Hot Prospect: Taylor Griffin

Posted by admin on June 20, 2009

Oklahoma ● Senior ● Forward ● 6-7 ● 238 ● 4/18/86
9.6 ppg ● 5.8 rpg ● 1.3 apg (2008-09)

Highlights: Finished career ranked fifth in school history in games played (129) and 10th in blocked shots (98) … Increased scoring average each season … A three-time second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree.

2008-09 (Senior): A second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection … Started every game for 30-6 squad that advanced to NCAA Tournament Elite Eight … Ranked third on team with a 9.6 scoring average and second with a 5.8 rebounding average in 30.0 minutes per game … Averaged a team-high-tying 1.3 steals per contest and ranked second on squad with 1.0 blocked shot per game … Shot a career-best .536 from the field and a career-best .357 from 3-point range (5-for-14) … Posted a .700 figure from the free throw line (.822 in Big 12 play) … Averaged 12.3 points (shot .623 from field) and 6.1 rebounds in team’s eight games against top-25 opponents … Shot .500 or better from the field in 12 of final 14 outings and in 15 of last 18 … Scored a career-high 22 points and grabbed eight rebounds in road win over Texas Tech (Feb. 28) … Registered 19 points and eight boards in win over No. 10 Purdue in NIT Season Tip-Off championship game at Madison Square Garden (Nov. 28) … Netted 18 points in home win over Baylor (Jan. 24) and in NCAA Tournament first-round victory over Morgan State (March 19) … Scored 16 points in win over No. 21 Davidson (Nov. 18) … Blocked a career-high-tying four shots twice.

2007-08 (Junior): A second-team Academic All-Big 12 selection … Played in all 35 games and made 20 starts (including 14 of the last 18 outings) … Averaged 6.5 points (ranked sixth on team) and 4.9 rebounds (third) in 21.9 minutes per contest … Ranked third on squad with 25 blocked shots … Averaged 7.5 points and 6.1 rebounds in 26.3 minutes per Big 12 game … Averaged 10.8 points and 8.3 boards during a six-game stretch (Jan. 14 through Feb. 6) … Shot .768 from the free throw line on the season (.815 after start of league play) … Scored in double figures seven times on the year and grabbed at least 10 rebounds three times in Big 12 action … Scored a career-high 20 points on 7-for-8 field goal shooting and grabbed a game-high six rebounds in home win over Oklahoma State (Jan. 28) … Started in place of an injured Longar Longar against then-No. 12 Texas (Feb. 6) and responded with 12 points and a career-high 15 rebounds … Started in place of his brother (Blake) against Texas Tech (Jan. 19) and registered 16 points and 12 boards.

2006-07 (Sophomore): A second-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree … Made 22 starts (18 of team’s first 19 games and its last four) … Averaged 6.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 23.4 minutes per game … Ranked second on squad with 29 blocked shots (1.0 average) and recorded three rejections on four occasions … Posted double-doubles against Memphis (a then career-high 16 points and 10 rebounds) and Chaminade (11 points and 10 boards) in Hawaii in November Registered then-career highs of 13 rebounds and seven assists versus UT Arlington (Dec. 16) … Had 15 points, six rebounds, two assists, two blocks and two steals at Texas (Jan. 13) … Broke an 11-game conference streak of single-digit scoring with 12 points (also grabbed seven rebounds and blocked three shots) against No. 3 Kansas (Feb. 26) … Pulled down 10 rebounds at Texas Tech in Big 12 opener (Jan. 6).

2005-06 (Freshman): Averaged 3.1 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.5 minutes a game … Played in 27 games of team’s 29 games, all off the bench … Posted a .518 field goal percentage and a .794 free throw mark … Scored at least four points 12 times and reached double figures twice … Registered at least four rebounds on 10 occasions … Netted a season-high 12 points against Baylor (Feb. 11) when he was 6-for-6 from the free throw line … Scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds in win at Oklahoma State … Pulled down a season-high nine rebounds (four offensive) in win at Tulsa (Nov. 30) … Grabbed eight boards versus Belmont (Nov. 26), seven against Binghamton (Nov. 23) and six three times in conference play.

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