Brittney Griner Biography

Fast Facts

• Won two awards in NFL's Punt, Pass & Kick competition as a grade-schooler
• Recorded single-game highs of 25 blocked shots and seven dunks in high school
• Honored by mayor of Houston with Brittney Griner Day in 2009
• Led Baylor to a national title and 40-0 record as a junior in 2012
• Established NCAA records for blocked shots in a season (318) and a career (748) while throwing down 18 career dunks
• Opted not to play for 2012 U
• S
• Olympic team due to her college schedule
• Drafted first overall by the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury in 2013 and set a league record with two dunks in her very first game
• Was asked to tryouts for the Dallas Mavericks in 2013
• With the Mercury, won the WNBA Championship in 2014
• Part of the U
• S
• National team that won gold at the FIBA World Championships in 2014
• Won a gold medal as part of the U
• S
• women's team at the 2016 Olympics in Rio