Taylor Griffin
Small forward / Power forward | |
Personal information | |
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Born |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | April 18, 1986
Nationality | American |
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) |
Listed weight | 231 lb (105 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Oklahoma Christian School (Edmond, Oklahoma) |
College | Oklahoma (2005–2009) |
NBA draft | 2009 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48th overall |
Selected by the Phoenix Suns | |
Pro playing career | 2009–present |
Career history | |
2009–2010 | Phoenix Suns |
2009–2010 | →Iowa Energy |
2010–2011 | Belgacom Liège Basket (Belgium) |
2012–2014 | Dakota Wizards/Santa Cruz Warriors |
Taylor Griffin (born April 18, 1986) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball at the University of Oklahoma and is the older brother of Los Angeles Clippers All-Star forward Blake Griffin.
Early years
Childhood
Taylor Griffin was born on April 18, 1986, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Tommy and Gail Griffin.[1] His father was a basketball center and track standout at NAIA Northwestern Oklahoma State University.[2] Griffin and his younger brother, Blake Griffin, were home-schooled by their mother from first grade until Taylor was in the tenth grade and Blake was in eighth.[3][4][5][6] The Griffin brothers are bi-racial, their father being African-American and their mother being Caucasian.[7]
High school
Blake and Taylor Griffin played at Oklahoma Christian School under their father, who was the head coach. The brothers played together during the 2003–04 and 2004–05 high school seasons, winning two Oklahoma 2A state high school basketball championships.[3]
College career
With his brother Blake, 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.[8]
Professional career
He was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 48th overall pick of the 2009 NBA draft. His brother, Blake, was selected first overall.[9] He joined the Suns for the 2009 NBA Summer League. On August 17, 2009, he signed his first professional contract with the Suns.[10] Griffin was assigned multiple times to the Iowa Energy during his rookie season.[10][11]
He re-joined the Suns for the 2010 NBA Summer League. On July 26, 2010, he was waived by the Suns.[10] In August 2010, he signed with Belgacom Liège Basket of Belgium.[12]
On December 10, 2011, he signed with the Charlotte Bobcats. However, he was waived on December 23.[10] On January 9, 2012, he was acquired by the Dakota Wizards.[13]
In November 2012, he was acquired by the Santa Cruz Warriors.[10] In November 2013, he was re-acquired by the Warriors.[14] On January 3, 2014, he was waived by the Warriors due to a season-ending injury.
Career statistics
Legend | |||||
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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 |
NBA
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2009–10 | Phoenix | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | .700 | .000 | .500 | 0.3 | .1 | .0 | .3 | 1.3 |
Career | 8 | 0 | 4.0 | .400 | .000 | .500 | 0.3 | .1 | .0 | .3 | 1.3 |
NBA D-League
Regular Season
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009–10 | IWA | 12 | 11 | 28.9 | 0.435 | 0.235 | 0.705 | 6.2 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 9.6 |
2011–12 | DAK | 30 | 5 | 18.3 | 0.382 | 0.327 | 0.623 | 4.5 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 6.2 |
2012–13 | SCW | 48 | 44 | 25.6 | 0.426 | 0.347 | 0.669 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 10.7 |
Career | 90 | 60 | 23.6 | 0.416 | 0.326 | 0.664 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 9.1 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2010 | IWA | 3 | 2 | 29.0 | 0.318 | 0.000 | 0.357 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
2012 | DAK | 2 | 0 | 11.5 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.750 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
2013 | SCW | 6 | 6 | 21.0 | 0.414 | 0.400 | 0.833 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
Career | 11 | 8 | 21.4 | 0.370 | 0.286 | 0.600 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 6.0 |
References
- ↑ Taylor Griffin – SoonerSports.com. soonersports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ Anderson, Kelli (January 26, 2009). Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin is a skilled mimic. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 O'Neil, Dana (August 6, 2009). Griffin's return to Oklahoma has Sooners looking for title. ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ↑ Garcia, Marlen (January 26, 2009). Sooners' savior? Blake Griffin guides Oklahoma's title quest. USA Today. Updated 1/26/2009. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
- ↑ George, Brandon (March 21, 2008). Sooners' Griffin built tough, thanks to folks at home. The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved January 10, 2011.
- ↑ SportsNation. Chat with Blake Griffin. ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
- ↑ Givony ,Jonathan (May 22, 2009). Blake Griffin:I'm going to work to be a complete player on both ends. draftexpress.com.
- ↑ Taylor Griffin NBA & ABA Stats
- ↑ Blake Griffin Goes #1; Taylor Griffin Just Drafted #48 By Suns
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Taylor Griffin Player Profile – RealGM
- ↑ Suns assign Taylor Griffin to D-League
- ↑ Belgacom Liege adds Taylor Griffin and Cedric Bozeman
- ↑ "WIZARDS: Dakota signs Taylor Griffin". BismarckTribune.com. January 9, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2013.
- ↑ Santa Cruz Warriors Announce Training Camp Roster
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com, or Basketball-Reference.com
- NBADraft.net Profile
- NBA D-League Profile