Eddie Griffin (basketball)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 30, 1982 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | August 17, 2007 (aged 25) Houston, Texas |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Roman Catholic (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Seton Hall (2000–2001) |
| NBA draft | 2001 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7th overall |
| Selected by the New Jersey Nets | |
| Playing career | 2001–2007 |
| Position | Power forward / Center |
| Number | 33, 41 |
| Career history | |
| 2001–2003 | Houston Rockets |
| 2004–2007 | Minnesota Timberwolves |
| Career highlights and awards | |
Eddie Jamaal Griffin (May 30, 1982 – August 17, 2007) was an American professional basketball player from Philadelphia. He last played for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, who waived him on March 13, 2007. Months later, he was killed in a car crash.
After a standout career at Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia in which he was named Parade Magazine's National Player of the Year, he competed in the McDonald's All American Game and led Roman to the Philadelphia Catholic League Championship in his junior and senior years. However, in a harbinger of things to come, Griffin was forced to finish his senior year via correspondence courses after getting in a fight with a teammate.
As a freshman, Griffin averaged 17.8 points, 10.7 rebounds and 4.4 blocks for Seton Hall, and was at one point thought to be a potential top pick in the 2001 NBA draft. He was named the nation's Freshman of the Year by The Sporting News.
In January 2001, Griffin got in a fight with teammate Ty Shine. Griffin left the school in somewhat acrimonious circumstances after his freshman year, and made himself available for the NBA Draft. Shortly before the draft, Griffin's half-brother Marvin Powell died of a heart attack.
Despite Griffin's outstanding freshman year at Seton Hall, questions about his attitude made him slip to the seventh pick of the 2001 NBA draft, where he was selected by the New Jersey Nets, who immediately traded his rights to the Houston Rockets for the rights to Jason Collins, Brandon Armstrong and Richard Jefferson (all selected as well in the 2001 draft).
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