• Event Open’s Wednesday, Griffin Plays Thursday
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 17, 2024) –Former cowboy Sam Griffin opens play this week at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, which runs April 17-20 in Portsmouth, Va. The Tournament features 64 of the top senior players in college basketball.
Griffin will play on the K&D Rounds Landscape Services Team and opens the event on Thursday at 7 p.m. MT. He is one of five Mountain West players selected into the event.
Since 2016, Wyoming has had five players in the event. Josh Adams played in 2016 with Hayden Dalton doing so in 2018 and Justin James in 2019. Last season, Hunter Maldonado played in the event, as he has led his team to the Finals of the NBA G-League.
The Portsmouth Invitational is the oldest amateur basketball tournament in the nation and is the only event dedicated to college seniors. Griffin will have the opportunity to showcase his skills in front of NBA and international scouts. The top players in the event will also get an invite to the NBA Combine.
Griffin was named Third Team All-Mountain West by the media and Honorable Mention by the league coaches. He led the Cowboys in scoring last season at 16.9 points per game. He also led the team in assists with 3.4 per night. Griffin ranked in the top-five of the conference with 76 made three pointers.
He scored 2,037 career points and recorded 320 career three-pointers. He scored 20 or more points in 11 games last season. He finished his career with eight games with five or more three-pointers.
