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What they’re saying about Blake
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Sooners drafted in the first round
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Marcus Freiberger to Indianapolis, third pick |
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| 1970: |
Garfield Heard, Seattle, third pick |
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| 1975: |
Alvan Adams, Phoenix, fourth pick |
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| 1985: |
Wayman Tisdale, Indiana, second pick |
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| 1988: |
Harvey Grant, Washington, 12th pick |
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| 1989: |
Stacey King, Chicago, sixth pick |
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| 1989: |
Mookie Blaylock, New Jersey, 12th pick |
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Blake Griffin’s projected status:
No. 1 pick |
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| OU forward Blake Austin Griffin, 6-10, 251 pounds, is one of the highest rated and most decorated recruits ever at Oklahoma. Born in Oklahoma City, he won the Powerade Jam Fest dunk contest during McDonald's All-America week and opted to play for OU over Connecticut, Duke, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan State, North Carolina and Oklahoma State. He is the sixth McDonald's All-America signee in OU history.
The pre-health and exercise science major was a first-team All-Big 12 selection by league coaches and the Associated Press and was named to the Big 12 All-Rookie team.
The last Sooner freshman to average as many points as Griffin was Wayman Tisdale, an OU legend who went No. 2 in the NBA Draft to the Indiana Pacers in the 1985 draft.
Griffin is the brother of OU senior forward Taylor Griffin; the pair played together during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 high school seasons.
Info from soonersports.com |
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