Taylor Griffin
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Small forward / Power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
April 18, 1986 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
| 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 | |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
| Career history | |
| 2009–2010 | Phoenix Suns |
| 2009–2010 | →Iowa Energy |
| 2010–2011 | Liège Basket |
| 2012 | Dakota Wizards |
| 2012–2015 | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| 2015–2016 | Pallacanestro Trapani |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Taylor Griffin (born April 18, 1986) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Pallacanestro Trapani of the Italian Serie A2. He played college basketball at the University of Oklahoma and is the older brother of Los Angeles Clippers All-Star forward Blake Griffin.
Taylor Griffin was born on April 18, 1986, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Tommy Griffin, who is of Afro-Haitian descent, and to Gail Griffin, who is Caucasian. His father was a basketball center and track standout at NAIA Northwestern Oklahoma State University. 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. The Griffin brothers are bi-racial, their father being African-American and their mother being Caucasian.
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.
Considered a three-star recruit by Rivals.com, Griffin was listed as the No. 34 power forward and the No. 141 player in the nation in 2005.
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