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  Kelli Griffin

Kelli Griffin

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Houston, Texas

High School:
Clear Brook HS

Height:
5-8

Position:
G

Experience:
2L

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INTANGIBLES...
Only returning starting from 2008-09 squad.

2008-09 [SOPHOMORE]...
Tallied 128 assists which ranks her No. 3 on BU's sophomore assist list behind Angela Tisdale (175) and Nicole Collins (129) ... After starting 13 straight games from Dec. 6 through Feb. 1, coming off the bench in wins at Nebraska and vs. No. 18 Kansas State, Griffin started the Lady Bears final 13 games at point ... Lady Bears were 20-4 on season when she scored five or more points, including 6-1 when she reached double-figures, and 25-3 when she collected two or more assists ... Led Lady Bears in assists (128) and dropped at least one dime in 33 games with 28 multi-assist outings, 10 of which were five or more assist performances ... Also led squad in free throw shooting (.793), while ranking No. 4 in minutes (29.1 mpg), No. 4 in steals (36) and T-No. 6 in scoring (6.9 ppg) ... 10 multi-steal games included a career-high five thefts vs. Texas Tech ... No. 61 nationally in assist/turnover ratio ... Ranked among Big 12 leaders in assist/turnover ratio (No. 6, 1.5), assists (No. 7, 3.7 apg) and free throw percentage (No. 8, .793) ... Connected on 82.0 percent (50-of-61) of her free throws over last 20 games ... 19 stints of 30+ minutes on season include a career-high 41 minutes at Oklahoma State ... 25 assists and 16 turnovers in 198 minutes over Baylor's six (three Big 12, three NCAA) 2009 postseason games ... Seven points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals in 40 minutes vs. No. 7 Louisville in Sweet 16 ... Career-high 21 points, included game-winning lay-in with 0.5 seconds left vs. No. 16 South Dakota State in second-round NCAA Tournament contest ... Six points and two assists in 17 minutes vs. UTSA in BU's first-round NCAA Tournament win before fouling out for first time this season ... Averaged 6.3 points and 5.7 assists in BU's Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship title run with 17 assists and just nine turnovers in 103 minutes ... Dished out seven assists vs. No. 10 Texas A&M in Big 12 title game ... 11 points and seven assists in 40 minutes vs. No. 10 Texas A&M ... Against Texas Tech in Waco, she registered career-highs in both assists (eight) and steals (five) with just one turnover in 32 minutes ... Returned to the starting five at Oklahoma State and played a career-high 41 minutes with NO turnovers ... Came off the bench at Nebraska and registered a career-high 14 points and three assists in 24 minutes ... Scored Baylor's last eight points at Nebraska, six of which were from the foul line, and hit 10-of-10 at the stripe for the contest to equal the sixth-best single-game effort in school history ... Career-high eight rebounds in 32 minutes vs. No. 2 Oklahoma in Waco ... Scored 13 points to go with six assists in 32 minutes off the pine in Lady Bears' win over No. 2 Stanford.

2007-08 [FRESHMAN]...
Started the last eight games of her true freshman season, averaging 4.3 points and 1.8 assists in 22.0 minutes per game over that stretch ... Saw action in all 32 games as a Lady Bear rookie ... Registered a career-high 11 points, three rebounds, a career-high tying three steals and three assists in a career-high 30 minute stint vs. Colorado ... Drew first career start against No. 10 Oklahoma in Waco; responded with six points, four rebounds and two assists in a career-high 27 minutes ... Played 10 or more minutes in 24 of 32 appearances ... 47 of 59 rebounds on season off defensive glass.

HIGH SCHOOL...
Tore ACL in May 2006 and spent her senior season rehabilitating the injury ... Earned District 24-5A first-team honors all four years in high school ... Three-time district MVP ... Scored 14.5 points, grabbed 4.7 rebounds, dished out 4.7 assists and registered 3.8 steals as a junior ... Was Texas Hoops' top-ranked player in the class of 2007 prior to her ACL injury ... Named first-team All-Greater Houston by the Houston Chronicle.

PERSONAL...
Full name is Kelli Danielle Griffin ... Daughter of Madine Griffin of Pearland, Texas, and Glendale Griffin ... Born Feb. 7, 1989, in Dallas, Texas ... Has two siblings: Davenger (21) and Glendale (17) ... Selected Baylor over Duke, Stanford, Oklahoma and Texas A&M ... Chose Baylor because of its coaches, players and the fact that it's a great Baptist school ... Spare time activities include watching movies, talking on the phone, hanging out with friends and spending time with her mom ... Active in Black History Club ... Future plans include managing a large business ... General studies major.

CAREER STATS
Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3A Pct FT FTA Pct OR DR TR Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg
2007-08 32 8 477 14.9 30 80 .375 6 17 .353 22 29 .759 12 47 59 1.8 46 1 47 43 2 27 88 2.8
2008-09 35 26 1020 29.1 68 200 .340 15 46 .326 92 116 .793 18 91 109 3.1 74 1 128 83 8 36 243 6.9
CAREER 67 34 1497 22.3 98 280 .350 21 63 .333 114 145 .786 30 138 168 2.5 120 2 175 126 10 63 331 4.9