REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015-16) In addition, 2017 recruit Mallory Vaughn will not play for the UA. Griffey is one of the most highly-touted recruits of coach Niya Butts' tenure with the Wildcats, coming to the UA last year as a five-star recruit, according to ESPN, out of Dr. Phillips High School in Florida. REDSHIRT FRESHMAN (2015-16) The Arizona women's basketball team has had a rough go of it lately, losing three games in a row. Crawford was the first Sean Miller-era player to coach in the NBA finals. 21 Cal ... Hit one three-pointer against No. To continue viewing content on tucson.com, please sign in with your existing account or subscribe. She has been though a lot of injuries and I know firsthand how difficult that is. Her approximate height is 5 feet and 7 inches but we do not know about her weight and other various body measurements. In fact, she spent most of her childhood there. Finally, on May 5, 2002, they completed their family after giving birth to Tevin Kendall. She is an American who was born in Seattle, Washington, USA. Ken Griffey, Jr. will be eligible for the Hall of Fame voting later this year, after a sterling 22-year major league career that began in 1989. 2020 © University of Arizona / Tucson, AZ 85721. His son, Trey, is a junior redshirt wide receiver for the University of Arizona, while his daughter, Taryn, is a freshman on the University of Arizona team. She played in only 15 games a year ago and missed weeks at a time, including seven Pac-12 games. Respond: Write a letter to the editor | Write a guest opinion. Top pick in WNBA draft trained at Richard Jefferson Gymnasium last month. Taryn Griffey, the pint-sized guard whose Arizona Wildcats career began with great promise, has medically retired from basketball. Bria Rice has transferred to Long Beach State, and Cherise Holloway has joined Santa Clara as a graduate transfer. She will remain on scholarship while she finishes her general studies degree. She certainly has the talent to do just that. “My brother being out there had some influence on it, but I really like the coach and I really like the atmosphere out there.”. I will still be a part of this program and will help my teammates in any way I can. “My family was pretty shocked. Taryn Griffey (3) Guard - 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, She is an American who was born in Seattle, Washington, USA. Born Taryn K. Griffey…Daughter of Ken Jr. and Melissa Griffey…brother Trey plays football at Arizona…Has been playing the piano since kindergarten. “It is no secret that over these past few years I have dealt with multiple injuries that have caused me to either sit out a few games or sit out an entire season,” Griffey said in a news release. Instead, she’s heading to a school where the team often fails to reach a .500 record, let alone the Final Four. Both Griffey and Simonet-Keller will stay involved with the program. The Wildcats defeated the Jayhawks 57-62. Taryn Griffey is back on the court after having surgery last season. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. We have not been able to find your subscription. Taryn goes to the University of Arizona and plays for the women's basketball team. The official website for Arizona Athletics at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Given the fact that Griffey Jr. and his father famously had a family thing going in Seattle, the Arizona connection between Griffey Jr's two children is a touching one that both brother and father clearly relish. UofA football notes: Grant Gunnell focused on self-improvement while separated from his teammates due to COVID and believes he has made ‘huge leaps’ entering his sophomore season. 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. By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's Terms and Privacy Policy. Most of the time, Jamie Ledbetter is the only girl training at APEX Mixed Martial Arts. Played three minutes against No. “So with that being said I have decided that it’s best for me and my future health to walk away from the game of basketball.