Brittney Yevette Griner is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association currently imprisoned in Russia. She played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears in Waco, Texas.
Griner garnered international attention in 2022 when she was detained in Russia on a drug offense. She was later found guilty and sentenced to nine years.
Age
Brittney Griner 32 years old. October 18, 1990, Houston, Texas, United States.
Net Worth
Her estimated net worth is valued at $5 million.
Education
In high school, Griner participated in basketball and volleyball, but the latter sport garnered the most of her focus. She frequently worked out with the male squad, and during her junior year, a video of her dunk became viral on YouTube.
Brittney Griner went to Balor University where she played college basketball for the Baylor Lady Bears in Waco, Texas. Griner attended Baylor University on a basketball scholarship, and she quickly became known for both her defense and her offense.
Relationship
Brittney Griner, 32, married Cherelle Watson, who has since changed her name to Cherelle Griner in June 2019. Between 2010 through 2014, Cherelle attended Baylor University, where she majored in political science and government and minored in family and child studies, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Facts
- She is the only NCAA basketball player to both score 2,000 points and block 500 shots.
- She is the youngest of four children born to Sandra Griner, a stay-at-home mother, and Raymond Griner, a sheriff and Vietnam veteran.
- In 2014 she blocked an unprecedented 129 shots and helped the Mercury defeat the Chicago Sky to capture the WNBA title.
