Women's Basketball

JordyGriggs

  • position Guard
  • height 6-2
  • class Freshman
  • Hometown Moreno Valley, Calif.
  • High school Montverde Academy
  • Major Marketing

A combo guard with size, length and versatility … Plays with a high motor … Can score at all three levels … Relentless defender … Played for Montverde Academy as a senior in high school, helping her team win the 2023 GEICO High School Nationals championship title … Six of her teammates at Montverde Academy signed to play basketball at Power Five programs … Picked Kentucky over offers from numerous Power Five programs.

2023-24 (Freshman)
Saw action in four games this season, combining for 14 minutes … Played a season-best nine minutes and 25 seconds against Minnesota on Dec. 6, going 1-of-1 from the arc for the first three-point field goal of her career … Also grabbed a rebound in win over Furman on Dec. 17.

High School
Jordy Griggs, a 6-2 guard from Moreno Valley, California, was a four-star prospect with a 91-scout grade by ESPN.com … Griggs, who played for Club Durant on the NIKE EYBL circuit under the guidance of Tamika Dudley, played as a combo guard with size, length and versatility … In January 2022, she was named the 2022 She Got Game Classic Most Valuable Player after scoring 33 points and grabbing 23 rebounds in the game… In Summer 2021, Griggs was one of 34 athletes invited to the 2021 USA U16 Trials … She was also invited to the WOOTTEN Top 150 Camp and the Steph Curry Underrated Camp … As a senior in high school, she attended Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida, a team that won back-to-back 2022 and 2023 GEICO High School Nationals championship titles … Griggs, who previously attended Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, California, and Spain Park High School in Hoover, Alabama, attended Osborne High School in Marietta, Georgia, as a junior in 2021-22 … There, she was named to the region six first team after recording 21.0 points per game, 9.6 rebounds per game, 2.5 steals per game, 2.5 blocks per game and 2.3 assists per game through 25 games … The Wildcat picked Kentucky over offers from numerous Power Five programs.

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