Oklahoma Sooners

Men's Basketball

Blake Griffin
23  Blake Griffin
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Oklahoma City, OK
High School:
Oklahoma Christian School
Height / Weight:
6-10 / 251
Position:
Forward

Season

 GP-GS FG% 3FG% FT%

RPG

 A B S PPG
2007-08 33-28 .568 .000 .589 9.1 61 28 33 14.7
Totals 33-28 .568 .000

.589

9.1

61

 28 33 14.7

2007-08 (FRESHMAN)
A first-team All-Big 12 selection by league coaches and Associated Press ... Named to the Big 12 All-Rookie Team ... A first-team all-district pick by the USBWA and NABC ... Scored in double figures in 21 of his last 25 games ... Averaged 14.7 points, 9.1 rebounds (both team highs) and 1.8 assists in 28.4 minutes per contest while shooting a team-high .568 from the field ... Ranked ninth in Big 12 in scoring, fourth in rebounding and third in field goal percentage ... The last OU true frosh to average as many points and rebounds was Wayman Tisdale in 1983 ... Battled knee injuries during conference play and still averaged 15.7 points and 9.7 boards ... Averaged 16.9 points, 10.4 boards and 2.2 assists in his 13 full league outings ... Two-time Big 12 Player of the Week (Dec. 31 and Jan. 28) and the Jan. 14 Rookie of the Week ... Recorded 10 double-doubles (averaged 19.2 points and 13.9 rebounds in those games) ... His last seven double-doubles came against NCAA Tournament teams (averaged 20.3 points and 14.7 boards in those seven games) ... Scored a career-high 29 points and grabbed 15 rebounds in Feb. 19 overtime win vs. Baylor ... Finished with 27 points and 14 rebounds in a two-point loss to Kansas State (Jan. 12) ... Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds in Feb. 16 win at Texas Tech ... Missed a game following each of two separate injuries (sprained MCL in left knee five minutes into Jan. 14 game at Kansas and partial tear of medial meniscus in right knee five minutes into March 1 contest vs. Texas A&M) ... Averaged team highs of 18.8 points and 9.0 rebounds in 22.0 minutes per game during OU's four-game Labor Day weekend trip to Canada.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played in the McDonald's and Jordan Brand All-America Games ... Named a second-team EA Sports and a third-team Parade All-American ... A five-star recruit by both Scout.com and Rivals.com ... Rated as the nation's No. 13 high school senior by HoopScoop, No. 20 by Scout.com and No. 23 by Rivals.com ... Ranked as the country's third-best power forward by HoopScoop, sixth by Rivals.com and the seventh by Scout.com ... Led team to a 26-3 record as a senior by averaging 26.8 points, 15.1 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 2.9 blocks and 1.6 steals per game while shooting .718 from the field ... Was 3-for-7 from 3-point distance (.429) and 111-192 from the free throw line (.578) ... Named the Class 2A State Tournament MVP after averaging 26.6 points per tourney game (team won its three games by an average of 30.3 points) ... Registered 22 points, nine rebounds, six assists and two blocks in an 81-50 state title game victory over Pawnee ... Averaged 21.7 points, 12.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists as a junior ... Was also named State Tournament MVP his junior season ... Won state titles each of his four seasons (squads combined for a 106-6 overall record) ... Coached by his father (Tommy Griffin).

MISCELLANEOUS
Full name is Blake Austin Griffin ... Born in Oklahoma City, Okla. ... Parents are Gail and Tommy Griffin ... Brother of OU senior forward Taylor Griffin (the pair played together during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 high school seasons) ... One of the highest rated and most decorated recruitsever at Oklahoma... The sixth McDonald's All-America signee in OU history ... Won the Powerade Jam Fest dunk contest during McDonald's All-America week ... Chose Oklahoma over Connecticut, Duke, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan State, North Carolina and Oklahoma State ... Major is pre-health and exercise science.

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