Jo Griffin

Freshman Year

Walk-on who played in seven games as a freshman, including four ACC games.
Sprained his ankle in practice on Nov. 6 and missed the first five games.
Played a season-high six minutes against Bryant.
One of four players from the state of Kentucky on the Cardinals’ roster.
His brother Michael played basketball at Thomas More College (2014-18). His father Jeff is the principal at South Oldham and played basketball for Oldham County HS, leading them to the 1985 Kentucky Sweet 16. His father also played collegiate basketball at Morehead State and Transylvania. His uncles Tim and Jim Griffin played basketball at Kentucky Wesleyan.

High School

Averaged 21.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists while connecting on 42.3 percent of his three-point attempts (58-of-137) as a senior last season at South Oldham as the Dragons posted a 26-6 record and reached the Eighth Region semifinals.
Honored as the 2017 Eighth Region Player of the Year, was a finalist for Kentucky’s Mr. Basketball, a third team all-state honoree, was an three-time all-district selection and a member of the 2016-17 Courier-Journal Metro Louisville all-area first team.
No. 2 all-time scorer for South Oldham with 1,233 career points in three seasons.
Averaged 10.7 points and 3.1 rebounds as a junior in helping South Oldham achieve a 29-6 record and reach the Kentucky Sweet 16.
His brother Michael is a junior guard at Thomas More College. His father Jeff is the principal at South Oldham and played basketball for Oldham County HS, leading them to the 1985 Kentucky Sweet 16. His father also played collegiate basketball at Morehead State and Translyvania. His uncles Tim and Jim Griffin played basketball at Kentucky Wesleyan.
His high school teammate at South Oldham Isaac Fields is a sophomore walk-on guard at Clemson.
Chose to attend UofL after considering offers from Centre, Kentucky Wesleyan, North Greenville, Thomas More and Transylvania.

Personal

Born March 1, 1999 ... Son of Jeff and Joni Griffin ... Has one older brother (Michael) ... Major is sport exercise science.
Personal goal at UofL is to “become the best player I can become and earn a college degree.”
Best moment of his athletic career to date was winning the Kentucky 2016 Eighth Region and playing in the state tournament.
Chose to attend UofL because “I grew up a fan and it was my dream school.”
Best advice given to him was “keep shooting.”
Most proud of his brother.
His coach father and grandfather have had the greatest influence on his athletic career.
Feels Ryan Reynolds would be the best actor to play him in a movie.
When he played basketball as a kid, he pretended he was LeBron James.
If you walked into his dorm room, the first thing you would notice is his snacks.
Best thing about being a Cardinal is “I always wanted to be one."