42 Tyler Griffey Class: Junior Hometown: Wildwood, Mo. High School: Lafayette Height / Weight: 6-8 / 230 Position: Forward Birthdate: 09/29/1990

AT ILLINOIS

2010-11 SOPHOMORE: Played in 26 games, averaging 1.6 points and 1.2 rebounds ... Tallied six points and three boards vs. Toledo (Nov. 10) ... Scored a season-high nine points vs. Maryland (Nov. 19), hitting a career-best three 3-pointers ... Had a season-high two steals vs. UIC (Dec. 18) ... Grabbed a season-high four rebounds vs. Missouri (Dec. 22) ... Recorded seven points at Wisconsin (Jan. 15), including a career-best 4-of-4 shooting from the free throw line.

2009-10 FRESHMAN: Played in 32 games, starting four times, and averaged 3.3 points and 1.8 rebounds ... Shot 52.5 percent from the field (42-of-80) ... Scored career-high 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting, and 2-of-4 from 3-point range in Big Ten Tournament semifinal vs. Ohio State (March 13) ... Had 11 points vs. Dayton (March 24) ... Earned first career start at Penn State (Jan. 27) ... Scored 12 points at Michigan State (Jan. 16) ... Just missed a double-double vs. Presbyterian (Nov. 21), registering nine points and career-high nine rebounds ... Following the season, traveled to Germany and Belgium on a foreign tour trip with Global Sports Academy.

HIGH SCHOOL

Lafayette's all-time leading scorer and rebounder ... Averaged 20.1 points and 8.8 rebounds as a senior ... Class 5 All-State selection by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association (MBCA) ... First-team All-State by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association ... First-team All-Metro by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ... Traveled to France, Africa and across the United States as a member of the U.S. Adidas Nations Team, coached by Paul Silas ... Averaged 17.8 points and 8.7 rebounds as a junior, earning MBCA All-State honors and second-team All-State accolades by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association... Third-team All-Metro by the Post-Dispatch ... Two-time Suburban West Conference Player of the Year ... High school coaches at Lafayette were Scott Allen (senior year) and Dave Porter (freshman-junior years) ... Played for the St. Louis Gateway AAU program, coached by Scott Schroepfer.

PERSONAL

Born Sept. 29, 1990 ... Parents are Chris and Deanna Griffey ... Majoring in kinesiology ... Has two younger sisters, Brenna and Taryn, and a younger brother, Trey ... Uncle, Rich Stephens, played in the NFL for five years, as an offensive lineman with the Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders ... Attended the same high school as former Illinois center Robert Archibald ... Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant because of "his work ethic and willingness to do whatever necessary for his team to win"  ... Lists his father as the person who has most influenced his career because "He was always willing to take me to the gym and work with me on my game."

Griffey's Career Statistics

		Minutes		Total			3-Point			F-Throws			Rebounds
Year	gp-gs	min	avg	fg	fga	pct	fg	fga	pct	ft	fta	pct	off	def	tot	avg	pf	fo	ast	t/o	blk	stl	pts	avg
2009-10	32-4	270	8.4	42	80	.525	7	20	.350	14	16	.875	22	34	56	1.8	38	0	11	13	4	10	105	3.3
2010-11	26-0	169	6.5	14	42	.333	4	11	.364	10	15	.667	11	19	30	1.2	21	0	1	12	3	5	42	1.6
TOTAL	58-4	439	7.6	56	122	.459	11	31	.355	24	31	.774	33	53	86	1.5	59	0	12	25	7	15	147	2.5