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Class: Jr. Position: F Height: 6-8 Weight: 220 |
Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. High School: Manual Arts HS '07 Previous College: L.A. Southwest College Experience: 1L* |
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Laron GriffinKirk Earlywine on Griffin: "Laron adds to our length and athletic ability. He can play anywhere on the front line, but he has an uncanny knack to be productive. He has a way of sniffing out rebounds and making baskets. He's not a great shooter yet, but he can make a shot. He's not a great post-up player, but he can score in there. And at the end of the game he has his 15 points and nine rebounds. So in addition to his length and athletic ability, his production will really help us."
Junior College: Played one season at Los Angeles Southwest College.
High School: Graduated from Manual Arts High School in Los Angeles in 2007. He averaged 17.7 points and 10.9 rebounds per game his senior season as his school finished 7-16 overall and 3-9 in the Coliseum League. He also averaged 2.2 blocked shots, 1.0 assists and 0.7 steals. He scored in double figures in all but two games, and had 20 or more on eight occasions. His high game was 30 in a 74-61 victory over Locke in which he made 22-of-24 free throws. For the season he made 42 percent of his field goals (101-of-241) and 70 percent of his free throws (114-of-163). As a junior he averaged 9.1 points, 7.4 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.0 steals.
Personal: Born Dec. 27, 1989 in Bellflower, Calif. Intends on majoring in criminal justice or kinesiology. His parents are Larry and Lorrie Griffin.
