2006-2007 roster

Rob Griffin

HEIGHT: 6' 6 "

WEIGHT: 215

POSITION: GUARD

COLLEGE: IOWA

 

PRO CAREER: Traded to Pittsburgh Xplosion from Yakama on February 2 in exchange for a third round pick in the 2007 CBA College Draft… 2006-2007: Opened season with CBA’s Utah Eagles…Traded to Yakama Sunkings on January 16…Named to CBA All-Star Team… 2005-2006: Played for current Xplosion coach Jaren Jackson with the Gary Steelheads…Averaged 9.5 points and 2.9 rebounds to lead gary to CBA finals…Played five games with Kansas Cagerz of the USBL…2004-2005: Opened season with the CBA’s Michigan Mayhem…Signed with Detroit Pros of the IBL, averaging 19.1 points per game…2003-2004: Played overseas in England with the Pertemps Birmingham Bullets, averaging 17.6 points and 4.7 rebounds…2002-2003: Briefly played with the Frontier City River Dogs and then signed with the Harlem Globetrotters…2001-2002: Entered the 2001 NBA Draft as an early entry candidate…Drafted and signed with NBDL’s Greenville Groove.

COLLEGE CAREER: Played two seasons (1997-99) at Southeastern Community College capturing team MVP honors and garnering Second Team Junior College All-America honors in 1999…Ranked eighth nationally as a sophomore at SCC with an average of 22.2 points per game…Transferred to Iowa for the 1999-00 season and started 19 of 30 games, averaging 12.2 points and shooting 40 percent from three point range…Enrolled at Kentucky Wesleyan in 2001, but did not compete.

PERSONAL: Native of Ypsilanti, Michigan.