2013
Selected 1st overall by Phoenix Mercury in WNBA Draft
Britney Griner
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Professional Basketball Player
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Olympic champion, WNBA champion, and dominant defensive center.
Essentials
- Full name
- Britney Griner
- Years active
- 2013–present
- Position
- Center
- Nationality
- American
- Hometown
- Houston, Texas, U.S.
- College
- Baylor (2009–2013)
- Agent
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Essentials
- Full name
- Britney Griner
- Years active
- 2013–present
- Position
- Center
- Nationality
- American
- Hometown
- Houston, Texas, U.S.
- College
- Baylor (2009–2013)
- Agent
- {{agent name}}
britney's story
Brittney Yvette Griner (; born October 18, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Vinyl of Unrivaled. She is a three-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S.
women's national basketball team and a six-time WNBA All-Star. Griner was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.
In 2009, Griner was named the nation's No. 1 high school women's basketball player by Rivals.com.
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20142x WNBA Champion with Phoenix Mercury
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