3 Lisa Griffith
5-6
Senior-RS
Guard
Portland, Ore./St. Mary's Academy

1999 Honorable Mention All-Pac-10
1998 Honorable Mention All-Pac-10
1997 Honorable Mention All-Pac-10
1997 Pac-10 All-Freshman Team
1997 Women's Basketball News Service All-Freshman Third Team

General: Starting point guard... A deadly shooter from beyond the arc... Excellent ball-handler... Arizona's "coach on the floor"... Is fourth on the UA career list in minutes played average (30.6), fourth in career starts (86), sixth in total minutes played (2751), sixth in assists (349), ninth in steals (158) and ninth in scoring average (10.2 ppg)... Career three-point percentage (.370) is third-best... Broke into UA top 20 all-time leading scorers list on Jan. 4, 1999, and is currently at #14 with 915 career points, only 10 points away from being #13... Has started all but four of her 90 career games... As a freshman, set Pac-10 and school single season records for three-pointers made and attempted...

1998-99: Honorable mention All-Pac-10... Team co-captain... Became Arizona's all-time leader in both three-point field goals made and attempted during the season... Took over the Pac-10 career lead in three-pointers made, as well, in the final contest of the year... Her 56 three-pointers made and 165 attempted both rank sixth and fifth, respectively, on the UA single season lists in those categories... Her 975 minutes played is fifth on the single-season list, her 139 assists is ninth and her three-point percentage (.339) and steals (66) are 10th... Finished the year ranked fifth in the Pac-10 in assists (4.79 apg), eighth in steals (2.28 spg) and ninth in three-point field goal percentage... Had averages of 9.7 points, 4.8 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game... Registered six points and seven assists against Rutgers (3/14/99) in the second round of the NCAA tournament... Went scoreless against Florida (3/12/99) in the first round of NCAAs, but racked up eight assists... Grabbed a career-high seven rebounds at UCLA (3/6/99)... Nailed a season-high five treys en route to 20 points, also a season high, at Oregon (2/21/99)... Played a career-high 42 minutes at Arizona State (2/13/99)... Aided by a 4-for-4 performance from three-point range, registered 15 points and a game-high eight assists against Washington State (2/6/99)... Racked up 15 points, seven assists against Washington (2/4/99)... Shot a perfect 8-for-8 from the line in that game... Had four points and three assists at UCSB (12/19/98) despite having to play in a protective face mask because of a broken nose... Named to Insight.com Bowl Basketball Classic All-Tournament Team... Tallied 12 points and six rebounds against Louisiana Tech (12/6/98)... Collected 12 points and eight assists against Sam Houston State (12/4/98)... Tied her career high with nine assists against San Diego State (11/23/98)... Named to All-Tournament Team at Nebraska CableVision Classic... Scored 14 points and collected five assists against UW Green Bay (11/13/98) during season opener...

1997-98: Honorable mention All-Pac-10... Season total of 64 treys made was third-best of all-time... Was third on team in scoring (8.3 ppg)... Over the three NCAA tourney games, averaged 15.7 ppg and hit 53.8 percent from beyond the arc... Hit 6-for-9 from three-point range, including 5-of-6 in the first half, against UConn (3/21/98) en route to a season-high 21 points in Sweet Sixteen... Went 5-for-8 from long range against Virginia (3/15/98) to notch 17 points in the second round of the NCAA tourney... Collected nine points and four assists against Santa Clara (3/13/98) in first round of NCAAs... Had 12 points and a game-high five assists against UCLA (3/7/98)... Hit 4-of-8 from long range while racking up 18 points at Washington State (2/7/98)... Seven assists at Washington (2/5/98)... Had 11 points vs. Stanford (1/12/98)... Recorded 10 points vs. Washington State (1/8/98)... Notched 12 points and four assists at UCLA (1/2/98)... Ran off season high of 19 points against Baylor (12/29/97), including a 7-of-8 performance from the free throw line... Hit 6-of-7 from the floor, including 4-for-5 from beyond the arc, to rack up 16 points against UCSB (11/23/97)...

Australia Tour 1997: Was third on the squad in both scoring (9.5 ppg) and assists (2.6 apg)... Averaged nearly three 3-pointers made per game over the eight contests... Hit a tour-high of five three-pointers en route to a team-high 19 points against the Brisbane Blazers... Had seven points and seven assists against the Central Coast Cavaliers...

1996-97: All-Pac-10 Freshman Team and honorable mention All-Pac-10 Team... UA Newcomer of the Year... Women's Basketball News Service All-Freshman Third Team... Finished second on team with 12.2 ppg and led squad with 4.0 assists per game... Ended season sixth in the nation in average three-pointers made (3.0 per game)... Scored in double digits 20 times, including 12 of the last 14 games... Her 92 three-pointers made and 234 attempted both became new Pac-10 and UA records... Was among conference assists leaders all season... Her three-point shooting percentage (.393) and minutes played total (936) were third and eighth, respectively, on the UA single-season top ten lists... Gathered 14 points, five rebounds and six assists at Georgia (3/16/97) in NCAA Tourney second-round game... Dropped in 5-of-6 from three-point range and scored 18 points in first round of NCAA Tournament against Western Kentucky (3/14/97)... Her seven three-pointers made at USC (2/16/97) and against Cal (3/8/97) were Pac-10 season highs... Lit Cal (3/8/97) up for a career-high-tying 25 points... Hit 7-of-11 from beyond the arc in that game... Led the Wildcats with 18 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point land against Oregon State (2/22/97)... Named Pac-10 Player of the Week on Feb. 17 after leading the Wildcats to a first-ever road sweep of the L.A. schools... Hit 7-of-11 from three-point range and scored season-high 25 points to fuel the Cats' victory at USC (2/16/97)... Exploded for game-high 23 points on 5-of-9 shooting from three-point range against Washington (1/30/97)... Scored 16 points, all in the first half, at San Diego State (12/19/96)... Voted unanimous MVP of the Copper Bowl Classic after collecting 40 points and 13 assists in two games... Scored 16 points, all in the first half, against Harvard (12/8/96) in the tourney championship game... Hit 6-of-11 from three-point range and scored 24 points against San Jose State (12/6/96) in first round of Copper Bowl Classic... Broke loose for 21 points at Texas A&M (11/25/96)... Ran off 14 points against Evansville (11/22/96), including a perfect 4-for-4 performance from three-point range in the first half...

1995-96: Redshirted... Had knee surgery late in the summer of 1995 and was released to practice midway through the season...

High School: At St. Mary's Academy in Portland, Ore., earned six varsity letters, including four in basketball, one in cross country and one in track... Team captain as a senior... Earned first team All-Metro League honors her junior and senior years after being named to the third team as a sophomore... Two-time All-Oregon selection... Honored as a Blue Star and Street & Smith's All-American... Also earned BCI All-America honors... Averaged 15 points and seven assists per game as a senior before injuring her knee midway through the season... As a junior, averaged 17 points and seven assists per contest... Her AAU coach was Howard Avery, who trained Portland resident and former UA All-American Damon Stoudamire...

Personal: Born Lisa Marie Griffith on April 16, 1977, in Santa Clara, Calif... Daughter of Larry and Maria Griffith... Majoring in communication... On Mar. 7, 1999, became engaged to marry Yusuf Scott, a former UA football player who is now with the Arizona Cardinals... Her twin sister Sandie is a beautician in Portland, Ore... Sister Melissa Pritchard is a recent graduate of the University of Oklahoma, where she competed in gymnastics... Brother-in-law Terry Pritchard played tight-end for the Univ. of Oklahoma and won a national title with the team.

Griffith's Single Game Highs
FG Made   9, twice, last vs. Washington (1/30/97)
FG Att.  16 at Washington (3/1/97)
3FG Made  7, twice, last vs. California (3/8/97)
3FG Att. 12 at Washington (3/1/97)
FT Made   8 vs. Washington (2/4/99)
FT Att.   8, twice, last vs. Washington (2/4/99)
Points   25, twice, last vs. California (3/8/97)
Rebounds  7 at UCLA (3/6/99)
Assists   9, three times, last vs. San Diego St. (11/23/98)
Blocks    2 vs. California (3/8/97)
Steals    6, three times, last vs. Stanford (2/27/99) 



GRIFFITH'S CAREER STATS
Year    GP GS Min. Avg.  FG FGA  Pct.  3FG 3FGA Pct.  FT  FTA  Pct.  OR  DR Tot. Avg.  PF-DQ  A   TO  B  ST  Pts. Avg.
1996-97 31 31 936  30.2 130 310  .419   92 234  .393  34  47   .723  10  61  71  2.3   77-3  125  88  3  54  386  12.5
1997-98 30 28 844  8.1   77 212  .363   64 174  .368  31  46   .674  17  46  63  2.1   67-1   85 103  0  38  249   8.3
1998-99 29 27 975  33.6  88 250  .352   56 165  .339  48  65   .738  20  64  84  2.6   76-2  139  99  2  66  280   9.7
Totals  90 86 2751 30.6 295 772  .382  212 573  .370 113 158   .715  47 171 218  2.4  220-6  349 290  5 158  915  10.2