Nimitz Senior High School graduate Brittney Griner capped off a marvelous year by leading Baylor University to the NCAA women’s basketball title on Tuesday (April 3) night.
Griner, a 2009 graudate of Nimitz Senior High School, scored 26 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and had five blocked shots to lead the Lady Bears to an 80-61 win over Notre Dame in the title game. In addition to leading Baylor to the national title, she was also named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.
Baylor finished 40-0 on the season and became the first women’s team in NCAA history to win 40 games in a season.
In addition to leading her team to the national title, Griner was also named the Associated Press’ women’s college basketball Player of the Year. Griner, a junior, received 36 of 40 first-place votes from a panel of sports writers who cover women’s college basketball. Griner averaged 23.4 points this season, 9.4 rebounds and 5.2 blocked shots.
Earlier this year, Griner was named the Big 12’s Player of the Year and the league’s Defensive Player of the Year. It marked the second consecutive year Griner was named the league’s top player.