Griner played college basketball at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. As a freshman, Griner's 223 blocked shots set the all-time single-season record, establishing her as one of the greatest shot blockers in women's basketball history. [34]

Brittney Griner. Position: Center 6-8 (203cm) Hometown: Houston, TX School: Baylor (Women) Draft: Phoenix Mercury, 1st round (1st pick, 1st overall), 2013 WNBA draft. More player info

2025年1月31日 · Brittney Griner played college basketball for Baylor University in the Big 12 conference from 2009 to 2013. During her junior year (2011-12), Griner led the Bears to an invincible 40-0...

11 小时之前 · I wanted to be in a college town and Waco was the perfect college town for me.” At 6-foot-9 with the ability to dunk with ease, Griner was like nothing women’s basketball had ever seen.

2025年2月4日 · She finished her collegiate career with 3,283 points, which placed her among the top scorers in NCAA history. Griner, who is 6 feet 9 inches (2.06 meters) tall, also set a record for most blocked shots (748). In 2019 she completed a bachelor of …

2023年3月19日 · During her time in college, Griner earned four Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Awards, three Big 12 Player of the Year Awards, was a first-team All-American twice and won an NCAA...

1 天前 · 2013 — Brittney Griner scores 25 points, including the 3,000th of her career, to help No. 1 Baylor rally past third-ranked Connecticut 76-70. ... 1951 — The college point-shaving scandal prompts Long Island University to drop basketball and all other intercollegiate sports. LIU revives basketball in 1957.

2024年7月5日 · Where did Brittney Griner go to college? Brittney Griner was a standout basketball star at Baylor University from 2009-2013. During that time, she established herself as one of the game’s greatest defenders.

2024年7月30日 · Griner is one of only two women's college basketball players to have multiple dunks in a game. She became the seventh player to dunk during a women's college basketball game in 2009, when she recorded her first dunk. Griner has the most career NCAA (men's and women's) blocks with 748.

2025年2月4日 · ATLANTA (AP) — New Atlanta Dream star Brittney Griner says her one-year deal was based on more than just positioning herself for a bigger contract when the WNBA’s new collective bargaining agreement is expected to take effect in one year.. Griner’s 11-year stay with the Phoenix Mercury ended when she agreed to sign with Atlanta in a …