27-04-2025
Former Taft star Rayvon Griffith leaves Cincinnati Bearcats basketball via transfer portal
Rayvon Griffith is leaving Cincinnati Bearcats basketball in the transfer portal after two seasons.
Dan Skillings Jr. was gone by Monday morning and by lunchtime, Rayvon Griffith had departed Cincinnati Bearcats basketball in the transfer portal. Griffith, who led Taft High School to an Ohio Division III state championship in 2022, spent two seasons with the Bearcats.
Rayvon Griffith entered the transfer portal Monday, April 7. He leaves the Cincinnati Bearcats after two seasons.
Griffith posted on Instagram:
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"I want to take time to thank all of the coaches and I also want to thank all of my teammates. These past two years have been a movie. Cincinnati will always be home and will always have a special place in my heart.
With that being said, I will be entering my name in the transfer portal and exploring a different path and follow God's footsteps. It's been a pleasure and I love how all the Bearcats fans truly supported me and welcomed me with open arms."
Farewell.
Bearcats Rayvon Griffith leaps to score during Game 1 of the 2025 Phillips 66 Big 12 Basketball Championship against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Missouri on Tuesday March 11, 2025. Bearcats won the game with a final score of 87-68.
Griffith played in 19 games for UC averaging 1.9 points and 0.8 rebounds after redshirting in 2023-24. He will have three more years of eligibility at his next destination.
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The 6-foot-6, 210-pound wing played a career-high 16 minutes in the College Basketball Crown opening win vs. DePaul. In the quarterfinal against UCF, he matched his career high with eight points and three rebounds in 10 minutes on the MGM Grand Garden Arena floor. He previously had eight points in UC's season opener over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.
Before a prep year at Arizona Compass, Griffith was a three-year starter at Taft High School, leading the Senators to a state trophy three years ago at University of Dayton Arena.
Cincinnati Bearcats guard-forward Rayvon Griffith (3) dunks in the second half of a basketball scrimmage between Cincinnati Bearcats and Ohio State Buckeyes at Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024.
Griffith committed to the UC Bearcats in a live CBS Sports HQ broadcast from Taft. At the time he was the top junior recruit in Ohio and the No. 10 recruit nationally at his position.
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Realistically, he was stuck in a crowded position at UC and will probably get more minutes at his next destination. He was though, a fan favorite. Whenever Griffith entered the game and produced he drew loud cheers at Fifth Third Arena. As late as Sunday, Griffith was at UC attending the Cincinnati Public Schools All-Star Showcase.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Ex-Taft star Rayvon Griffith leaves Cincinnati Bearcats, enters portal
