Blake Austin Griffin
is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles
Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Griffin had a renowned
high school career at Oklahoma Christian School, winning state titles each of
his four years under his father, Tommy Griffin, who was the head coach. He
played college basketball for the University of Oklahoma Sooners and was
awarded numerous accolades in his second year including the Naismith College
Player of the Year, Oscar Robertson Trophy and the John Wooden Award.
Griffin left college after two
seasons to enter the 2009 NBA Draft where he was selected
first overall by the Clippers. In his first season, he broke his left kneecap,
which he injured during the final pre-season game, and underwent surgery
missing the entire 2009–10 season. He
made his NBA debut as a rookie the following season and was selected as an
All-Star, won the 2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest and was named
the NBA Rookie of the Year. In 2011, Sports Illustrated
ranked him as one of the NBA's 15 Greatest Rookies of All
Time
Date
of birth
March
16, 1989
Place
of birth
Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma
Nationality
American
High
school
Oklahoma
Christian School (Edmond, Oklahoma)
Listed
height
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed
weight
251 lb (114 kg)
College
Oklahoma
NBA
Draft 2009
Round:
1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected
by the
Los
Angeles Clippers
Pro
career
2009–present
Career
highlights and awards
- NBA
Rookie of the Year (2011)
- 2 Times NBA All Star (2011, 2012)
- NBA
All-Rookie First Team (2011)
- NBA
Slam Dunk Contest Champion (2011)
- Big
12 Player of the Year (2009)
- John
R. Wooden Award (2009)
- Naismith
College Player of the Year (2009)
- AP
National Player of the Year (2009)
- Oscar
Robertson Trophy (2009)
- Adolph
Rupp Trophy (2009)
- NABC
Player of the Year (2009)
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