Wake (1/12), netting 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting and 3-of-5 from beyond the arc with four rebounds in 36 minutes
Went 5-of-9 from three-point range for 15 points with six rebounds against Syracuse (1/22)
Shot 8-of-13 from the field and 5-of-5 from deep for 22 points at Louisville (1/29), marking the highest three-point percentage by a Duke freshman on a minimum of five attempts
Netted 13 points with nine rebounds at Notre Dame (1/31)
Scored 27 points at North Carolina (2/5), tying for the fourth-most by a Blue Devil in their first Duke-UNC game
Hit 4-of-5 from three-point range for 12 points, three rebounds and two assists at Clemson (2/10)
Scored 10 of his 13 points at Virginia (2/23) in the final 3:39 of regulation, going 3-of-3 from the field with two three-pointers and a pair of late free throws to seal the Duke win
Went a career-best 6-of-10 from deep and 7-of-11 from the field for 20 points at Syracuse (2/26)
Shot 7-of-12, including 4-of-6 from three-point range, for 21 points and seven rebounds in ACC Tournament semifinals versus Miami (3/11)
Recorded 11 points and seven rebounds in NCAA Sweet 16 win over Texas Tech (3/24)
Scored a team-high 18 points on 7-of-9 from the field in Elite Eight vs. Arkansas (3/26)
HIGH SCHOOL
A five-star small forward out of Archbishop Stepinac in White Plains, N.Y.
Ranked as the No. 9 overall player in ESPN 100's rankings for the class of 2021
Also ranked No. 1 in the state of New York and the No. 1 small forward in the ESPN 100
Won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2019 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, averaging 13.5 points and a team-high 3.3 steals per game in six contests
Averaged 17.3 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.6 steals per game in 12 appearances his junior season at Archbishop Stepinac
His father, Adrian Griffin, played 10 seasons in the NBA and is currently an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors
Committed to Duke on November 4, 2019
Chose the Blue Devils over Kentucky, Kansas and Villanova, among others
PERSONAL
Full name is Adrian Darnell Griffin Jr.
Born on August 25, 2003 in Dallas, Texas
Son of Audrey Griffin and Adrian Griffin Sr.
His father, Adrian Griffin, played 10 seasons in the NBA and is an assistant coach with the Toronto Raptors
His brother Alan played at Illinois and Syracuse and later in the NBA G-League