Bridgette Griffin is in her second season as women’s basketball assistant coach.

In her first season on the Cougars’ bench, Griffin aided the Cougars’ to a Region VI runner-up finish following a 20-6 season and second place finish in the KJCCC West at 16-5. Three sophomores earned post-season recognition with Queen Ulabo earning 2nd team All-American, 1st team All-Conference and All-Region VI honors while Vanessa Oduah and Tiffany Dortland earned 1st Team All-Conference and 2nd Team All-Region VI nods.

Griffin made the transition to Great Bend from the west coast after serving as assistant at College of Marin (2019-2020) where she helped shape and develop a new program and culture.

Entering the basketball coaching ranks at Green Mountain High School in Denver, Colorado, Griffin assisted the varsity girls into the state tournament’s Sweet 16 and a 17-6 regular season record. During this time, Griffin also assisted at nearby NCAA DII institutions, Metropolitan State helping the 2017-18 team to a 23-9 round and the second round of the NCAA DII tournament, followed by a short stint at Colorado Christian University for the 2018-19 season.

Griffin received her Business Administration bachelor’s degree and dual minor (Sports Recreation Management and Marketing) from Ashford University in 2016.  A three-sport athlete, Griffin helped contribute to a 24-7 record and the 2015 NAIA Division II Basketball Championship while earning accolades in an Academic All-Conference selection, awarded the NAIA Champion of Character, and Ashford’s 2016 Inspirational Athlete of the Year recipient.

A native of East Moline, Illinois, Griffin competed collegiately her first two years at Black Hawk College in the NJCAA Arrowhead Conference.