Darrell Griffith
Darrell Griffith was born in Louisville, Kentucky, United States on June 16th, 1958 and is the Basketball Player. At the age of 65, Darrell Griffith biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Darrell Steven Griffith (born June 16, 1958), also known by his nickname Dr.
Dunkenstein, is an American former basketball player who spent his entire professional career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association.
He played collegiately at the University of Louisville.
He is widely regarded as one of the greatest college basketball players of all time.
Professional career
Utah selected Griffith with the second overall pick in the 1980 NBA draft. The Jazz had recently relocated from New Orleans to Salt Lake City, and the team needed someone to replace legendary shooting guard Pete Maravich. Griffith accepted the challenge, scoring 20.6 points per game in his first season and receiving the NBA Rookie of the Year award.
Griffith partnered with small forward Adrian Dantley to form one of the best-scoring duos in the league for the next four seasons. The Jazz gained a slew of victories in 1983-84 and qualifying for the NBA playoffs for the first time ever, with defensive support from center Mark Eaton and point guard Rickey Green. Griffith boosted his offensive game by adding long-distance shooting experience to his aerial acrobatics. He led the league in three-point shooting (36.1 percent) and set a new NBA record for most three-pointers made in a single season (91). Hot Rod Hundley, Utah's play-by-play announcer, earned him a new nickname: "The Golden Griff" is Utah's play-by-play announcer.
Griffith's career had a good showing in 1984-85. He averaged a career-high 22.6 points per game, and surpassed his own league record by sinking 92 three-point shots. During the year, Joey Hassett debuted as the all-time NBA champion for the most career three-pointers. He also represented the Jazz in the 1984 and 1985 NBA Slam Dunk Contests, displaying the Jazz in a high-flying style.
However, the team reformed in the mid-1980s with the introduction of Karl Malone and John Stockton as Utah's top offensive weapons. Dantley was drafted away from the team, and Griffiths was crippled by injuries. ("Dr. Dunkenstein was paying his toll," he said in an interview.) Due to a stress fracture in his foot, he missed the entire 1985–86 season, and he would miss his starting position when he returned. Griffith will have surgery on his left knee in March 1988, causing him to miss the remainder of the season. For the majority of the 1988-1989 season, he was able to regain his starting position, but then lost it all the following year. His playing time gradually decreased until his retirement in 1991. He earned 12,391 points in his 10-year as a professional player – all with the Jazz. On December 4, 1993, the franchise recognized his contributions by removing his jersey number 35.
Griffith is now a special assistant to the President of the University of Louisville.