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Eastern Illinois men's basketball coach Marty Simmons has announced the fifth player in the Panthers recruiting class for the upcoming season with the addition of prep school guard Isaiah Griffin.
 
Griffin who is from Orange, New Jersey, played last season at Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas where he helped lead the team to the title game of the National Prep Championship finishing year with a 33-4 record.
 
"Isaiah is a gritty point guard that has the ability to impact a game with both his passing and scoring," said Simmons.  "Last season he helped lead his prep school to a championship game appearance after a standout career at the high school level.   He is an explosive athlete that is always driving towards the basket to put pressure on the defense.  We are excited to have him as a part of our EIU basketball family."
 
Griffin (6'0" / 160) played his high school basketball at the Patrick School.  As a senior he led the school to 15 wins averaging in double figures during the season (16.8 ppg).  At Sunrise Christian Academy he averaged in double figures (12.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.3 apg) for the season but increased those averages with 17.3 points, 7 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 2.7 steals per game during the National Prep Championships.
 
He becomes the fifth player to join the Panthers roster for next season joining Corey Sawyer, Jr., (Guard / Cloud County CC), Nakyel Shelton (Guard / South Suburban CC), Kooper Jacobi (Forward / Univ. of Toledo) and Kyndall Davis (Guard/Forward / Panola College).