Taylor Drew Griffin [1] (born April 18, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player.

He played college basketball at the University of Oklahoma and is the older brother of Blake Griffin.

[4] His father was a basketball center and track standout at NAIA Northwestern Oklahoma State University.

[6][7][8][9] Blake and Taylor Griffin played at Oklahoma Christian School under their father, who was the head coach.

[10] With his brother Blake, Taylor Griffin helped lead Oklahoma to the Elite Eight of the 2009 NCAA men's basketball tournament.

[13] Griffin was assigned multiple times to the Iowa Energy during his rookie season.