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Assistant Coach Lonnie Griffin

Lonnie Griffin

Men's Basketball Assistant Coach

Lonnie Griffin returned to Alma College in the fall of 2006 as an Admissions Representative and Assistant Coach with the men's basketball program. Griffin was a member of the Alma College men's basketball staff as head junior varsity coach and an assistant varsity coach from 2002 through 2004.

Griffin spent last season at Grand Valley State and helped the Lakers win the North GLIAC title and the GLIAC Tournament with a 27-4 record en route to an NCAA Tournament berth. His duties at GVSU included working with post players, student-athlete's academics, team travel and scouting.

Prior to serving at Grand Valley, Griffin served as an assistant coach for Bob Taylor at Northwood University. His responsibilities at Northwood included all aspects of recruiting, scouting and video breakdown of opponents.

A 2001 graduate of Eastern Michigan University with a Bachelor of Arts degree, Griffin was a student assistant coach with the Eagles.

 

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Coach Profile

Terry Smith

Terry Smith

Smith graduated from Michigan State University with a B.S. in Physical Education in 1984. After graduating, Smith got his start in coaching when he was the boy’s basketball coach at Fulton High School while working as a teacher at Ithaca High School. From there he moved to Cedar Springs High School were he coached and taught and won his first district championship in 1987.

The following year, Coach Smith got his first taste of coaching in the college ranks when he was an assistant men’s basketball coach at Ferris State University and was part of the team that won a GLIAC Championship and advanced to the quarterfinals of the NCAA DII Tournament.

After a year at FSU, Coach Smith left for Lake Superior State University where he served for three years as an assistant coach before being promoted to the head coach position in 1991. In five years time, Coach Smith had turned around the LSSU program. In 1996 his team won the first League Championship for LSSU since joining the GLIAC in 1978. During this time, Coach Smith also earned his M.A. in Physical Education from Central Michigan University.

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