Brittney Griner is a basketball player for the Atlanta Dream in the WNBA. She has won three Olympic gold medals with the U.S. team and has been a WNBA All-Star six times. In 2023, Time magazine named Griner one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Brittney Griner Biography
Brittney Griner was born on October 18, 1990, in Houston, Texas. She is 34 years old as of 2024. Her dad, Raymond Griner, was a deputy sheriff and a Vietnam War veteran. Her mom is Sandra Griner.
She has three older siblings: D, Shkera, and Pier. On January 28, 2025, reports said that Griner would sign a one-year deal with the Atlanta Dream during free agency.
In June 2024, She was selected to join the U.S. women’s basketball team for the 2024 Olympics in France.
Spouse & Children Details
On August 14, 2014, Griner got engaged to WNBA player Glory Johnson. They got married on May 8, 2015, in Phoenix. On June 4, they announced that Johnson was pregnant with twins.
She gave birth to twin girls on October 12, 2015, 16 weeks early. Their divorce was finalized in June 2016. She got engaged to Cherelle Watson in August 2018, and they got married in June 2019.
Cherelle later changed her last name to Griner. In 2024, they announced they were expecting a baby. In July 2024, Cherelle gave birth to a baby boy named Bash.
Educational Details
She went to Nimitz High School in Houston. She played basketball all four years and also played varsity volleyball as a freshman. In 2009, she was named a WBCA All-American and played in the WBCA High School All-America Game.
She played college basketball at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. On December 16, 2009, she made history with Baylor’s first triple-double, scoring 34 points, grabbing 13 rebounds, and blocking a Big 12 record 11 shots.
| Real Name | Brittney Yvette Griner |
| Father’s Name | Mr. Raymond Griner |
| Mother’s Name | Mrs. Sandra Griner |
| Partner’s Name | Cherelle Griner (m. 2019), Glory Johnson (m. 2015–2016) |
| Siblings | D, Shkera, and Pier |
| Children | Three Children |
| DOB | October 18, 1990 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Age of 2024 | 34 Years Old |
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Net Worth, Ethnicity & Religion
Her net worth is approximately $5 million from all of his income sources as of 2024. His zodiac sign is Libra. He is an American by nationality. She follows Christianity. She has an American White Ethnicity.
Physical Appearance
She is about 206 cm tall (2.06 m or 6.9ft) and her listed weighs around 93 kg (205lb). Her eyes and hair are both brown. She plays as a center in the WNBA. She was the #1 overall pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft, selected by the Phoenix Mercury.
Career Journey Of Brittney
In 2009, Rivals.com ranked Griner as the best high school girls’ basketball player in the country. She was also chosen for the 2009 All-American team. She is the only NCAA player to ever score 2,000 points and block 500 shots.
She was the #1 pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft, chosen by the Phoenix Mercury. She helped the U.S. women’s basketball team win gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics. She wears a men’s size 17 shoe and has an arm span of 87.5 inches (222 cm).
She won her third straight Olympic gold medal with Team USA at the 2024 Olympics in France. She also won the FIBA Women’s World Cup twice, in 2014 and 2018.
In May 2023, she returned to the WNBA and got a standing ovation from the crowd. She holds the NCAA record for most career dunks with 18. She passed Candace Parker as the all-time leader in women’s college basketball dunks.
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