Brittney Griner to be Inducted into Texas Sports Hall of Fame

[Pirtle, Colin]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – Oct. 24, 2024

Brittney Griner to be Inducted into Texas Sports Hall of Fame
BG part of eight-person class from across the state of Texas
For more information contact: Colin Pirtle; 940-564-0351, colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu<mailto:colin_pirtle1 at baylor.edu>

WACO, Texas – The Board of Trustees of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame announced Brittney Griner in the Texas Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 on Thursday afternoon. The women’s basketball legend joins fellow All-Americans Suzie Snider-Eppers (Class of 2022) and Sophia Young-Malcolm (Class of 2021) as Baylor players to live on in the Waco-based Hall of Fame.

Fresh off her third Olympic gold medal in the 2024 Paris Games, Griner was selected with the Class of 2025 that also includes Cedric Benson, Todd Dodge, Ed “Too Tall” Jones, Biz Mackey, Carla Overbeck, Chris Plonsky and Richmond Webb.

The induction class was selected<https://www.tshof.org/selection-proccess.html> by ballot through a statewide selection committee and then voted on by Texas Sports Hall of Fame members, former inductees, board members and the selection committee.

The most-decorated women's basketball player in Baylor history, and one of the most accomplished collegiate players in the NCAA, Griner finished her collegiate career with 3,283 points and 1,305 rebounds. Griner was a two-time consensus National Player of the Year and four-time All-Big 12 First Team and All-Defensive Team selection. She won the league's Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2010, before sweeping the Player and Defensive Player of the Year Awards in 2011, 2012 and 2013.

Griner was named a three-time All-American by five different outlets and holds the conference record with 21 Big 12 Player of the Week honors. She recorded the first triple-double in Baylor women's basketball history and holds the Big 12 record in points scored (3,283), field goals made (1,247), free throws made (787) and attempted (1,054) and blocks (748). Additionally, she still holds the NCAA blocks record for a season (223) and career. She's the only player in NCAA women's basketball history to have over 2,000 career points and 500 career blocks. For her career, Griner scored in double figures in 146 of 148 games played, which is the second-most in NCAA history.

With the mission to preserve the legacy of inductees and the history of sports throughout the state, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame celebrates the accomplishments of athletes, coaches and administrators who have brought fame and honor to the State of Texas. Established as the nation’s first and largest state sports hall of fame in 1951, the TSHOF is home to over 400 sports legends and 13,000 pieces of memorabilia. The museum, which is in Waco, Texas, also offers several educational tours and houses three other halls of fame: the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame, the Southwest Conference Hall of Fame and the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame.

Baylor women's basketball is presented by Central National Bank, a family-owned, independent bank headquartered in Waco, Texas, that provides uniquely personal service while simultaneously embracing the latest developments in banking technology.

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Colin Pirtle | Associate Director of Athletics Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
C: 940-564-0351

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