Kelsey Griffin 6-2 l Senior l Forward Eagle River, Alaska (Chugiak)

23 Outlook (2009-10) Griffin erupted for 26 points going head-to-head play and a sixth in the conference tournament. After taking a redshirt with a foot injury in 2008-09, with Xavier's post duo of 6-6 Ta'Shia Phillips and 6-5 Despite being limited all season by a cracked two-time first-team All-Big 12 pick Kelsey Griffin will Amber Harris to guide NU to a win over the Musketeers rib suffered in NU's exhibition finale on Nov. 5, Griffin contend for All-America honors on and off the court while in College Park, Md. showed her toughness by taking a team-best 20 charges, trying to lead Nebraska to a seventh straight postseason "Kelsey is one of the toughest, hard-nosed competitors including four in the NCAA Tournament. tournament appearance in 2010. The 6-2 forward from I have ever coached," Nebraska Coach Connie Yori said. After missing four games and sitting out three Eagle River, Alaska, will also contend for the Lowe's "She is a warrior for us on the court and you get her best weeks with the injury to close non-conference play, Griffin Senior CLASS Award as an outstanding representative every night. Not only that, but she is a solid student and averaged 16.8 points and 8.2 rebounds in Big 12 action. of Nebraska's total person concept for student-athletes. an outstanding person." She improved each week, averaging 19 points and 8.7 The No. 1 returning career rebounder and No. 3 rebounds over NU's final 10 regular-season games. returning career scorer in the Big 12, Griffin ranks 11th Redshirt (2008-09) Griffin's Big 12 numbers came in just 27 minutes at Nebraska with 1,348 points, seventh in rebounds with Griffin took a redshirt season after suffering a foot per game. She scored 269 points in just 433 minutes of 665 and ninth in blocks with 68. She owns 20 career injury in August. The injury required surgery in December league action, an average of 0.62 points per minute. She double-doubles. Griffin could become one of the top five and a second surgery in June of 2009. She did not return pulled down 131 rebounds for 0.30 boards per minute. Her scorers and rebounders in NU history, despite battling to playing full-court basketball until September of 2009. per-minute scoring surpassed 2007 National Player of the injury and illness throughout her career. Year Courtney Paris from Oklahoma, who averaged 0.58 After a sensational start as a freshman, Griffin Junior (2007-08) points per minute in Big 12 play. Griffin's rebounds per battled illness down the stretch, limiting her playing time Griffin led the Huskers with 15.3 points and 7.2 minute trailed only Paris among league players. during the last half of the 2006 Big 12 season. rebounds per game, and ranked among the Big 12's top In three postseason games, Griffin averaged 18 In 2006-07, she was challenged by a breathing 10 in scoring, rebounding, field goal percentage and free points, 7.0 rebounds and 2.7 steals per contest. condition with effects similar to asthma. In 2007-08, throw percentage as a junior. She led NU to the third NCAA Griffin ranked among the top 10 in the Big 12 in Griffin played the entire year with a protective vest after Tournament win in school history with 26 points in a 61-58 scoring, rebounding, field goal and free throw percentage cracking a rib in NU's final exhibition game. victory over Xavier on March 23. in league play. She produced season highs with 26 points Not even the rib injury and breathing condition could Her effort against the Musketeers followed 21 points in wins over Xavier (March 23), Missouri (Feb. 21) and stop Griffin from producing her best Big 12 campaign by and 10 boards against Kansas in the Big 12 Tournament. Colorado (Feb. 6), and pulled down a season-high 14 averaging 16.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. They Griffin scored 20 or more points seven times in 2007- rebounds at Texas Tech (Feb. 24). also couldn't stop her from carrying the Huskers to their 08, including three games with 26 points. She had seven Her 26 points against Xavier tied for the second-best first NCAA Tournament victory since 1998. double-doubles, including five in regular-season Big 12 individual total by a Husker in NCAA Tournament history.

Griffin's Career Statistics Rebounds Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2005-06 32-32 793 151-279 .541 1-4 .250 121-174 .695 83-109 192-6.0 82-4 28 48 24 40 424-13.3 2006-07 32-32 778 177-324 .546 1-9 .111 125-173 .723 96-169 265-8.3 78-0 35 63 19 36 480-15.0 2007-08 29-29 752 158-295 .536 1-7 .143 127-176 .722 58-150 208-7.2 55-1 30 64 25 40 444-15.3 Career 93-93 2,323 486-898 .541 3-20 .150 373-523 .713 237-428 665-7.2 215-5 93 175 68 116 1,348-14.5

MEET THE HUSKERS | our team. our time. HUskers.com | 63 Sophomore (2006-07) The first player from Alaska in Husker women's Griffin was the fourth Husker sophomore in history basketball history, Griffin set the NU freshman record to capture first-team all-conference honors, joining Kiera with 121 made free throws, while her 174 attempts ranked Hardy, Karen Jennings and Maurtice Ivy. second among Husker freshmen. Her 54.1 percent field Griffin joined Hardy in becoming the first Husker duo goal shooting ranked third by an NU freshman. to earn first-team All-Big 12 honors in the same season. Griffin achieved the 100-point scoring mark faster Griffin ranked among the top 10 in the Big 12 in scoring, than any player in NU history, reaching the mark in the rebounding and field goal percentage, averaging 15.0 first minute of her seventh game. Her race to 100 was points and a team-best 8.3 rebounds, while shooting a accelerated by 31 points and 14 rebounds against Texas team-best 54.6 percent from the field. A&M-Corpus Christi in her fourth career game. She had 10 double-doubles and six 20-plus scoring Griffin's performance against the Islanders came efforts, including four in Big 12 play. She scored in double on 9-of-18 shooting from the field and a 13-of-18 effort figures 28 times and grabbed double-figure rebounds 12 at the free throw line. Her 18 attempts tied the overall times. She led NU on the glass on 20 occasions. school record for free throw attempts in a single game. Griffin ranked seventh in the Big 12 in scoring (15.0 Her performance also earned her a spot on the Miami ppg) and sixth in rebounding (8.3 rpg) and field goal Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament team. percentage (54.6 percent), while her 10 double-doubles She added a top-five freshman performance at were seventh-best in the league in 2006-07. NU with 28 points and 12 rebounds to go along with a She stepped into the national spotlight with 23 career-high three blocked shots at Kansas State on Feb. points and 13 rebounds in Nebraska's 76-67 win over 4. That effort helped her earn the second Big 12 Rookie- No. 13 Baylor in a Fox Sports Net national telecast at the of-the-Week award of her career on Feb. 6. Devaney Center on Feb. 3. She earned the Big 12 Player- She had her second double-double with 16 points and of-the-Week award on Feb. 5, her second honor of the 12 rebounds against Missouri on Jan. 11, after earning season after capturing the award on Jan. 8. her first Big 12 Rookie-of-the-Week honor. Griffin scored a season-high 24 points and grabbed Griffin produced four games with 20 or more points, griffin's Honors 10 boards in a win over Kansas on Jan. 27. She had 22 including a 22-point effort at Northwestern on Dec. 10, • All-America Candidate (2010) points and eight rebounds against All-American Courtney and 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field against • Lowe's Senior CLASS Award Candidate (2010) Paris and No. 8 Oklahoma on Jan. 6. She pumped in 21 No. 24 Texas A&M on Feb. 11. • CoSIDA Academic All-America Candidate (2010) points with seven rebounds going head-to-head with She scored in double figures 21 times, while adding • Two-Time First-Team All-Big 12 (2007, 2008) Texas All-American Tiffany Jackson. Griffin helped the three double-figure rebound efforts and three double- • Two-Time First-Team Academic All-Big 12 (2007, 2008) Huskers to their first-ever win in Austin on Jan. 3. doubles (TAMUCC, Missouri (Jan. 11), at K-State (Feb. 4). • Big 12 Good Works Team (2007) She posted her first double-double of the year with • No. 11 on NU’s Career Scoring List (1,348) 17 points and 12 boards in a win over No. 18 New Mexico High School • No. 7 on NU’s Career Rebounding List (665) in Tempe, Ariz., on Nov. 13. She added a double with 13 Griffin was the Gatorade Alaska Player of the Year • No. 8 on NU’s Career Blocked Shot List (68) points and 12 boards against Cal State Fullerton on Nov. as a senior in 2004-05. She earned first-team Class • Big 12 Freshman of the Year (Dallas Morning News, 2006) 17. Griffin posted her third straight double-double with 22 4A all-state honors and was a three-time All-Cook Inlet • Big 12 All-Rookie Team (Coaches, 2006) points and 10 rebounds in a win at UC Irvine on Nov. 24. Conference pick for Coach Tracy Adams at Chugiak High • Three-Time Big 12 Player of the Week She added a double-double with 13 points, 11 boards School. Griffin was the most dominant all-around player (Feb. 4, 2008; Feb. 5, 2007; Jan. 8, 2007) and three assists in NU's 60-57 win at Creighton on Dec. in the state, averaging 19.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, 4.4 • Big 12 Rookie of the Week (Jan. 9, 2006; Feb. 6, 2006) 19. Griffin produced back-to-back double-doubles to lead assists, 4.3 steals and 2.1 blocked shots per game. • Eight-Time Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll NU to a State Farm Classic title at Florida. In the opener Her hard work at both ends of the court helped the (Fall, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008; Spring, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) against NCAA Sweet 16 qualifier NC State, Griffin erupted Mustangs earn a third-place finish at the Class 4A state • NU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (2006-07) for 18 points and 10 boards in a 94-74 Nebraska victory, tournament her senior season. Griffin missed nearly all before adding 15 points and 13 rebounds in an 81-73 win of her junior season with a knee injury, but returned at Griffin's Career Bests the end of the season to lead Chugiak back to the state Category Total Game over Florida on its homecourt. Points 31 Texas A&M-CC (11/27/05) Griffin added Big 12 road doubles at Kansas (18 tournament. Chugiak eventually lost to Juneau and finished fourth. Rebounds 14 Texas A&M-CC (11/27/05) points, 13 rebounds) and No. 21 Texas A&M (16 points, Assists 4 Robert Morris (12/2/07) 10 rebounds). She had 17 points and seven rebounds in As a sophomore, Griffin helped Chugiak to the Class 4A state title. In the championship game win over Wasilla, Northwestern (12/16/06) NU's Big 12 Tournament second-round overtime loss to Steals 4 Robert Morris (12/2/07) Iowa State on March 7, before settling for 11 points and Griffin had 10 points and 13 rebounds. In addition to her success on the basketball court, Iowa State (2/1/06) six rebounds against Temple in the first round of the NCAA Blocks 3 Colorado (3/2/08) Tournament on March 18. Griffin also competed in volleyball for the Mustangs. She was also a standout in the classroom as an honor roll Kansas State (2/4/06) Freshman (2005-06) member throughout high school. FGA 18 Kansas State (2/4/06) Griffin produced one of the best freshman seasons in Texas A&M-CC (11/27/05) Nebraska history, capturing Big 12 Freshman-of-the-Year Personal FGM 10 Xavier (3/23/08) honors from the Dallas Morning News. The daughter of Jim Griffin and Jan Griffin, Kelsey was Texas (1/3/07) A member of the five-player Big 12 All-Rookie team born July 2, 1987. She has one brother, Geoff Ferguson, FTA 18 Texas A&M-CC (11/27/05) chosen by the league coaches, Griffin was the fifth NU 29, and a sister, Jayme Griffin, 19. FTM 13 Texas A&M-CC (11/27/05) freshman in history to score 400 points. She closed her Kelsey is a biological sciences major with a 3.416 3-PT FGA 3 USC (12/8/06) rookie campaign with 19 points and seven rebounds GPA. She is a two-time first-team academic All-Big 3-PT FGM 1 Three Times, most recently against Kansas State in the WNIT quarterfinals to finish 12 pick. She is an eight-time member of the Big 12 Kansas State (2/27/08) fourth on NU's freshman scoring list with 424 points. Commissioner's Honor Roll. She was also a member of the 2006-07 Big 12 Winter Five Facts About Kelsey Griffin finished the year with 13.3 points and 6.0 1. Kelsey is the No. 3 active career scorer and No. 1 rebounder rebounds per game, despite battling illness for the final Good Works Team for her outstanding contributions to in the Big 12 (1,348 points, 665 rebounds). nine games of the season. Her scoring and rebounding community service. As a sophomore in 2006-07, she averages ranked among the top 10 on NU's freshman lists. was a member of Nebraska's Student-Athlete Advisory 2. Before undergoing two surgeries on her foot in 2008-09, She also remained in the starting lineup for all 32 games, Committee, one of the top student leadership groups on Kelsey played all of 2007-08 with a broken rib. becoming just the fourth freshman in Husker history, and the Nebraska campus. 3. Kelsey's nickname is Mo (short for Eskimo). the first since Meggan Yedsena in 1990-91, to start every She chose Nebraska over Michigan State and Arizona 4. Kelsey's father, Jim, has battled cancer since 2007. game of her rookie campaign. State. 5. Kelsey will earn a biological sciences degree in May 2010.

Griffin's BIG 12 Statistics Rebounds Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2005-06 16-16 392 71-129 .550 1-3 .333 60-84 .714 41-46 87-5.4 49-4 10 21 11 22 203-12.7 2006-07 16-16 425 85-163 .521 1-5 .200 67-90 .744 43-90 133-8.3 41-4 15 29 12 14 238-14.9 2007-08 16-16 433 90-170 .529 1-2 .500 88-117 .752 35-96 131-8.2 32-1 14 33 12 18 269-16.8 Career 48-48 1,250 246-462 .532 3-10 .300 215-291 .739 119-232 351-7.3 122-9 39 83 35 54 710-14.8

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