Griffin is the second Stepinac player to commit to an ACC blue blood this fall after 6-foot senior point guard R.J. Davis committed to North Carolina last month. “We are beyond excited for A.J. and his decision to attend Duke,” Stepinac coach Pat Massaroni said. “He felt the connection with the staff and the players and the message Coach K has presented to him. “A.J. has so much versatility in his game. His ability to shoot, defend, rebound and get others involved. He has worked extremely hard on and off the court. He is a top player in the 2021 class.” Griffin is also the sixth member of the PSA Cardinals to commit Division 1 this year.I’m blessed to be able to say that I will be committing to… pic.twitter.com/7nlHXOQZsm
— Adrian (@adriangriffin21) November 4, 2019
Said Terrance “Munch” Williams of the PSA Cardinals: “A.J. Griffin is one of the most complete players in the country. With his great family structure and support system, I can see him playing basketball at the highest level one day. As long as he continues to be healthy, I believe he will end up being the No. 1 player in his class.” The 6-foot-7 Griffin recently took an official visit to Duke for “Countdown to Craziness.” “The Duke visit was great,” Griffin said by text. “I connected really good with everyone and [the] atmosphere of the Countdown to Craziness was unbelievable.” Griffin, who is the son of TorontoAJ Griffin is the 6th member of the @PSACardinals to commit this year:
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) November 4, 2019
Griffin (Duke)
Jalin Sinclair (Lehigh)
Richard Springs (UConn)
AJ Hoggard (Michigan State)
Hassan Diarra (Texas A&M)
Jamal Mashburn (Minnesota) https://t.co/osemApN780
Quite the scene here at @step_basketball
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) September 9, 2019
Coach K and @DukeMBB are 3 deep for 2021 AJ Griffin
Jeff Capel and Pitt and Patrick Ewing and Georgetown 4 deep for 2020 @ariidavis_ pic.twitter.com/TpUQXLES4L
Griffin missed some time last season with a footClass of 2021 @step_basketball star AJ Griffin with the jumper with Coach K and @DukeMBB 3 deep pic.twitter.com/98QVeoPm70
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) September 9, 2019
Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter And Like ZAGS on Facebook.@step_basketball 5⭐ 2021 F A.J. Griffin sharing some words with Duke’s Coach K after Open Gym pic.twitter.com/D7bUEFBAon
— Eugene Rapay (@erapay5) September 9, 2019