Brittney Griner

Griner with Olivia Munn at the 2012 ESPY Awards Press Room, Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, 07-11-12, s_bukley/Bigstock.com

Birth Name: Brittney Yevette Griner

Place of Birth: Houston, Harris, Texas, U.S.

Date of Birth: October 18, 1990

Ethnicity: African-American, Louisiana Creole [African, French, distant German and Spanish]

Brittney Griner si an American professional basketball player. She plays for the Phoenix Mercury of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was previously with Zhejiang Golden Bulls, Beijing Great Wall, and UMMC Ekaterinburg. She was a star college player, and has been a two-time Olympic gold medalist with the U.S. women’s national basketball team, a two-time FIBA Women’s World Cup winner, and a six-time WNBA All-Star. She is the only NCAA basketball player to score 2,000 points and block 500 shots, both. She is 6′9″.

Brittney is the daughter of Sandra and Raymond Griner, a deputy sheriff and Vietnam veteran. Her maternal grandparents were Louisiana Creoles. Some of her distant ancestors were Ewe, from Togo. She is married to Cherelle Watson/Griner. She has two children with her former wife, professional basketball/WNBA player Glory Johnson; and a son with Cherelle.

Brittney’s paternal grandfather was Bernice Griner (the son of Arthur Griner and Ellen Rawls). Bernice was born in Texas.

Brittney’s paternal grandmother was named Vera Mae Adams.

Brittney’s maternal grandfather was Willard Anthony Metoyer (the son of McNeal Buck Metoyer and Louise Conant). Anthony was born in Melrose, Louisiana. McNeal was the son of Emile Ernest Metoyer. Louise was the daughter of Adouph T. Conant and Rosalie Rose Sarpy.

Brittney’s maternal grandmother was Mary Irene Chevalier (the daughter of Wilson Joseph Chevalier and Leola Metoyer). Wilson was the son of Louis Gustave “Augustine” Chevalier and Laura Gertrude Balthazar. Leola was the daughter of John Metoyer and Emeline Dubrueil.

Sources: Genealogy of Brittney Griner – https://www.geni.com

Genealogies of Brittney’s maternal grandparents, Willard Anthony Metoyer and Mary Irene (Chevalier) Metoyer – https://www.findagrave.com