Griffin Dempsey
11 Griffin Dempsey
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Huntington, W.V.
  • High School:
    St. Joseph Central Catholic HS
  • Previous College:
    UNC Charlotte
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Communications
  • gp
    25
  • pts/g
    4.1
  • fg %
    36.3
  • 3pt %
    37.5
  • ft %
    52.9
  • reb/g
    1.7
  • a/g
    1.2
Bio

As a Junior: Played in 25 games and started in 14...totaled 510 minutes and average 20.4 minutes on the season...totaled 102 points, with 12 steals, 42 rebounds, and 29 assists...Recorded a career high 12 points against Albany State (12/19) and against Barry (1/18)...Tallied a season high of five rebounds against Embry-Riddle (2/4)... Offensively for the Spartans, she drained 52.9 percent of her free throws and knocked down 27 three-points on the season.

As a Sophomore (UNC Charlotte): Played in 16 games for the 49ers, making one start against Marshall…Totaled 29 points on the season, as she shot 42 percent from the field…Connected on eight three-pointers on the season, shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc…Scored a season-high seven points and matched a career-high two steals in the game against Florida International University (1/28)…Went perfect from three-point range as she knocked down both attempts from long range against Rice (3/5). 

As a Freshman (UNC Charlotte): Led the freshmen with 29 games played, including 15 regular-season Conference USA outings and both contests of the Conference USA Championships … Played a career-high 25 minutes against Charleston Southern (12/7) … Reached the 20-minute mark against Davidson (12/21) … Stepped onto the floor for 16 minutes at FIU (1/31), her most in league play … Scored a career-high nine points on a near-perfect performance against Davidson … Dropped in both of her field goals from behind the 3-point arc, her only multi-triple effort, and 3-of-4 free throws against the Wildcats … Netted eight points against Elon (11/21) in which she finished a career-best 4-of-6 from the field … Posted five points versus WKU (3/12) in the Conference USA Championships Quarterfinals for her most against a conference foe … Drained a 3-pointer in the regular-season finale at Marshall (3/7) in her return to her hometown … Hauled in a career-high four rebounds against Charleston Southern … Picked up three boards against Marshall (1/10), against North Texas (2/26) and versus WKU … Handed out a career-best six assists against Charleston Southern … Distributed five assists in her debut at Liberty (11/14) in the season opener … Dished four assists at FIU and versus Marshall (3/11) in the Conference USA Championships First Round … Swiped a career-high two steals against Charleston Southern and Davidson. 

High School: Graded as high as 90 by ESPN … Listed as high as the No. 24 best point guard nationally … Nominated for the McDonald's All-American Game … Participated in the Elite Basketball Academy Super 64 Camp … Earned 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14 All-West Virginia First Team honors by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association … Tabbed to the 2013 all-state tournament squad after setting a state class record with seven triples among her team-best 26 points in the championship game … Tied her mark of seven treys in 2014 on her way to her fourth-consecutive all-state tournament team plaudit … Set the school single-game scoring record with 52 points on 20-of-24 field goals, including 12-of-15 3-pointers, against Charleston Catholic HS (W.Va.) Jan. 12, 2012 … Tied the previous school mark of 34 points by halftime and netted 21-straight points during a 3:30 stretch … Named the March 4, 2013, WCHS-8 TV Scholar-Athlete of the Week … Smashed Ivory Latta's record with seven 3-pointers made at the 2014 Myrtle Beach Ball Classic against Heathwood Hall Episcopal School (S.C.) … Ranked among the Top 175 seniors for 2014 on the Premier Basketball Report … Concluded her career with senior year averages of 15.8 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.9 steals per game … Reached the 1,000-point mark by the end of her junior campaign and posted a career total of 1,526 … Ended prep career with final numbers of 384 assists, 310 rebounds, and 299 steals … Tallied 18.0 points, 4.5 assists and 3.1 steals per game averages as a junior, converting 47 percent of her field goals and 40 percent from behind the 3-point arc … Posted averages of 17.8 points, 3.3 steals and 3.2 assists during her sophomore campaign … Member of four-straight state championship teams, as high school won the last six titles through her senior year.

Personal: Born December 21…Daughter of David Dempsey and Samuel McKelvey and Mary Dempsey… Majoring in communications…Brother Trace Dempsey played baseball at Ohio State University...Born on December 21.

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS [all-time ranking]:
Points: 12, Barry -- 1/18/17 ; Albany State (GA) -- 12/19/16 
Rebounds: 5, at Saint Leo University -- 1/28/17 
Assists: 4, at Florida Southern -- 12/30/16 
Steals: 3, Ave Maria -- 11/22/16 
FG made: 4, Barry -- 1/18/17 ; Albany State (GA) -- 12/19/16 
FG attempts: 9, at Rollins -- 01/04/17 ; at Eckerd College -- 1/11/17 
3FG made: 4, Barry -- 1/18/17 ; Albany State (GA) -- 12/19/16 
3FG attempts: 7, at Rollins -- 01/04/17 
FT made: 4, at Florida Southern -- 12/30/16 
FT attempts: 4, at Tex. A&M-Kingsville -- 11/13/16 ; Florida Tech -- 12/10/16 ; at Florida Southern -- 12/30/16 

Statistical Accolades

Recent games
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 25 17
Games started 14 10
Minutes 510 377
Minutes per game 20.4 22.2
FG 33-91 25-67
FG Pct 36.3 37.3
3PT 27-72 20-52
3PT Pct 37.5 38.5
FT 9-17 6-13
FT Pct 52.9 46.2
Off rebounds 2 1
Def rebounds 40 29
Total rebounds 42 30
Rebounds per game 1.7 1.8
Personal fouls 24 18
Disqualifications - -
Assists 29 20
Turnovers 25 17
Assist to turnover ratio 1.2 1.2
Steals 12 5
Blocks 0 0
Points 102 76
Points per game 4.1 4.5
Points per 40 min 8.0 8.1
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