Tanner Groves

Tanner Groves
No. 35 – Oklahoma Sooners
Position	Power forward / Center
League	Big 12 Conference
Personal information
Born	May 22, 1999 (age 22); Spokane, Washington
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school	Shadle Park; (Spokane, Washington)
College	Eastern Washington (2018–2021); Oklahoma (2021–present);
Career highlights and awards
	Big Sky Player of the Year (2021); First-team All-Big Sky (2021); Big Sky Tournament MVP (2021);

Tanner Groves (born May 22, 1999) is an American college basketball player for the Oklahoma Sooners of the Big 12 Conference. He previously played for the Eastern Washington Eagles.

Early life and high school career[]

Groves was born and grew up in Spokane, Washington and attended Shadle Park High School. He was named All-State and All-Greater Spokane League as a senior after averaging 18.2 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game.^[1]

College career[]

Groves redshirted his true freshman season.^[2] He played mostly off the bench as a redshirt freshman and sophomore before becoming a starter as a redshirt junior. He was named the Big Sky Conference Player of the Year in 2021.^[3] Groves averaged 17.2 points and eight rebounds per game. On April 18, 2021, he transferred to Oklahoma.^[4]

Career statistics[]

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

College[]


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2017–18	Eastern Washington	Redshirt
2018–19	Eastern Washington	28	2	8.6	.417	.385	.650	2.1	.3	.1	.6	2.8
2019–20	Eastern Washington	30	1	9.9	.589	.424	.636	2.8	.3	.1	.6	5.1
2020–21	Eastern Washington	24	24	27.0	.560	.349	.778	8.0	1.3	.3	1.1	17.2
Career		82	27	14.5	.544	.376	.740	4.1	.6	.1	.7	7.9

References[]

^ "All in the family: Groves name synonymous with Shadle Park athletics". The Spokesman-Review. January 24, 2018.
^ "EWU's Groves brothers thriving as each other's biggest fans on the court".
^ "Tanner Groves the latest Eastern Washington player to be named Big Sky MVP". The Spokesman-Review. March 8, 2021.
^ Borzello, Jeff (April 18, 2021). "Eastern Washington transfer Tanner Groves commits to Oklahoma to play basketball, sources say". ESPN. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

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[1] "All in the family: Groves name synonymous with Shadle Park athletics". The Spokesman-Review. January 24, 2018.

[2] "EWU's Groves brothers thriving as each other's biggest fans on the court".

[3] "Tanner Groves the latest Eastern Washington player to be named Big Sky MVP". The Spokesman-Review. March 8, 2021.

[4] Borzello, Jeff (April 18, 2021). "Eastern Washington transfer Tanner Groves commits to Oklahoma to play basketball, sources say". ESPN. Retrieved April 20, 2021.

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