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Jersey Number 12
Cameron McGriff
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 210
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Grand Prairie, Texas
- High School:
- South Grand Prairie HS
Bio
Cameron McGriff's Career Stats
2019-20 (Senior Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Earned his second straight honorable mention All-Big 12 Conference selection in 2020.
• Started his final 78 games at Oklahoma State, which is tied for the ninth-longest streak in program history.
• Missed only one career game and finished with 132 appearances in an OSU uniform - seventh most in school history.
• One of just five Cowboy players to win in every Big 12 Conference road venue.
• For the second straight season, McGriff led OSU in scoring (12.3 ppg) and rebounding (6.6 rpg).
• Also led OSU in charges taken (9) and dunks (24) in 2019-20.
• Hauled in 396 career rebounds in Big 12 play. Among OSU players, only Ivan McFarlin (468) had more in the Big 12 era.
• Reached double figures in each of the last 13 games, and averaged 18.9 points on 54.4 percent shooting over his last seven.
• Finished his career with 1,211 points (27th in OSU history), 742 rebounds (11th), 61 blocks (18th) and a free throw clip of 80.2 percent (20th).
• Just the eighth player in OSU history with 1,000 points and 700 rebounds.
• Was just four rebounds shy in his sophomore season (196 boards in 2018) from becoming just the fifth Cowboy with three career 200-rebound seasons. McGriff nearly joined Desmond Mason, Bryant Reeves, Andy Hopson and James King.
• Co-captain of the Cowboy locker room in each of his last two seasons.
• Scored his 1,000th point against Texas A&M making him the 43rd Cowboy to reach the 1,000 point plateau.
• Matched his career-high in scoring with a 28 point outburst in the home Bedlam win against Oklahoma. That night he was 11-of-17 from the floor and 4-of-6 from 3-point.
• Scored a team-high 19 points in the victory at Texas, which made him one of just five Cowboys during the Big 12 era to win in every conference road venue.
• Reached double-figures in scoring in each of the last 12 games.
• Finished his OSU career with 59 double-digit scoring performances.
• Led OSU in scoring on senior night against Iowa State with 19 points along with seven rebounds and three assists.
• Ranked fifth in the Big 12 with an 83.2 free throw percentage in 2019-20.
• 6.63 rebounds per game ranked ninth in the Big 12, and his 2.03 offensive boards per game ranked 11th.
• Finished with 10 points, eight rebounds, one assist and one steal in the win over Kansas State on the road.
• Led the Cowboys in scoring with 18 points and eight boards against Kansas.
• Exploded for 16 points on 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point against No. 2 Baylor.
• Recorded his seventh career double-double in the win at Houston (12 points, 10 rebounds).
• Finished with 20 points and six rebounds against Georgetown, marking his seventh career 20-point game.
2018-19 (Junior Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Named All-Big 12 Honorable Mention after leading the Cowboys in scoring (12.3 per game) and rebounding (7.4 per game).
• Will enter his senior season 183 points shy of becoming the 42nd Cowboy to reach the 1,000 point plateau.
• Hauled in 189 offensive rebounds and 530 total career rebounds, which ranks 12th and 25th, respectively, in program history.
• Has appeared in 100 career games as a Cowboy, including 46 consecutive starts.
• Hauled in 7.4 rebounds per game, which ranked third in the Big 12, and are the most by a Cowboy since Marshall Moses in 2009-10 (8.1 rpg).
• Big 12 ranks: rebounding (2nd, 7.4), minutes (5th, 33.9), offensive rebounds (7th, 2.2), scoring (11th, 12.3), free throw percentage (11th, 76.4), blocks (12th, 0.8).
• Now has 53 career blocks, which puts him 23rd on the all-time OSU leaderboard.
• Scored a career-high 28 points against LSU in the AdvoCare Invitational to help the Cowboys claim third place and McGriff earn All-Tournament Team honors.
• Posted 21 double-digit scoring games in 2018-19, and now has 36 for his career.
• Owns 272 career rebounds in Big 12 play, which ranks 11th among all Cowboys since the league's inception.
• One of just four Cowboys to start all 32 games in 2018-19.
• Continued his hot streak against Kansas with 22 points and 19 points in his two games against the Jayhawks in 2018-19.
• Fourth in the Big 12 with seven double-doubles on the season.
• Became the first Cowboys to have a 20-point/10-rebound game since Jeffrey Carroll in 2016 with his performance against UTSA.
• Monster performance against Iowa State - 15 points, 13 rebounds (tied career high), 5 assists (career high), 3 steals, 1 block, 0 turnovers.
• Ranked third on the team with 39 3-pointers after shooting a respectable 29.8 percent from deep.
• Blocked 26 shots on the season, which ranked second on the team and 11th in the Big 12.
• Ranks 24th in school history with a career free throw percentage of 79.0 (241-305).
• Missed only one career game - Dec. 22, 2016 against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi - and has played in 89 straight since.
• Joined his teammates Lindy Waters and Thomas Dziagwa as team captains for 2018-19.
2017-18 (Sophomore Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Started 17 games, including the Cowboys’ final 14 games. Saw action in a total of all 36 games.
• Shot 86.5 percent from the free-throw line, which is the third-best mark by any OSU sophomore in school history and is tied for the 13th-best season overall.
• McGriff ranked 38th nationally in free-throw percentage at 86.5 percent.
• Scored 8.4 points per game, which is an increase of 4.6 points per game from his freshman season.
• Averaged 5.4 rebounds per game, which was the third-highest mark on the Cowboys’ in the 2017-18 season.
• His 5.4 rebounds per game was the third-best mark for the Cowboys’ in the 2017-18 season.
• Scored 20 points in two upset victories against Kansas and West Virginia. Both performances came on the road. McGriff nearly missed a double-double both times, as he collected nine rebounds in each game.
• Set career highs in both steals in a game and blocks in a game with four of each against TCU on Jan. 30.
• Scored 18 points in the Cowboys’ Big 12 Tournament opener against Oklahoma. McGriff shot 46.2 percent from the floor (6-for-13), went a perfect 2-for-2 from beyond the arc and made four of his five free-throw attempts.
• Collected a season-high 10 rebounds against Arkansas. The performance was his best game cleaning the glass since his collegiate debut, when he grabbed 13 rebounds against Campbell.
• Scored 19 points in the Cowboys’ victory against Iowa State on Feb. 27. McGriff made five of his eight field-goal attempts and made all seven of his shots from the charity stripe.
• Scored 16 points on a 7-for-10 shooting performance against Baylor on Jan. 15.
• Averaged seven points per game and six rebounds per game in the Cowboys’ two-game stint in Brooklyn.
• Made 27 consecutive free throws over a span of six games, all of which were conference matchups.
• Made all of his free-throw attempts in 14 of his games.
2016-17 (Freshman Season)
• Game-by-Game Stats
• Saw action in 32 games (15.7 mpg) as a powerful reserve forward.
• Known for his physical play, McGriff attempted 74 free throws in 503 total minutes, which trailed only Jawun Evans in free throw rate.
• Was the No. 1 play on the Nov. 23 SportsCenter Top 10 for his vicious transition dunk in the win over Georgetown in the Maui Invitational third-place game.
• Averaged 3.8 points and 3.1 rebounds on 40.5 percent shooting as a freshman.
• Shot 73.0 percent (54-of-74) from the free throw line, which ranked third among all OSU forwards.
• Posted four double-digit scoring performances, including a season-high 13 points on 3-of-6 shooting in the win over UConn.
• Began his collegiate career with a 13-rebound performance in the season opener against Campbell. It tied for the fifth most ever by an OSU player off the bench and 10th most by a Cowboy freshman.
• Also recorded 11 points and five boards on 7-of-7 shooting from the free throw line in the win over Georgetown.
• Earned his lone start against Iowa State, and posted 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting and six rebounds.
• Tallied eight total games with at least five rebounds, including a six-rebound outing against Iowa State in the Big 12 Championship.
• Racked up 16 steals on the season, which ranked sixth among all OSU players.
South Grand Prairie High School
• Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Class 6A All-State team selection.
• Poured in 14.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game as a senior.
• Named to the Dallas Morning News All-Area First Team.
• Back-to-back First Team All-District 8-6A honors as a junior and a senior.
• Led SGP to the UIL Regional Final, where they lost to the eventual state champion, DeSoto.
• Unanimous four-star recruit (247Sports, ESPN, Rivals, ect.)
• ESPN ranked McGriff the No. 10 overall player in Texas and the No. 19 small forward in the country.
• Rivals.com listed the Grand Prairie, Texas native as the No. 113th ranked player in the nation.
• Scout.com said McGriff is the No. 30 forward in the 2016 class.
• HoopScoopOnline listed the 6-7 wing as the No. 101 player in the country.
• Averaged 11.8 points and 7.7 rebounds per game as a junior, which helped him earn first-team All-District 8-6A honors.
• Chose OSU over offers from Texas, Arkansas, Creighton, Houston, Oklahoma, SMU, Miami and several others.
Personal
• Born on Sept. 30, 1997.
• Son of Octavia Goodman and Nathaniel McGriff.
• Cameron has three siblings; Kelvin, Myesha and Nia.
• He also played football prior to his time at OSU.
• Cameron is studying recreational management at OSU.
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