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2016-17 Women's Basketball Roster

3 Taryn Griffey

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-7
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • High School Dr. Phillips High School
  • Hometown Seattle, Wash.

Biography

REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE (2016-17)
Played in just 15 games due to injury … Averaged 6.3 points per game in those 15 games and made 17 three-pointers, which was third on the team … Scored three points in the season opener against Alcorn State and made one three-pointer in 16 minutes off the bench ... Came off the bench and scored 14 points against George Mason while making four three-pointers ... Scored eight points and had six rebounds and three assists in 24 minutes off the bench against North Texas ... Scored nine points off the bench with two made threes against Southern Utah ... Finished with a team-high 19 points off the bench along with five rebounds and four assists in 27 minutes ... Returned to action against Portland State after missing the previous four games and made a pair of three pointers while blocking two shots ... Played three minutes against No. 21 Cal ... Hit one three-pointer against No. 13 Stanford ... Made one three pointer and had two steals against Colorado ... Scored seven points and had four rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench against Utah ... Returned to action against Arizona State and scored two points in six minutes ... Played 12 minutes against ASU and scored four points.

REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015-16)
Griffey played in 22 of Arizona’s 32 games and started in 14 of them … She averaged 7.6 points and three rebounds per game while shooting 42.4% (36-85) from downtown, which led the team and was the third-highest three-point percentage for a season in school history … Started off the season by scoring 18 points four rebounds, four assists and a steal while shooting 6-9 from three-point range against Toledo (11/14) … She dished out four more assists in the following game against Howard (11/18) … Scored 17 points against Kansas (11/23) … Had her third game of the season where she made at least three three-pointers as she scored 14 against New Mexico State (12/2) … Scored 16 against SMU (12/19) in Puerto Rico and grabbed six rebounds as well … Scored a team-high 29 points against Gardner-Webb (12/21) while shooting 7-11 from distance, which tied a school record for the most made three-pointers in a game … Scored 11 points against California (1/4) as the Wildcats upset the ranked Golden Bears … Grabbed a season-high eight rebounds against Washington (1/10) … Dished out five assists against Oregon (3/3) in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament.

FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Redshirted due to a knee injury.

HIGH SCHOOL
Attended Dr. Phillips High School in Orlando, Fla.…Named Brighthouse Player of the Year, All-Academic Metrowest for the highest cumulative GPA and earned a spot on the All-Southern team…Earned Most Valuable Player honors in the state both her freshman and sophomore years…Named 8A Player of the Year her sophomore season…Averaged 16.4 points, 7.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2.0 steals in her sophomore season…Sat out her junior and senior seasons with injury.

PERSONAL
Born Taryn K. Griffey…Daughter of Ken Jr. and Melissa Griffey…brother Trey plays football at Arizona…Has been playing the piano since kindergarten.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2014-15Freshman

    Guard
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2015-16Redshirt Freshman

    Guard
    5'7"
    3
  • 3

    2016-17Redshirt Sophomore

    Guard
    5'7"
    3
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