2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Barnes, Taylor
Jersey Number 15
Taylor Barnes
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- Prev School:
- St. Benedict at Auburndale
Bio
Career
Played in 84 games, with 76 starts … played in 2677 minutes (31.9 mpg) in three seasons … averaged 8.1 points and 2.9 assists … had 261 rebounds, 10 blocked shots and 126 steals … shot 33.2 percent from the field … had 31 double-figure scoring games … had three games with at least 10 free throws made … had 16 games with at least three steals.
Academic Honors
- Fall 2016 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List
- Spring 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean’s List
- Fall 2017 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List; Tiger Academic 30
- Spring 2018 Tiger 3.0 Club; Dean's List; Tiger Academic 30
- 2017 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
Athletic Honors
- American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week on Dec. 26
- Started in 22 of the 24 games in which she appeared, logging 31.9 minutes per game
- Averaged a career-high 9.3 points per game and led the Tigers with 74 assists
- Scored a season-high 18 points against ECU (1/19)
- Finished the season second on the team with 37 steals
- Set a career-high with 11 assists against N.C. Central (12/29)
- Was the only Tiger to finish with an assist-to-turnover ratio greater than 1.0
- Finished the season shooting 77.9 percent from the charity stripe, the fifth-highest mark in the AAC
2017-18 (Sophomore)
- Was one of three Memphis players to start every game, playing 35.7 minutes per contest
- Finished the season second on the team in assists, logging 97 helpers, a career-high
- Averaged a career-high 8.8 points, aided by five games of 15-plus points
- Led the team in steals with 28 during conference play
- Recorded a career-high eight assists in three separate games
- Scored a season-high 19 in the AAC Championship game against Tulane, which included a career-high four triples
2016-17 (Freshman)
- Played in all 30 games as a freshman and started in 24 of them
- Finished the season with 6.4 points per game, ranking fourth on the squad
- Pulled down 2.7 rebounds per game as well as dished out 2.5 assists per game
- Finished with 48 steals, which ranked second on the team
- Scored a career-high 21 points in the victory over Nicholls State where she went 13-for-15 from the charity stripe
- Had seven double-digit scoring games including 17 points in the home victory over UCF where she went a perfect 10-for-10 from the line
- Her perfect 10-for-10 effort marked a first for a freshman in Memphis history
- In the win over No. 20 USF, she went a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc while snagging five rebounds
- Shot 34.3 percent from the floor and 73.2 percent from the free throw line
High School
- Four-year varsity player for St. Benedict at Auburndale and was rated the nation's No. 56 guard by ESPNW.com
- Three-time all-district, all-region and Commercial Appeal Best of the Preps selection
- Helped lead the Eagles to a 22-7 overall record and a Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division 2-AA state tournament semifinals appearance
- One of three finalists for the 2015-16 TSSAA Division 2-AA Miss Basketball honor
- Named the TSSAA Division 2-AA West Region Player of the Year
- A finalist for the Commercial Appeal’s Best of the Preps Player of the Year honor
- Averaged 13.7 points, 4.6 assists and 3.1 steals as a senior and shot 81 percent from the free throw line
- Averaged 12.6 points, 3.7 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 2.2 steals during her junior season
- Earned all-district and all-region honors
- Named to The Commercial Appeal's Best of the Preps squad
- In her sophomore season in 2013-14, helped lead the Eagles to a Division II-AA West regional runner-up finish
- Team advanced to the TSSAA Division II-AA state tournament quarterfinals
- As a freshman (2012-13), averaged 11.6 points in helping lead St. Benedict at Auburndale to the TSSAA state quarterfinal round with a win over Chattanooga Baylor
- An all-district and all-region selection
- Earned Commercial Appeal's Best of the Preps recognition
- Named St. Benedict at Auburndale's Most Outstanding Guard as a freshman
- Played AAU/summer ball with Team Penny
Personal
Daughter of Audrey Storks and Keith Barnes ... Birthday is February 6 ... Born in Port Gibson, Miss. ... Majoring in accounting.
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