Because of his outstanding performance, he was also named Player of the Year by several media outlets such as the ‘Big 12’, ‘Sports Illustrated’, ‘’ and ‘The Sporting News’.
However, he decided to give more time to his college team and try to win the NCAA championship. During his sophomore year, he won all six of the national player of the year awards. Because of his outstanding skills, it was expected that he would be a lottery pick for the 2008 NBA draft. During his freshman season, he had an average of 14.7 points and 9.1 rebounds. They played together during the 2003––05 high school seasons, winning two state basketball championships. Griffin won four high school state titles at Oklahoma Christian School.Īt Oklahoma, Blake Griffin became one of the most highly rated and decorated recruits. In 2003, Griffin followed his brother to Oklahoma Christian School, where they played under their father, head coach Tommy Griffin.
Growing up, Griffin was good friends with future NFL quarterback Sam Bradford. Bradford's father owned a gym where Blake and Taylor played basketball. Before deciding to focus on basketball, Griffin also played baseball as a first baseman and football as a wide receiver, safety, and tight end. His father was a basketball center and track standout at Northwestern Oklahoma State University. Griffin and his older brother, Taylor Griffin, were home-schooled by their mother from first grade until Taylor was in the tenth grade and Blake was in eighth. Blake Griffin was born on March 16, 1989, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Tommy Griffin and Gail Griffin. He is a power forward in the NBA.
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