16-year old Brittney Griner is a high school basketball player from Texas.
Griner was named USA Today's high school girl basketball player of the year on April 28, 2009.USA Today: 2009 All-USA Girls Basketball: High-flying Griner is Top Player
Beyond Basketball
Although Griner didn't play basketball until high school, she did play soccer and volleyball during junior high. The Nimitz high school basketball coach saw her playing volleyball during the fall of her freshman year, and recruited her for the team.
Griner is a good student, whose favorite subjects are math and chemistry. She told Sports Illustrated in a 2007 interview that she would like to be a crime scene investigator.SI.com: Nimitz High's Brittney Griner Grows to New Heights (January 16, 2007)
Average Points per Game
- 2005-2006: 11Waco Tribune-Herald: Nation's Top Rated Basketball Player Brittney Griner Signs (November 15, 2008)
- 2006-2007: 23.3Waco Tribune-Herald: Nation's Top Rated Basketball Player Brittney Griner Signs (November 15, 2008)
- 2007-2008: 24.6Waco Tribune-Herald: Nation's Top Rated Basketball Player Brittney Griner Signs (November 15, 2008)
