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Mimi Griffin (née Senkowski; born 1956 or 1957)
Early life and education
[edit]Mimi Senkowski lived in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with five siblings after her 1950s birth.[1] She began playing basketball during the early 1960s.[2] Senkowki was a theatre director while at Lancaster Catholic High School.[1] While participating in athletics, she received an "outstanding player" award in 1972.[3] From 1973 to 1974, she received Most Valuable Player Awards in athletics twice and basketball once.[4][5]
During February 1974, Senkowski was one of "the first two high school girls to score 1,000 points ... in Lancaster County."[6] The following month, she had a knee injury while on Lancaster Catholic's basketball team.[7] Her team also won the Class AAA division held by the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association in 1974.[8][9] After leaving Lancaster that year, Senkowski had 1,168 points. She was in the top 15 for most points scored at Lancaster Catholic in girls basketball during the late 2010s.[10]
In the mid-1970s, Senkowski attended an accounting program at the University of Delaware and was on their basketball team.[11] While at Delaware in 1975, she planned to participate at trials for a spot on the United States women's Pan American Games basketball team.[12] By the beginning of 1976, Senkowski left Delaware and continued her basketball experience at the University of Pittsburgh.[13][14] Senkowski and her team played at the 1977 Eastern Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women Tournament and were quarter-finalists.[15][16] After accumulating her 624th point during January 1978, she was "the second leading career scorer in Pittsburgh women's basketball history."[17] The following year, she completed additional post-secondary studies at Lehigh University.[18]
Career
[edit]Basketball
[edit]During the late 1970s, Senkowski played basketball with the Allentown Crestettes.[19] She also worked with Lehigh as an assistant coach during this time period.[20] In 1980, her Lehigh position ended.[21] That year, Senkowski joined Manufacturers Hanover Trust and remained there until 1982.[22][18] While there, she advertised the Women's Christmas Classic with her project director position.[23][24]
Golf
[edit]By the early 1980s, Senkowski had worked on the Westchester Classic while working for Manufacturers Hanover.[25]
Awards and honors
[edit]Griffin was given the Mel Greenberg Media Award by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association in 1994.[26] She also received the Naismith Outstanding Contributor to Women’s Basketball Award from the Atlanta Tipoff Club in 2018.[27][28] As part of the Athletic Hall of Honor, Griffin was selected by Lancaster Catholic High School in 2000.[29] She was later inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014.[30]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Mekeel, Pete (June 8, 1974). "Basketball Star's Still 'Shooting'". Lancaster New Era. p. 22.
- ^ Fisher, Dennis (March 15, 1974). "Catholic Girls Eye State Title". Lancaster New Era. p. 20.
- ^ "LCHS Honors Athlete". Intelligencer Journal. May 12, 1972. p. 60.
- ^ "Catholic High Honors Stars". Lancaster New Era. May 23, 1973. p. 69.
- ^ "Catholic Retires Mimi's Number". Intelligencer Journal. May 22, 1974. p. 30.
- ^ "Sharon and Mimi Top 1,000 Points". Intelligencer Journal. February 14, 1974. p. 34.
- ^ Benshoff, Al (March 7, 1974). "Catholic Girls Romp Into District Finals". Intelligencer Journal. p. 31.
- ^ Zeigler, Harold (March 24, 1974). "Mimi Scores 28 To Lead 75-32 Win Over Baldwin". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. p. 49.
- ^ "Basketball PIAA Champions" (PDF). Pennsylvania Interscholatic Athletic Association. p. 2.
- ^ Reinhart, Jeff (January 4, 2018). "Several L-L League girls basketball players closing in fast on 1,000 career points". Lancaster Online. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ Rutherford, Mac (December 9, 1975). "Wallace Head Pitt Coach; Senkowski Plans Transfer". Intelligencer Journal. p. 21.
- ^ Rutherford, Mac (June 10, 1975). "Local Girls Eye Olympics". Intelligencer Journal. p. 21.
- ^ Rutherford, Mac (December 9, 1975). "Wallace Head Pitt Coach; Senkowski Plans Transfer". Intelligencer Journal. p. 21.
- ^ "Pitt Women Coast Over ACC, 82-29". The Pittsburgh Press. January 11, 1976. p. D-9.
- ^ "Pantherettes Win, Seek Tourney Bid". The Pittsburgh Press. February 27, 1977. p. D-2.
- ^ Aluko, Vivian (March 11, 1977). "St. Joe's Gals After Revenge". The Daily News. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. United Press International. p. 5.
- ^ Zeigler, Harold (January 27, 1978). "2nd Career Scorer". Lancaster New Era. p. 17.
- ^ a b Zeigler, Harold (March 27, 1985). "Mimi Senkowski Griffin Turns Basketball Announcer for ESPN". Lancaster New Era. p. 42.
- ^ "Crestettes 58, Armed Forces 56". The Morning Call. February 26, 1979. p. C3.
- ^ Kudela, Tony (May 17, 1979). "3 Sports Camps". The Ephrata Review. p. A-11.
- ^ "Ex-pitt star a hit". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. March 21, 1986. p. 14.
- ^ Housenick, Tom (July 3, 2022). "Tough act to follow". The Morning Call. p. C4.
- ^ Krevitz, Bob (November 16, 1982). "Specter of WBL haunts players". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. D-4.
- ^ Sullivan, Tara (January 3, 1999). "Garden Fresh". The Record. Hackensack, New Jersey. p. S-4.
- ^ Wittman, Bob (June 27, 2000). "She's simply unflappable in tourney driver's seat". The Morning Call. p. A6.
- ^ "Mel Greenberg Media Award". Women's Basketball Coaches Association. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Past Winners". Naismith Trophy. Outstanding Contributor to Women's Basketball. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Atlanta Tipoff Club Names Lou Carnesecca and Mimi Griffin 2018 Naismith Outstanding Contributors To Basketball Award Winners". Naismith Trophy. December 14, 2017. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Hall of Honor". Lancaster Catholic High School. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- ^ "Mimi Griffin". Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 11, 2022.