Blake Griffin - Rookie Season (2007 – 2008) - As a freshman, Blake Griffin selected by League Coaches and Associated Press to a All Big 12 First Team and named to the Big 12 All Rookie Team. Griffin scored in double figures in 21 of his last 25 games and averaged 14.7 points, 9.1 rebounds both his team highs and added 1.8 assists while shooting a team high .568 from the field per game. Pick by USBWA and NABC, Griffin was also selected in a First Team All District. He is ranked 9th overall in Big 12 in scoring, while 4th in rebounding and 3rd in field goal percentage which is the last player in Oaklahoma University who average as many points and rebounds was Wayman Tisdale in 1983. During the Conference play with a knee injury, Blake Griffin still manage to play and collected an average of 15.7 points and 9.7 rebounds while 16.9 points per game while averaging 16.9 points, 10.4 rebounds including 2.2 assists in his 13 league outings. During that time, Griffin was named Two time Big 12 Player of the Week and a Rookie of the Week and recorded 10 double-doubles in his career as a rookie and has an average of 19.2 points 10.4 rebounds in those games. He made his last seven double-doubles against the teams in NCAA Tournament while he average 20.3 points collected 14.7 rebounds in those seven games. Blake Griffin also scored a career high 29 points and collected 15 rebounds and win in against Baylor in overtime. When his team lost to Kansas State U in a two point loss, Griffin finished the game with 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Against Texas Tech, griffin collected a career high 17 rebounds . He Averaged team highs of 18.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game when his team played in a four game Labor Day weekend trip to Canada.
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