2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
SINGLE-GAME CAREER-HIGHS
Category |
Opponent / Date |
Statistic |
| Minutes: |
Winthrop / Jan. 27, 2024 |
40 |
| FGM: |
Winthrop / Jan. 27, 2024 |
11 |
| FGA: |
Seattle U / Mar. 27, 2024 |
19 |
| FTM: |
Presbyterian / Feb. 3, 2024 |
22 |
| FTA: |
Presbyterian / Feb. 3, 2024 |
24 |
| 3FGM: |
Seattle U / Mar. 27, 2024 |
4 (2x) |
| 3FGA: |
Longwood / Mar. 9, 2024 |
8 |
| Rebounds: |
Polk State College* / Jan. 28, 2023 |
8 |
| Assists: |
NFLP Academy* / Nov. 11, 2022 |
11 |
| Blocks: |
Radford / Mar. 8, 2024 |
1 (4x) |
| Steals: |
Gardner-Webb / Feb. 10, 2024 |
3 |
| Points: |
Winthrop / Jan. 27, 2024 |
37 |
Awards/Accolades
-Big South First Team All-Conference (2023-24 & 2024-25)
-Big South All-Tournament Team (2024-25)
-5x Big South Player of the Week (Jan. 8, 2024, Jan. 22, 2024, Jan. 29, 2024, Feb. 5, 2024, Feb. 24, 2025)
-Big South Preseason Player of the Year (2024-25)
-Big South Preseason First Team All-Conference (2024-25)
-Bracketeer Preseason Second Team All-American (2024-25)
-Lou Henson Award Finalist (2023-24)
-CBI All-Tournament Team (2023-24)
-Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week (Jan. 23, 2024)
-Field of 68 Mid-Major Brian Burton's Player of the Week (Feb. 5, 2024)
Senior (2024-25)
- Started 34 out of the 34 games appeared in for the Panthers.
- Averaged 28.2 minutes of playing time with a season-high 38 minutes versus N.C. Central (Nov. 12).
- Led the team in scoring averaging 14.6 points per game, dropping a season-high 25 points versus Gardner-Webb (Mar. 7) after going 7-for-16 from the field and 9-for-10 from the line.
- Scored in double-figures in 26 games posting a 10-game streak at the beginning of the season.Â
- Posted six 20 point games during the season (NCCU, ODU, Charleston So., Radford, UNCA, & GWU)
- Scored his 1000th career point against Charleston Southern (Feb. 19).
- Led the team from the line totaling 160-of-188 free throws, shooting 85.1%.
- Went 14-for-16 from the free throw line against Jackson State (Nov. 9) to register a season-high.Â
- Finished second on the team in assists dishing out 84 (2.5 pg) and registered a season-high six at Gardner-Webb (Feb. 22).
- Averaged 2.5 rebounds per game and picked up a season-high eight versus Old Dominion (Nov. 25).
- Added 13 steals and a block on the season.
- Helped High Point to its first-ever Big South Tournament title and its first bid to the NCAA Tournament.
- Named to the Big South All-Tournament Team after averaging 17.0Â points per game, 2.7 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Named to the Big South First Team All-Conference for the second straight season.
Junior (2023-24)
- Appeared in all 36 games in his first year with the Panthers and holds the record for single-season games played.
- Started in nine contests.
- Averaged 16.2 points per game to finish second on the team and third in the Big South in scoring.
- Shot 40.7% from the field, 34.0% from beyond the arc and 88.3% from the free throw line.
- He finished the year second in the nation in free throws made behind Purdue's Zach Edey with 242 free throws and finished eighth overall in free throws attempted with 274.
- Broke the program record for both made and attempted free-throws after going 22-24 in the game versus Presbyterian (Feb. 3) as well as tied the record for most made free-throws in a single-game in Big South conference history.
- Holds the program record for free throws made and attempted in a single-season going 242-274.
- He dropped 20+ points in 13 games and 30+ points in three games. He caught national attention after averaging 27.7 points per game through six straight games in the middle of the season. During that stretch of six games, he was named a Big South Player of the Week three times, named an Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week and Brian Burton's Field of 68 Mid Major Player of the Week.
- Scored a career-high 37 points in the win over Winthrop on the road (Jan. 27), which is tied for sixth in the record book in points scored in a sinlge game.
- In the game at Winthrop (Jan. 27), Giffa helped the Panthers come back from a 17 point deficit in the second half and scored the game winning layup at the buzzer to earn the 83-81 victory.
- Was second on the team in assists, averaging 2.9 per game. Dished out 5+ assists in eight games and registered a season-high nine in the season opener versus St. Andrews (Nov. 6).
- Averaged 2.9 rebounds per game and collected a season-high five rebounds six different times.Â
- Picked up 20 steals and four blocks during the season.
- After the regular season, Giffa was named to the Big South First Team All-Conference.
- Named a Lou Henson Award Finalist.
- Following the completion of the CBI Tournament, Giffa was named to the All-Tournament team after averaging 19 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists over the three games.
Sophomore (2022-23/Daytona State):
- Appeared in 29 games with 25 starts.
- Averaged 10.8 ppg, 3.1 rebounds and 3.0 assists.
- Shot 49.1% from the field, 35.5% from threes and 69.7% from the line.
- Scored a season-high 28 points against Polk State College (1/28), with a season-high eight rebounds.
- Scored in double figures in 16 games.
- Dished out a season-high 11 assists versus NFLP Academy (11/1).
- Totaled 91 rebounds and 86 assists.
Freshman (2021-22/UTEP)
- Appeared in 14 games off the bench, accumulating a total of 53 minutes of playing time.
- Set career highs for points (four), rebounds (four), assists (three) and playing time (19 minutes) in the season opener against Western New Mexico (11/9/21).
- Also had three offensive rebounds in the game.
- Made his first career 3-pointer against Southern Utah (3/22/22) in the second round of The Basketball Classic.
- Hit both free throw attempts at Southern Miss (2/19/22).
PRIOR TO COLLEGE:
- Averaged 17.8 points per game (231 points) in 13 games with Levallois Metropolitans U21 during the 2020-21 season in. France - Jeep Elite U21.Â
- Dished out 49 assists (3.8 apg).
- Led team in scoring and assists.
- Gathered 41 rebounds (3.2 rpg).
- Tallied 14 steals.
- Shot 46.7 percent (48-103) from the floor.
- Hit 75.0 percent (66-88) free throws.
- Scored a season-high 26 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including a 3-of-5 effort from beyond the arc, and registered five rebounds with five assists against Roanne U21.
- Scored 25 points (4-6 3-pointers) against Bourg-en-Bresse U21.
- Tallied 22 points and seven assists versus Monaco U21.
- Currently a top five finalist for MVP in the Jeep Elite U21 league.
- Averaged 7.3 points during the 2019-20 season, and 7.0 in the 2018-19 campaign.
- Competed with the French National U19 team.
PERSONAL:Â
- Born November 13, 2002.
- Father Sacha Giffa played almost two decades of professional basketball in the EuroLeague and was teammates with former San Antonio Spurs all-star Tony Parker on the French National Team.
- His father also saw time in the NBA’s coaching ranks, serving on the New York Knicks summer league staff in 2017.
- His father is currently an assistant coach with Kezza’s club team Levallois Metropolitans 92.
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2023-24Junior
Guard
6'2"
165 lbs
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2024-25Senior
Guard
6'2"
175 lbs
