Megan Griffith (born September 4, 1985) is an American

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coach and current head coach of the

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team. Since joining Columbia in 2016, Griffith has built up the program and led the Lions to the winningest stretch in the program's

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history. She is the all-time winningest coach in program history. Griffith coached the team to its first regular season Ivy League title in 2023. The Lions repeated as champions in 2024 and went on to earn the program's first berth into th
NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament
Griffith is the former assistant women's basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at

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. During Griffith's time at Princeton, the Tigers reached the postseason each year and earned five

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titles.

Biography

Early life and education

Griffith is from

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and was a three-sport athlete at Villa Maria Academy, playing basketball, lacrosse, and volleyball. As a basketball player, she was a two-time team captain and earned first team Main Line Times honors her junior and senior year. Her team won the PIAA District 1 Championship in 2002. Griffith went on to play basketball for the

team from 2003 to 2007, captaining the team for three seasons and earning All-Ivy honors in 2006 and 2007. She scored a total of 1,061 career points, making her one of 12 Lions to score more than 1,000 points in her career. She majored in economics and was a two-time Academic All-Ivy selection.

Professional career

After graduation, Griffith played professional basketball in Europe from 2007 to 2010. She was a member of the FoA Nice Basketball team in Forssa, Finland and was named MVP at the end of the 2007–08 season. She played for

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from 2008 to 2009 and led the team to the National Finnish Championship and the Finnish Cup Championship titles. During the 2009–10 season, she played for the Celeritas-Donar basketball team in

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Columbia statistics

Sources

Head coaching record

References

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