Coaching the Columbia Women’s Basketball Team, Playing D1 College & Pro Hoops, and a Legendary Basketball Journey with Megan Griffith
In this episode, host Justin Hong interviews Megan Griffith, the Head Coach of the Columbia women’s basketball team, on her basketball journey as a player and coach.
During the episode, Megan talks about her family’s back story, growing up in the Philadelphia area, and playing sports in her early days (3:20).
She also shares about her experiences playing college basketball at Columbia (8:04) and pro basketball in Europe (10:28) before eventually making the transition into coaching (13:32).
She gives us an inside look at how she landed the head coaching position of the women’s basketball team at her alma mater (19:10), the experience of guiding her team to the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history (29:10), her experience as an Asian American basketball player & coach (33:26), and much more.
Coach Megan Griffith - Columbia Women's Basketball Head Coach Bio Page
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