Former Houston Rockets forward Eddie Griffin was convicted Tuesday of marijuana possession.

The Rockets forward Eddie Griffin (top right) and Chinese center Yao Ming (bottom) are seen in this file photo. [file/AFP]

Harris County Criminal Court-at-Law Judge Larry Standley said he would sentence Griffin on Feb. 13. Standley convicted Griffin of the misdemeanor after a daylong bench trial.

Griffin, who signed with the New Jersey Nets following his release from the Rockets, also is scheduled next month to answer a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon based on an alleged fight with a woman in October.

Griffin was arrested in April on the marijuana charge.

He was suspended from the Rockets in October for a series of missed practices and a skipped flight to Sacramento, Calif. Later that month, a woman accused him of hitting her three times in the face and shooting at her as she drove away from his Houston home before dawn on Oct. 25.

Griffin, a 6-foot-10, 232-pound forward, averaged 8.7 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.63 blocks in 150 career games over two seasons with the Rockets.

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