The Tigers might have had a chance when they had Derrick Griffin on the roster. However, the big man who averaged 13.3 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game as a freshman last season decided to leave the program at the end of December to prepare for the NFL draft. They just don't have the ho
Reason to Worry: They lost those five games by an average margin of 30.8 points, and their stud forward Derrick Griffin left the program at the end of December to prepare for the NFL draft. They survived in the SWAC without him, but it's tough to see them hanging with a title contender now.
Date: Mar 12, 2017
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College Basketball Capsules - Men: Jones scores 20 as No. 10 A&M beats Missouri
HOUSTON (AP) Derrick Griffin scored 16 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, and Texas Sothern pulled away in the second half to beat Mississippi Valley State 75-60 on Saturday night for its sixth straight victory.
Date: Jan 24, 2016
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College Basketball Capsules: No. 16 Baylor beats Hardin-Simmons in first game ...
The Gaels never trailed. Late in the game, however, a Derrick Griffin dunk trimmed Iona's lead to 72-69 with 4:18 to play. Jahaad Proctor hit two free throws for Iona to make it 74-69 before Griffin's 3-point play made it 74-72. An Ibn Muhammad 3 pushed the lead to 77-72 with 2:21 left to seal the w
Date: Dec 17, 2015
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College Basketball Capsules - Men: Felix hits at buzzer, Texas beats No. 3 ...
Derrick Griffin had 23 points on 11-of-14 shooting and grabbed 13 rebounds for Texas Southern (1-8), which has struggled after winning 11 straight to end last season and earning an NCAA tournament berth.
owland. "But I was proud of the toughness we showed and proud we got the win. We played against a well-coached basketball team and they had two players that just joined the team lately. Derrick Griffin is one and he is on scholarship in football and had only practiced basketball twice before tonight.Texas Southern: The Tigers advanced to the NCAA Tournament the past two seasons after claiming the SWAC Conference tournament under coach Mike Davis, the former UAB and Indiana head coach. It was Derrick Griffin's first game of the season and he also plays football for Texas Southern.
Date: Dec 02, 2015
Category: Sports
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Sealy star Ricky Seals-Jones verbally commits to Texas A&M
won college footballs top award Saturday. He also joins an Aggie recruiting class that already features five receivers four 6-3 or taller. That includes area standouts in the 6-3 Kyrion Parker (Manvel) and 6-6 Derrick Griffin (Terry). Those two combined for 28 receiving touchdowns this season.
Athlete commits LaQuvionte Gonzalez (Cedar Hill), Cameron Echols-Luper (Auburn, Ala./Auburn) and tight end commit Derrick Griffin (Rosenberg, Texas/Terry) could all wind up as receivers as well, giving the Aggies potentially eight players at the position in this class.