Brittney Griner‘s No. 42 jersey will be retired by Baylor when the Bears host Texas Tech on Feb. 18 at the recently opened Foster Pavilion in Waco, Texas.
The Phoenix Mercury star, the No. 1 pick in the 2013 WNBA draft, twice led Baylor to the Final Four during her college career and had a perfect 40-0 national championship season as a junior. She is also a two-time Olympic gold medalist and won the 2014 WNBA title with the Mercury, for whom she has played 10 seasons.
Griner, who was born in Houston, played at Baylor from 2009 to 2013 and remains the NCAA career leader in blocked shots (748). She also had 3,283 points and 1,305 rebounds for Baylor and was recently passed by Iowa‘s Caitlin Clark for the No. 4 spot on the NCAA’s women’s basketball career scoring list.
“I’m honored to return home to Baylor and celebrate where so much of my journey started,” Griner said Monday in a statement. “I’m grateful to Coach Nicki [Collen] and the entire Baylor community and am looking forward to the opportunity to be back on campus, spend…
