Taylor Griffin
| No. 33 Dakota Wizards | |
|---|---|
| Small forward / Power forward | |
| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | April 18, 1986 |
| Place of birth | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| High school | Oklahoma Christian School, Edmond, Oklahoma |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 238 lb (108 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College | Oklahoma |
| NBA Draft | 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall |
| Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
| Pro career | 2009–present |
| League | NBA D-League |
| Career history | |
| Phoenix Suns (2009-2010) →Iowa Energy (2009-2010) Belgacom Liège (2010-2011) Dakota Wizards (2012-present) |
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Taylor Griffin (born April 18, 1986 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional basketball player from the University of Oklahoma.
With his younger brother, power forward Blake Griffin, Taylor Griffin helped lead Oklahoma to the Elite Eight of the 2009 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. As a senior, he averaged 9.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.3 steals a game with 53.6% field goal shooting, and 35.7% three-point field goal shooting.[2] He was drafted with the 48th overall pick of the 2009 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns.[3] He was also drafted by the Harlem Globetrotters on June 22, 2009.[4]
Griffin split the 2009–10 season with the Suns and their NBDL affiliate, the Iowa Energy.[5][6] He was waived by the Suns on July 26, 2010, then signed with Belgacom Liège in Belgium.[7]
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[edit] Career statistics
[edit] NBA
| Legend | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
[edit] Regular season
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Phoenix | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 0.3 | .1 | .0 | .2 | 1.3 |
| Career | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 0.3 | .1 | .0 | .2 | 1.3 |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/griffin_blake00.html
- ^ Taylor Griffin College Stats
- ^ Griffin Says ’Sooner’ He Joins Suns, the Better
- ^ Oh, Brother! Globetrotters Draft Taylor Griffin
- ^ Suns send rookie Griffin to Iowa of D-league. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.
- ^ Phoenix Suns call up F Taylor Griffin. Retrieved on December 15, 2009.
- ^ Belgacom Liege adds Taylor Griffin and Cedric Bozeman
[edit] External links
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