Gavin Griffiths Season 2024-25

BEFORE NEBRASKA
Gavin Griffiths played in all 32 games at Rutgers in 2023-24, averaging 5.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game while playing just under 18 minutes per contest.   He was second on the Scarlet Knights with 31 3-pointers, while ranking third on the team in blocked shots (13) while coming off the bench for a majority of the season.  His 31 3-pointers ranked third among Big Ten freshmen. He closed the year playing his best basketball, averaging 11.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game over Rutgers' final four games, while shooting 38 percent from 3-point range. He had three double-figure efforts in that stretch, including 14 points at Wisconsin, 10 markers at Nebraska and a team-high 16 points in a start against Maryland in the Big Ten Tournament. He finished with seven double-figure efforts as a true freshman, highlighted by a 25-point effort against Boston University. In that contest, he went 9-of-15 from the field, including 3-of-7 from 3-point range. He had nine games with multiple 3-pointers, including a season-high four against Wisconsin. He had at least three rebounds in each of Rutgers’ final seven games, including a season-high six caroms at No. 2 Purdue. 

Griffiths was a consensus top-50 recruit in 2023 and was a four-star recruit by all four major recruiting services. He played at Kingswood-Oxford High School where he averaged 24.6 points and 12 rebounds per game as a senior. For his efforts, he was chosen as the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Player of the Year in Class B Basketball. He was the No. 2 player in the state of Connecticut as a senior by 24/7 Sports, ESPN.com and On3 in the class of 2023. He averaged 24.0 points, eight rebounds, and four assists during his junior season. He played on the AAU circuit with Expressions Elite for Coach Todd Quarles and shot 40.6 percent from three-point range on 11.3 attempts per 40 minutes at the 2022 Nike EYBL Peach Jam. 

PERSONAL
The son of Larry and Karen Griffiths, Gavin was born on July 10, 2004. He has one sister (Nora) and two brothers (Declan and Riley). Gavin has not declared a major at Nebraska. He comes from a basketball family, as both his parents played college basketball at Hartford. Larry Griffiths is a member of the school’s Hall of Fame after totaling 1,181 points and 694 rebounds during his career from 1987 to 1991, while Karen played at Hartford from 1989 to 1992. Gavin will look to be the Huskers’ first-ever basketball letterwinner from the state of Connecticut.