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Jersey Number 6
Rylan Griffen
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 190
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Dallas, Texas
- High School:
- Richardson HS
- Prev School:
- Alabama
Bio
Get to Know Rylan ...
What's the significance behind your jersey number?
- It hasn’t been worn in the modern era.
- My dad and watching NBA games.
- I listen to "Off the Wall" by Michael Jackson as the first and last song when I get to the facility.
Tell us about your favorite basketball moment as a player or fan.
- Making the Final Four last season.
Who do you model your game off of?
- Ray Allen.
Who's your favorite basketball player?
- Steph Curry.
OVERVIEW
Played one season at Kansas and entered the portal following the 2024-25 season … Transferred following the 2023-24 season from Alabama … Started 20 of 33 games played at Kansas … A starter on Alabama’s 2023-24 Final Four team … For his career, has played in 106 games with 53 starts, 828 points, 156 threes, 285 rebounds, 141 assists and 50 steals.
CAREER HONORS
SEC Academic Honor Roll (2024)
2024-25 (JUNIOR)
Started 20 of 33 games played, including the last eight games of the season … Averaged 20.2 minutes and 6.3 points per contest … Was third on the team with 41 threes made … Made two or more threes in 10 games … Had eight games of 10 or more points, including five in Big 12 play … Posted a season-high 17 points against Houston (1/25), which included a career-high-tying five three pointers made and seven rebounds.
2023-24 (SOPHOMORE AT ALABAMA)
Started 33 of 36 games played on Alabama’s 2024 Final Four team … Averaged 11.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest … Was second on the team with 74 three-point field goals scored and made 39.2 percent of his shots from beyond the arc … Made three or more threes in 11 games … Scored 10-plus points 18 times … Had 11 games where he made three or more 3-pointers ... Scored a career-high 21 points twice against Missouri (1/16) and at Kentucky (2/24) ... Dished out a career-high eight assists in the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight win against Clemson (3/30).
2022-23 (FRESHMAN AT ALABAMA)
Played in 37 games and averaged 5.9 points and 2.6 rebounds per game … Made three or more threes in five games … Set a season high with 16 points twice, against Liberty (11/11) and at Auburn (2/11) … Made a season-high four threes at LSU (2/4) … Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds twice, at Oklahoma (1/28) and versus Vanderbilt (1/31).
HIGH SCHOOL
At Richardson High School, averaged 20.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.7 steals his senior season … Was the District 7-6A Offensive MVP his senior campaign … Richardson was ranked No. 1 nationally during the 2021-22 season … Led Richardson to the 6A state semifinals his junior year where he averaged 22.0 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game … Finished his high school career scoring more than 2,000 points … Was ranked the No. 3 shooting guard and No. 49 overall player in the 2022 class.
PERSONAL
Parents are Ron and Talandra Griffen … Has a younger brother, Rustan … His father played basketball at North Texas from 1988-93 … His grandfather, Ron Thomas, nicknamed “The Plumber”, averaged a double-double at Louisville from 1970-72, was a member of Louisville’s 1972 Final Four team and played four seasons with the Kentucky Colonels in the ABA ... Liberal Arts & Sciences major.
Bill Self Press Conference
Friday, August 15
Bill Self Summer Press Conference
Monday, July 21
Fans Wanna Know with Bryson Tiller, Presented by the University of Kansas Health System
Wednesday, July 09
Fans Wanna Know with Jayden Dawson, Presented by the University of Kansas Health System
Monday, July 07
