Griner becomes Baylor's fourth player to make the prestigious 10-member squad, joining Sophia Young (2005 & `06), Sheila Lambert (2002) and Susie Snider Eppers (1977). Odyssey Sims, a freshman point guard, received honorable mention recognition and is the only freshman listed.

Sophomore Brittney Griner, is the lone underclassman on the five-member list. She averaged a team-leading 23.0 points and 7.8 rebounds a game this season, which ranks among the NCAA Division I and Big 12 Conference leaders. In addition, Griner blocked a nation-best 170 shots. Griner was recently named Most Outstanding Player of the Big 12 Championship, All-Big 12 first team, Big 12 Player of the Year, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, to the league's All-Defensive team and to the NCAA Championship Dallas Regional All-Tournament team. In addition, she is a finalist for the Naismith, Wooden and Wade Trophy awards. Griner has also been named an AP All-American

"It is a pleasure and honor for me to congratulate Brittney Griner on being named the WBCA National Defensive Player of the Year," said WBCA CEO Beth Bass. "Defense wins championships, and clearly Brittney's defensive abilities have helped Baylor win a Big 12 Championship and have it on the cusp of a berth in the NCAA® Women's Final Four®."

Griner, coming off a career-high 40-point performance against Green Bay in the Dallas Regional Semifinals, leads the Lady Bears (34-2) into the Dallas Regional Final tonight against Big12 Conference rival Texas A&M. The 6-foot-8 sophomore center is averaging a team-leading 23.1 points and 7.8 rebounds a game this season. In addition, she has blocked a nation-best 168 shots (an average of 4.7 blocks per game). Her career total currently stands at 391 blocked shots.

                                                   
                                                           AP ALL-AMERICAN


March 29, 2011:                  

The Associated Press names Brittney Griner AP first-team All-American. Griner is averaging a team-leading 23.1 points and 7.8 rebounds a game this season, which ranks among the NCAA Division I and Big 12 Conference leaders. In addition, she has blocked a nation-best 168 shots. Griner was recently named Most Outstanding Player of the Big 12 Championship, All-Big 12 first team, Big 12 Player of the Year, Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year and to the league's All-Defensive team. In addition, she is a finalist for both the Wooden and Naismith awards.

                                  
                                 PHILLIPS 66 BIG 12 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK


Dec. 20, 2010:

Brittney Griner, along with Danielle Adams (Texas A&M) were named Phillips 66 Big 12 Players of the Week by a media voting panel for games from Dec. 13-20. Griner (player) was honored for the third time this season and 11th week in her career. Griner was named Big 12 Freshman of the Week seven times and the league's player of the week once in 2009-10.

Brittney Griner averaged 21.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in Baylor's wins over #16 Notre Dame and Minnesota last week. She shot 48.5 percent (16-33) from the floor and hit 64.7 percent (11-17) from the free throw line. Griner posted her fifth and sixth consecutive 20-plus point games. Against Notre Dame, Griner poured in 21 points, hauled down eight rebounds and blocked four shots. She followed that with 22 points, six rebounds, a career high-tying four assists and three blocks against Minnesota.

Brittney Griner averaged 30 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.67 blocks in just 23.7 minutes of action in Baylor's three victories last week. She shot .729 (35-48) from the floor and hit .952 (20-21) from the free throw line. The 6-8 sophomore post poured in a career-high 35 points against Liberty. Griner became BU's career blocks leader, passing Danielle Wilson's 249, and moved up to No. 3 on the Big 12's career list. She now has 268 career blocks, which she accomplished in just 43 games. In addition, Griner recorded her fourth career triple-double with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks against Southeastern Louisiana. She is now one triple-double short of tying Shalee Lehning's (KSU, 2006-09) Big 12 record of five.

So far this season Griner has been named to four preseason All-America squads including the Associated Press, Sporting News, Lindy's and Athlon. She is also on the Wooden Award and Wade Trophy watch lists.

2009 - 2010 Basketball Season