Rashard Nathan Griffith was born on October 8,1974 and is an American former professional basketball player.
15 Facts About Rashard Griffith
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Rashard Griffith had been considered the top prep center in the country until he was outplayed by Rasheed Wallace at the prestigious Nike Camp in Indianapolis.
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King won a state championship in 1993, and after dominating the high school ranks and being named Illinois Mr Basketball, Rashard Griffith joined the Wisconsin Badgers college basketball team.
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Rashard Griffith selected Wisconsin over his mother's preference of Purdue University and a long list of other schools, including Arizona, Duke, Kentucky, Michigan, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and Illinois.
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Rashard Griffith made his college debut on November 27,1993, against UW-Milwaukee, posting 27 points, 12 rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocked shots.
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Alongside fellow Chicago-area prep stars Michael Finley and Tracy Webster, Rashard Griffith helped the Badgers to their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 47 years.
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In only two seasons, Rashard Griffith set a Wisconsin individual record for most blocks in a career, later surpassed.
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Spurning the NBA for a larger contract, Rashard Griffith signed to play with Tofas Bursa in Turkey.
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Rashard Griffith helped the club reach the 1997 Korac Cup final against Aris.
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Rashard Griffith has played for Maccabi Tel Aviv in Israel, Tau Ceramica, Tenerife and Calpe in Spain, Lottomatica Roma in Italy and Capitanes de Arecibo in Puerto Rico.
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Rashard Griffith won the 1998 Israeli League with Maccabi and the 2005 Puerto Rican League with Arecibo.
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The final club for Rashard Griffith was Romanian CSU Asesoft Ploiesti.
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Rashard Griffith returned to the University of Wisconsin in 2017 to continue his studies, living with former teammate Howard Moore while he took classes.
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In May 2020, Rashard Griffith graduated with a degree in community and non-profit leadership.
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In 2022, Rashard Griffith was named head coach of the girls' basketball team at Middleton High School in Middleton, Wisconsin.