Blake Griffin – Sophomore Season (2008 - 2009)

Blake Griffin – Sophomore Season (2008 - 2009)
After showing a great and outstanding plays in basketball as a rookie, Blake Griffin still improving his basketball skills although he shows some great plays during his Rookie season. As a Sophomore he was named a Consensus National Player of the Year and Big 12 Player of the Year. He averaged 22.7 points, grabbed 14.4 rebounds with 2.3 assists including 1.2 blocks and 1.1 steals in 33.3 minutes per game with shooting percentage of .654 from the field. Blake Griffin became the first Sooner to grab at least 18 rebounds in four straight games. Blake Griffin ranked no. 1 nationally in rebounding and double-doubles, his rebound total was the highest in a season by an NCAA Division I player since Indiana State's Larry Bird in 1978-79 with 505 and his rebounding average was the highest since Wake Forest's Tim Duncan averaged 14.7 in 1996-97 season. His points, rebounds and field goal marks led the Big 12 while his assists average paced all league players taller than 6-foot-5. Griffin also second in field goal percentage and 11th in scoring. He also recorded at least 20 points and 15 rebounds a Big 12-record 15 times and became the first player in Big 12 history to record back to back games of at least 20 points and 20 boards aside from that registered three games of at least 20 points and 20 rebounds. Griffin set Oaklahoma U and Big 12 single season records for rebounds with 504, rebounding average, field goal percentage and double-doubles, aside from that he also set Oaklahoma U season marks for free throw attempts with 324 and free throw attempts per game with 9.3. He led the team rebounding 31 times in his 35 games eclipsing the previous Big 12 career record and it was only two. Blake griffin notched the only game of at least 40 points and 20 rebounds in Big 12 history when he finished with a career-high 40 points and a career-high 23 rebounds against Texas Tech. Against the Red Raiders he also scored 40 points, scoring 40 points were the most in 20 years that was scored by a Sooner player in 15 seasons while collecting 23 rebounds. He averaged 28.5 points, 15.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists while shooting percentage is .780 from the field in team's four NCAA Tournament games. While against Michigan for the NCAA Tournament, Griffin scores 33 points and grabbed 17 boards. Finished the season with team highs of 90 dunks with2.6 average and 13 charges taken and logged for at least two assists in 26 games and at least three assists in 16 outings. In his 24 out of 35 games, he scored at least 20 points and also scored 30 points six times. Blake Griffin also earned a record tying 6 Big 12 Player of the Week as a Sophomore player.