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A New Beginning:
On September 1, 2009, Baylor University welcomed Brittney Griner along with 3,100 other freshman students to their campus.

As a senior basketball star at Nimitz High School, Griner averaged 27.5 points per game, as well as, a double-double. She also recorded 11 triple-doubles to help lead the Cougars to the 2009 Texas State Championship finals. 

As the number one ranked female prep basketball player in the country, Griner is expected to make an immediate impact to the Lady Bears basketball program. 

Many predict that she will undoubtedly change the face of women's basketball much like former basketball great, Wilt "The Stilt" Chamberlain who stood 7-foot 1-inch and was the only man in NBA history to score 100 points in a single game. 

No, don't expect Griner to hit the century mark in any single game due to the fact that numerous rules have since been implemented to prevent taller dominate centers from having an incisive advantage over smaller defenders. 

However, Griner is definitely a force of nature to be reckoned with and will surely impose her will against opponents at the collegiate level. She can expect to face gimmick-defenses, with two, three, or even four defenders swarming around her like a nest of angry hornets, tugging at her jersey at any given time in order to try and render her game ineffective. But don't be surprised if those bee-like defenders get dunked on all at once. (This Girl Can Get Up!) We'll keep you posted each week as to the progress of Miss Griner as her basketball career unfolds at Baylor.

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