Supersport Statistics Height: 6' 10" Weight: 251 Hometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.

Supersport: Blake Griffin

University of Oklahoma basketball fans are so excited these days, you’d think they had just discovered another oil well. But the big reason for the hoopla is Blake Griffin, a sophomore sensation who is making a strong bid for National Player of the Year honors.

photo courtesy SoonerSports.com

In the Sooners' 21-1 start, the talented power forward averaged 22.4 points, led the nation in rebounding with 14.1 per night, and shot 63.8 percent from the field.

Before arriving in Norman, Blake led Oklahoma Christian School — coached by his father, Tommy — to four straight state titles. At OU, the amiable Blake is so popular that the school has set up a mailbag site, SoonerSports.com, for him to correspond with fans.

Blake rooms with his brother, Taylor, a senior on the OU team, and likes to watch TV in his free time. He said he doesn’t have a favorite color, but wears a lot of red and blue clothes.

Blake also stressed that he was raised by his father and mother, Gail, to be a role model, a responsibility he embraces. As a "Boomer Sooner" and future NBA player, he has a platform to influence millions.