NEW YORK, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The NBA said Tuesday it will tip off its 2009-2010 season with a doubleheader featuring reigning league champion Los Angeles Lakers against the LA Clippers.

LOS ANGELES, July 10 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Clippers have signed Oklahoma forward Blake Griffin, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, to his first pro contract.

NEW YORK, June 25 (UPI) -- Forward Blake Griffin of the Oklahoma Sooners was made the first pick in the NBA Draft Thursday by the Los Angeles Clippers.

NEW YORK, June 16 (UPI) -- North Carolina's Ty Lawson and Wayne Ellington are among 49 early entry players who are eligible for next week's NBA draft, the league said Tuesday.

LOS ANGELES, April 11 (UPI) -- Oklahoma's Blake Griffin and Connecticut's Maya Moore have been named winners of the Wooden Award as the top players in men's and women's college basketball.

NORMAN, Okla., April 7 (UPI) -- Oklahoma sophomore forward Blake Griffin, the consensus collegiate player of the year, said Tuesday he was submitting his name for the NBA draft.

DETROIT, April 6 (UPI) -- Oklahoma sophomore center Blake Griffin was voted the Naismith Trophy men's college player of the year.

ST. LOUIS, March 30 (UPI) -- Oklahoma sophomore Blake Griffin was the unanimous choice for collegiate player of the year in voting by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association.

MEMPHIS, March 29 (UPI) -- Ty Lawson scored 19 points Sunday and top-seeded North Carolina booked a spot in the Final Four with a 72-60 win over Oklahoma in the South Region final.