NDSU

2021-22 Season (Senior): All-Summit League first team … Ranked second on the Bison in scoring (14.3 ppg) and rebounding (6.6 rpg) for the season … Led NDSU with 88 assists … Averaged 15.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 2.9 assists per game in Summit League play, shooting 46 percent from beyond the arc … Nearly recorded a triple-double in NDSU’s semifinal win over Oral Roberts in the Summit League Tournament, finishing with a season-high 26 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists … Scored 20-plus points in four straight games between Feb. 10-19 … Scored 25 points in a game twice – against Indiana State on Dec. 13 and against South Dakota State on Dec. 30 … Played 47 minutes in NDSU’s double-overtime win at Western Illinois on Feb. 10.

2020-21 Season (Junior): Named to the All-Summit League second team … Started all 27 games for the Bison, taking over the point guard role … Averaged 33.9 minutes and led the team in minutes played … Ranked 2nd on the team with 11.5 points and 6.4 rebounds per contest … Led NDSU with 82 total assists – 3.0 per game … Scored a career-high 26 points in a victory at South Dakota in the regular season finale, making 10-of-15 shots and 4-for-7 from beyond the arc … Grabbed double-digit rebounds five times, including a season-high 14 at Kansas City on Jan. 30 … Recorded 12 assists at TCU on Dec. 22 … Put up 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists vs. South Dakota State on Dec. 10 in Sioux Falls.

2019-20 Season (Sophomore): Played in 22 of 33 games for the Summit League champion Bison, making 13 starts … Averaged 6.6 points and 5.5 rebounds in 24 minutes per game … Ranked third on the team in rebounding … Missed 11 games in December and January with a knee injury … Earned All-Summit League Tournament honors with 9.0 points and 7.7 rebounds in three wins for the Bison … Scored a season-high 13 points in NDSU’s win over Oral Roberts on Feb. 8 … Season-high 13 rebounds in NDSU’s quarterfinal win over Denver at the Summit League Tournament … Registered a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds vs. Mayville State on Nov. 7 … Played a season-high 35 minutes vs. Utah Valley on Nov. 23.

2018-19 Season (Freshman): Played in 24 games and made 22 starts as a true freshman, missing 11 games in November and December with a knee injury … Averaged just over 25 minutes per game … Averaged 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds per contest … Scored a season-high 20 points in NDSU’s semifinal victory over Western Illinois in the Summit League Tournament, shooting 8-for-12 … Scored 10 points in the win over North Carolina Central in the First Four round of the NCAA Tournament on Mar. 20 … Pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds in NDSU’s win over North Dakota on Jan. 19 … Played for Germany’s U20 national team in the FIBA European Championship in July.

High School: One of the top players in the state of Nebraska as a senior in 2017-18 … Earned first-team Super-State honors after averaging 17.1 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game … Led Lincoln East HS to a school-record 24 wins and a trip to the Class A state tournament in his senior season … Ranks 6th all-time in scoring at Lincoln East HS.
 
Personal: Son of Achim and Kathy Griesel … Has one older sister, Jena … Majoring in business administration.