Episode 57: Lessons from Coach Griffith

Welcome to the CUSP Show, Basketball Edition. For the next couple of weeks, we will have an additional podcast where we dive into the stories of the people that make Columbia Men’s and Women’s Basketball so great.For our ninth episode, we have Megan Griffith, the coach of the Women’s Basketball team, joining us this week for a conversation on the intricacies behind coaching an Ivy League team. Coach Griffith spent six seasons on the women’s basketball coaching staff at Princeton University, including the last four as an assistant coach and the team’s recruiting coordinator. The last two years, Griffith helped Princeton make back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament. During that span, the Tigers posted a 54-7 overall record, including an undefeated 30-0 regular season in 2014-15.This year marks her first as the coach of the Columbia Lions.In this episode, Coach Griffith talks to Joe and Tom about all the work that is necessary to run the Columbia Lions basketball team. Coach Griffith goes in depth on the recruiting process and she shares some of the tricks she uses to get the most out of her athletes. You can find Coach Griffith on Twitter @mgriffith12 Be sure to also follow both Men’s and Women’s Basketball accounts on Twitter @CULionsMBB and @CULionsWBB. For more information and highlights be sure to check out http://www.gocolumbialions.comThe FactsThe CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports Our presenters are Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR). This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecuspshow.substack.com