Griner Named Big 12 Women’s Player of the Year

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Brittney Griner, a 2009 graduate of Nimitz Senior High School, has been named the Big 12 Women’s Basketball Player of the Year. This is the second year in a row she has attained the title.

Griner, who led Debbie Jackson’s Lady Cougars to the Class 5A state championship game in 2009, dominated play at both ends of the floor for Baylor University’s Lady Bears, who won the Big 12 regular season title with an 18-0 record. Baylor entered the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City with a 31-0 season record and is seeking a No. 1-seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

Griner was also named the league’s Defensive Player of the Year.

She led the Big 12 in scoring averaging 23.3 points per game, field goal percentage (.616 percent), blocked shots (157, 5.1 per game) and was second in rebounding (9.6 per game).

Griner was named the Big 12 Player of the Week seven times during the season and was also named to the All-Big 12 first team.