Paul Griffin (basketball)

Paul Griffin

Personal information
Born	(1954-01-20) January 20, 1954 Shelby, Michigan
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school	Shelby (Shelby, Michigan)
College	Western Michigan (1972–1976)
NBA draft	1976: 5th round, 74th overall pick
Selected by the New Orleans Jazz
Playing career	1976–1983
Position	Power forward / Center
Number	30
Career history
1976–1979	New Orleans Jazz
1979–1983	San Antonio Spurs
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-MAC (1976)
Career NBA statistics
Points	2,443 (5.1 ppg)
Rebounds	2,650 (5.5 rpg)
Assists	1,116 (2.3 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Paul Arthur Griffin (born January 20, 1954) is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Paul Griffin attended Shelby High School in Shelby, Michigan, a small town in western Michigan near Lake Michigan. Griffin was the integral part on back-to-back class C Boys' Basketball State Championships in 1971 and 1972.

Griffin attended Western Michigan University from 1972 to 1976, leading the Broncos to their first NCAA Basketball Tournament berth in 1976 and an appearance in the Sweet Sixteen. He finished his career as WMU's all-time leading rebounder.

Griffin was selected by the New Orleans Jazz in the fifth round of the 1976 NBA draft, where he spent three seasons. He was acquired by the San Antonio Spurs for the 1979–80 season and remained there until the end of his NBA career in 1983. During the 1980s, Griffin and his Spurs teammates George Johnson, Dave Corzine, Kevin Restani, Mark Olberding and Reggie Johnson earned the nickname "The Bruise Brothers" for their physical style of play.

See also

• 1975–76 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

External links

• NBA stats @ basketballreference.com