Megan Griffith
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Columbia |
| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 171–99 (.633) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | September 4, 1985 |
| Playing career | |
| 2003–2007 | Columbia |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2012–2016 | Princeton (assistant) |
| 2016–present | Columbia |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 171–99 (.633) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| WBIT (2026) 3x Ivy League regular season (2023–2025) | |
| Awards | |
| 3x Ivy League Coach of the Year (2023–2025) | |
Megan Griffith (born September 4, 1985) is an American college basketball coach and current head coach of the Columbia Lions women's basketball team.[1] Since joining Columbia in 2016, Griffith has built up the program and led the Lions to the winningest stretch in the program's NCAA Division I history.[1] She is the all-time winningest coach in program history. Griffith coached the team to its first regular season Ivy League title in 2023.[2] The Lions repeated as champions in 2024 and went on to earn the program's first berth into the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.[3]
Griffith is the former assistant women's basketball coach and recruiting coordinator at Princeton.[1] During Griffith's time at Princeton, the Tigers reached the postseason each year and earned five Ivy League titles.[1]
Early life and education
Griffith is from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania and was a three-sport athlete at Villa Maria Academy, playing basketball, lacrosse, and volleyball.[1] As a basketball player, she was a two-time team captain and earned first team Main Line Times honors her junior and senior year.[1] Her team won the PIAA District 1 Championship in 2002.[4][5] Griffith went on to play basketball for the Columbia Lions women's basketball team from 2003 to 2007, captaining the team for three seasons and earning All-Ivy honors in 2006 and 2007.[1] 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.[6][7] She majored in economics and was a two-time Academic All-Ivy selection.[1]
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.[1] She played for Espoo from 2008 to 2009 and led the team to the National Finnish Championship and the Finnish Cup Championship titles.[1] During the 2009–10 season, she played for the Celeritas-Donar basketball team in Groningen, Netherlands.[1]
