Brittney Griner

USA Basketball Notes:

• Named as a finalist for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team on Feb. 13, 2012.
• The only collegiate player to participate in the 2011 USA National Team’s European Tour, averaged 12.8 ppg. and 7.0 rpg. playing alongside and against professional veterans as the U.S. posted a 3-2 record. Was the USA’s top shot blocker with nine points and scored a high of 22 points versus top EuroLeague club Ros Casares.
• Named to the 2011-12 USA Basketball Women’s National Team on Aug. 1, 2011.
• Participated in the 2009-12 USA Basketball Women’s National Team training camp, May 10-12, 2011, in Las Vegas.

College Honors:

• Was a unanimous 2011 All-America first team selection as named by The Associated Press (A.P.), U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA), State Farm/WBCA and Full Court Press.
• Finalist for numerous 2011 National Player of the Year awards, including the John R. Wooden Award, Wade Trophy, Naismith Award and Honda Award.
• Named 2011 WBCA All-Region 5.
• Listed as the 2011 Big 12 Conference Player of the Year and was on the All-Big-12 first team.
• The 2011 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and member of the All-Big 12 Defensive Team.
• Earned Most Outstanding Player honors at the 2011 Big 12 Tournament.
• A three-time Big 12 Player of the Week honoree in 2010-11.
• Earned 2010 All-America honors from the A.P.
• Named the 2010 USBWA National Freshman of the Year.
• Collected 2010 NCAA Tournament Memphis Regional Most Outstanding Player honors.

College Notes

• During her first two years of college, Baylor has compiled a 61-13 record, collected the 2011 Big 12 Tournament and regular season crowns and competed in a pair of NCAA Tournaments, advancing as far as the 2010 NCA Final Four and the 2011 NCAA Elite Eight.
• Set the all-time single-season NCAA Division I record for blocked shots with 223 in 2009-10.
• Owns two of the top three all-time NCAA Division I single season marks for blocked shots, ranks first and third (170 in 2010-11).
• After two seasons, has blocked 433 shots, which ranks seventh among all-time NCAA Division I career leaders in blocks and trails the record (663) by just 230 blocks.
• As a freshman in 2010-11, helped Baylor to a 27-10 mark and the 2010 NCAA Final Four; played and started in 35 games and averaged team-highs of 18.4 ppg., 8.5 rpg. and 6.4 bpg.
• As a sophomore in 2010-11, Baylor compiled a 34-3 record, captured the Big 12 Tournament and regular season titles and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight; started all 37 games and averaged 23.0 ppg., 7.8 rpg. and 4.6 bpg.

Personal Notes

• Born Brittney Yevette Griner on Oct. 18, 1990, in Houston, Texas.
• Daughter of Raymond and Sandra Griner, has three older siblings,  D, Shkera and Pier.
• Enjoys working on cars and watching football in her spare time.
• Volunteers with former Houston Rocket guard Steve Francis' Holiday Bowling and Christmas Party for underprivileged children.
• Has a wingspan that measures 7-4.
• Attended Nimitz High School (Texas), where she set a national high school record with 25 blocks in a single game and also set the record for dunks in a game with seven.
• Posted on quadruple-double with 36 points, 15 rebounds, 15 blocks and 10 assists.
• Averaged 33.0 ppg., 15.5 rpg., 11.7 bpg., 3.4 spg. and 3.1 apg., and dunked the ball 52 times in 32 games as a senior in 2008-09.
• Named the 2009 Parade Magazine, USA Today and WBCA National High School Player of the Year.
• Named the 2009 Gatorade Texas Girls High School Player of the Year and Texas Miss Basketball by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC).
• Was the 2009 WBCA High School All-America Game MVP and also competed in the 2009 McDonald’s High School All-America Game.
• Houston Mayor Bill White proclaimed May 7, 2009, as Brittney Griner Day.

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