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| Full name | Brittney Yevette Griner | |
| birthday | October 18, 1990 (29 years 319 days) | |
| place of birth | Houston , Texas , USA | |
| size | 203 cm | |
| college | Baylor University | |
| WNBA Draft | 2013 , 1st pick, Phoenix Mercury | |
| Jersey number | 42 | |
| WNBA clubs as active | ||
| 2013– |
 Phoenix Mercury
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| 1 As of June 5, 2013 | ||
| Brittney Griner medal table |
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Basketball (women) |
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United States
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| Olympic games | ||
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 2016 Rio de Janeiro
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 2014 Turkey
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Brittney Yevette Griner (born October 18, 1990 in Houston , Texas , United States ) is an American basketball player who has been part of the Phoenix Mercury ( Women's National Basketball Association ) squad since 2013 . The 2.03 meter tall griner is mainly used on the position of the center .
life and career
college
Between 2009 and 2013, Griner played at Baylor University . During her four seasons she averaged 22.2 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5 blocks per game. With 3,283 points, she scored the second-most points in her college career and won the award for best defender of the Big 12 in all seasons .
Phoenix Mercury
At the 2013 WNBA Draft , Griner was selected first by the Phoenix Mercury . In her WNBA debut against the Chicago Sky , Griner already set a new record : She was the first player in the league to score two dunkings in a single game . Overall, however, in her first year as a professional player, she did not quite live up to the high expectations placed on her.
With eleven blocks, Griner set a new league record on June 29, 2014 in a game against the Tulsa Shock . At the end of the 2014 season , she was named Defensive Player of the Year and won the WNBA championship with the Mercury.
engagement
Brittney Griner is an openly lesbian . More recently, she has also commented on her sexual orientation in the US media public . Regarding this step, she said: "If I can show that I am out and feel good about it and everything is okay, then hopefully a younger generation will be able to feel that way too." From May 2015 to June 2016, Griner was married to Glory Johnson , who also plays in the WNBA.
Fonts
- In My Skin. My Life On and Off the Basketball Court. HarperCollins , New York 2014, ISBN 978-0-06-230933-4
Web links
- brittney-griner.com - personal homepage ( English )
- Brittney Griner in an interview with espnW about her sexual orientation, gender and being different (video, English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brittney Griner Bio. Baylor University , accessed June 5, 2013 (English, player profile).
- ^ Anthony Oliva: A Revealing Weekend for Griner. WNBA , April 15, 2013, accessed March 19, 2014 .
- ↑ Associated Press: Brittney Griner blocks WNBA record 11 shots. The Seattle Times , June 29, 2014, accessed June 30, 2014 .
- ↑ NN: Record-Setting Griner Named 2014 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Presented by Samsung. ( Memento of December 14, 2014 in the web archive archive.today ) Archived from the Women's National Basketball Association website; New York City, NY, August 22, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ↑ German translation based on: Manuela Kay : Too good to be a woman? In: L-Mag September / October 2013, pp. 20/21, here: p. 21.
- ↑ sportsillustrated.cnn.com: Griner, Top WNBA Picks Talk Sexuality, Sports April 17, 2013. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
- ↑ MailOnline: Brittney Griner finalizes divorce from Glory Johnson over a YEAR after ending their one-month marriage - and is ordered to pay $ 8,000 a month for her ex's IVF babies from July 1, 2016. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Griner, Brittney |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Griner, Brittney Yevette (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 18, 1990 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Houston , Texas |