#6 Rylan Griffen

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Position: Guard

Height: 6-6

Weight: 190

Class: Junior

Hometown: Dallas, Texas

High School: Richardson HS

Previous School: Alabama

OVERVIEW:

Rylan Griffen is a transfer from Alabama who will be a junior for the 2024-25 season. Griffen is coming off a Final Four appearance with Alabama in 2024. The Dallas native started 31 games for the Crimson Tide and averaged 11.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per contest in 2023-24. Griffen was second on the team with 74 three-point field goals scored and he made 39.2 percent of his shots from beyond the arc.

Griffen scored a career-high 21 points twice last season against Missouri and at Kentucky. He had 19 games of 10 or more points and had 10 games where he made three or more 3-pointers. As a freshman, Griffen averaged 5.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game at Alabama in 2022-23.

At Richardson High School, Griffen was ranked the No. 3 shooting guard and No. 49 overall player in the 2022 class. He averaged 20.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists, and 1.7 steals at Richardson his senior season.