DALLAS (Nov. 28, 2005) — The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have signed free agent guard Adrian Griffin. Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Griffin returns to the Mavericks for the second time after playing in Dallas during the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons.

The six-year pro spent last season with the Chicago Bulls. He played in 69 games and averaged 2.2 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.00 steal in 9.7 minutes a game.

Dallas originally signed Griffin as a free agent on July 27, 2001. In the two seasons with Dallas, he averaged 6.9 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.06 assists in 188 games while starting 157. He was a part of the Mavericks team that went 60-22 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

Griffin, who also played for Boston and Houston, spent three years in the CBA, the USBL and the Italian League after his college career at Seton Hall before playing in the NBA. He will wear No. 8 tonight but switch to No. 44 permanently.