Upcoming Event: Men's Basketball versus Countdown to Craziness on October 3, 2025 at 7 p.m.
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Men's Basketball
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2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster
Griffin, AJ
Jersey Number 21
AJ Griffin
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 222
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Ossining, N.Y.
- High School:
- Archbishop Stepinac
Bio
CAREER
- 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
- His sister Aubrey played at Connecticut
(updated August 2022)
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