Griffin Dempsey
11 Griffin Dempsey
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Huntington, W.V.
  • High School:
    St. Joseph Central Catholic HS
  • Previous College:
    UNC Charlotte
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Communications
  • gp
    14
  • pts/g
    1.6
  • fg %
    33.3
  • 3pt %
    37.5
  • ft %
    66.7
  • reb/g
    1.1
  • a/g
    0.9
Bio

As a Senior: Made appearances in 15 games for Tampa... Played 103 total Minutes averaging 7.4 minutes a game... Scored a season-high six points twice against Nyack (11/10) and Spring Hill (11/24)... Totaled with 22 points, 15 rebounds, 13 rebounds, and four steals... Best shooting game was also against Nyack (11/10) where she drained two three-pointers and finished shooting 2-for-3 from the floor and grabbed five boards as well...Finishes her Spartan career with 124 points, 57 rebounds, 42 assists, 16 steals and One block. 

As a Junior: SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll...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.

Career Highs

Recent games
Season Statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 14 8
Games started - -
Minutes 103 42
Minutes per game 7.4 5.3
FG 6-18 1-5
FG Pct 33.3 20.0
3PT 6-16 1-4
3PT Pct 37.5 25.0
FT 4-6 2-4
FT Pct 66.7 50.0
Off rebounds 2 0
Def rebounds 13 2
Total rebounds 15 2
Rebounds per game 1.1 0.3
Personal fouls 6 4
Disqualifications - -
Assists 13 5
Turnovers 8 3
Assist to turnover ratio 1.6 1.7
Steals 4 0
Blocks 1 0
Points 22 5
Points per game 1.6 0.6
Points per 40 min 8.5 4.8
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