| Brittney Griner |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Houston, Texas
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| High School:
Nimitz HS
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| Height:
6-8
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| Position:
P
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| Experience:
HS
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PHOTO GALLERY 
INTANGIBLES...
Can dunk the ball with ease .... Possesses an 88" (7'4") wing span.
HIGH SCHOOL...
Arguably Baylor's most decorated recruit in any sport ever... Ranked as the nation's top player by all of the recruiting services ... Dunked the ball 52 times in 32 games as a senior ... Averaged 33.0 points (1,290), 15.5 rebounds (608), 11.7 blocks (459), 3.4 steals (136) and 3.1 assists (122) as a senior at Houston's Nimitz High School ... Career totals include 3,114 points, 1,586 rebounds, 939 blocks, 268 steals and 198 assists ... Set a National Federation of State High School record when she rejected 25 shots against Aleif Hastings (Nov. 11, 2008), former record 23, was held by (Myeisha Jones, Oakland Castlemont, Calif., Feb 2, 1997) ... Set a record for dunks in a game with seven versus Aldine (Jan. 23, 2009) ... Produced a quadruple-double against second-ranked College Park (Dec. 2, 2008) with 36 points, 15 rebounds, 15 blocks and 10 assists ... Recorded 19 triple-doubles and 21 double-digit block efforts as a senior ... Helped the Nimitz Lady Cougars capture the Class 5A Region III championship and the school's first-ever state tournament berth ... Scored 44 points, hauled down 18 rebounds and blocked eight shots against Plugerville in the Class 5A state semifinals, setting a Class 5A state tournament single-game scoring record ... Nimitz lost to Mansfield Summitt in the Class 5A state championship game (52-43), but Griner recorded 22 points, 12 rebounds and nine blocks in the effort ... High school jersey is one of 25 displayed in the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame's Ring of Honor ... Parade Player of the Year ... Parade All-American ... Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Player of the Year ... USA Today Player of the Year ... USA Today All-American ... Gatorade's Texas Girls' Player of the Year ... Miss Basketball by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) ... Houston Chronicle Player of the Year and All-Greater Houston first team ... WBCA All-Star Game MVP (20 points, 10 rebounds, eight blocks) ... McDonald's All-American ... Selected to play in the McDonald's All-America game and TABC All-Star game ... Honored by the city of Houston when Mayor Bill White proclaimed May 7, 2009, as Brittney Griner Day ... Featured on cover of RISE magazine (December 2008) and Slam magazine (February 2009) ... All-state and all-region by TABC ... Received MVP and first-team All-District 19-5A honors.
2007-08 - Parade All-America second team ... TABC all-state ... Co-MVP District 19-5A ... Houston Chronicle All-Greater Houston first team.
PERSONAL...
Full name is Brittney Yevette Griner ... Daughter of Raymond and Sandra Griner of Houston ... Born Oct. 18, 1990, in Houston ... Has three older siblings: D, Shkera and Pier ... Verbally committed to Baylor prior to her junior year of high school, selected the school over Tennessee, Texas and LSU among others ... Chose Baylor because of its family atmosphere and she wanted to stay in Texas ... Aspires to play professional basketball ... 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 ... Undecided on a major.
