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The University of Mississippi Athletics
2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Taylor, Myah
Jersey Number 1
Myah Taylor
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-7
- Experience:
- TR
- Hometown:
- Olive Branch, Miss.
- High School:
- Olive Branch
- Prev. School:
- Mississippi State
Bio
At Ole Miss
2022-23 (Graduate Transfer)
Started in 29 games in her lone season as a Rebel … Achieved 500th career assist against Mississippi State in Starkville … Career-high six rebounds at Arkansas … Achieved six games in double digits, including season-high of 19 points versus Louisville … Tied season-high with eight assists three times throughout the season … Led team in assists 17 times … Dished out 5+ assists in 12 games … Averaged 6.4 points per game, 2.3 rebounds per game, 3.6 assists per game.
At Mississippi State
2021-22 (Redshirt Senior)
Started in all 29 games … Concluded her Mississippi State career making 78 consecutive starts … Her 159 assists rank as the eighth-most in a single-season at MSU, while 5.5. assists per game rank fifth … Averaged 8.0 points, 5.5 assists 2.7 steals and 2.7 rebounds per game … Helped MSU lead the SEC and rank fifth in the NCAA in fewest turnovers (340) … Set a career-high in assists with 11 against Alabama State … Dished out at least five assists in 18 games and at least seven assists in 12 games … Scored in double-digits in 11 games … Led the SEC in assists per game, ranking 19th nationally … Led the Bulldogs in assists for the third straight season … Concluded her MSU career ranked sixth in total assists (445), third in assists per game (3.9) and eighth in total steals (195) … SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)
Played and started in all 19 games … Averaged 9.9 points, 4.1 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game … Shot 49 percent from the field, 40 percent from beyond the arc and 68 percent from the charity stripe … Named a top-10 finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award … Scored in double-digits 11 times, including nine of the last 10 games … Knocked down multiple triples in seven games. … Led the squad in assists (78), steals (31) and three’s (28) … Ranked fifth in the SEC with 4.1 dimes per game … Recorded five or more assists in seven games … Averaged 11.5 points and 4.0 assists per game in conference play … Notched a career-high night at Arkansas with 22 points and six rebounds … SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Started in all 33 games for the Bulldogs … Ranked eighth in the country and paced the SEC in assist/turnover ratio at 2.80 … Ranked fifth in the SEC in assists per game (4.6) … Recorded five or more assists in 15 games … Notched a career-high 10 assists at Ole Miss … Averaged 5.6 points. 4.6 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game … SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 34 games off the bench, averaging 11.2 minutes per game … Averaged 3.0 points, 1.7 assists and 0.9 rebounds per contest … Scored seven points and dropped six assists in her MSU debut against SE Missouri … Was perfect from the field at Southern miss, scoring seven points with three assists and three steals … Had just seven turnovers in conference play … Posted seven points in her NCAA Tournament debut against Southern … SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Freshman)
Redshirted
High School
Five-star point guard out of Olive Branch High School … Top prospect in Mississippi, ranked No. 50 overall in the nation and the No. 15 point guard by ESPN … McDonalds All-American nominee … Named Third Team All-USA by USA Today … Three-time Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year … Two-time Clarion-Ledger Female Athlete and Basketball Player of the Year … Three-time first team all-state selection, earning honorable mention as a freshman … Three-time basketball Commerical Appeal Player of the Year … Selected to the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game, earning Mississippi MVP after scoring 25 points and adding five assists in her team’s win … Three-time Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen selection … Averaged 20.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 6.2 steals per game as a senior at Olive Branch.
Personal
Born June 4, 1999 … Daughter of John and Cynthia Taylor … Has one brother, Wes … Father was a point guard at Jackson State and her mother ran track for the Tigers.
2022-23 (Graduate Transfer)
Started in 29 games in her lone season as a Rebel … Achieved 500th career assist against Mississippi State in Starkville … Career-high six rebounds at Arkansas … Achieved six games in double digits, including season-high of 19 points versus Louisville … Tied season-high with eight assists three times throughout the season … Led team in assists 17 times … Dished out 5+ assists in 12 games … Averaged 6.4 points per game, 2.3 rebounds per game, 3.6 assists per game.
At Mississippi State
2021-22 (Redshirt Senior)
Started in all 29 games … Concluded her Mississippi State career making 78 consecutive starts … Her 159 assists rank as the eighth-most in a single-season at MSU, while 5.5. assists per game rank fifth … Averaged 8.0 points, 5.5 assists 2.7 steals and 2.7 rebounds per game … Helped MSU lead the SEC and rank fifth in the NCAA in fewest turnovers (340) … Set a career-high in assists with 11 against Alabama State … Dished out at least five assists in 18 games and at least seven assists in 12 games … Scored in double-digits in 11 games … Led the SEC in assists per game, ranking 19th nationally … Led the Bulldogs in assists for the third straight season … Concluded her MSU career ranked sixth in total assists (445), third in assists per game (3.9) and eighth in total steals (195) … SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)
Played and started in all 19 games … Averaged 9.9 points, 4.1 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game … Shot 49 percent from the field, 40 percent from beyond the arc and 68 percent from the charity stripe … Named a top-10 finalist for the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award … Scored in double-digits 11 times, including nine of the last 10 games … Knocked down multiple triples in seven games. … Led the squad in assists (78), steals (31) and three’s (28) … Ranked fifth in the SEC with 4.1 dimes per game … Recorded five or more assists in seven games … Averaged 11.5 points and 4.0 assists per game in conference play … Notched a career-high night at Arkansas with 22 points and six rebounds … SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Started in all 33 games for the Bulldogs … Ranked eighth in the country and paced the SEC in assist/turnover ratio at 2.80 … Ranked fifth in the SEC in assists per game (4.6) … Recorded five or more assists in 15 games … Notched a career-high 10 assists at Ole Miss … Averaged 5.6 points. 4.6 assists and 1.5 rebounds per game … SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Redshirt Freshman)
Appeared in 34 games off the bench, averaging 11.2 minutes per game … Averaged 3.0 points, 1.7 assists and 0.9 rebounds per contest … Scored seven points and dropped six assists in her MSU debut against SE Missouri … Was perfect from the field at Southern miss, scoring seven points with three assists and three steals … Had just seven turnovers in conference play … Posted seven points in her NCAA Tournament debut against Southern … SEC Academic Honor Roll.
2017-18 (Freshman)
Redshirted
High School
Five-star point guard out of Olive Branch High School … Top prospect in Mississippi, ranked No. 50 overall in the nation and the No. 15 point guard by ESPN … McDonalds All-American nominee … Named Third Team All-USA by USA Today … Three-time Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year … Two-time Clarion-Ledger Female Athlete and Basketball Player of the Year … Three-time first team all-state selection, earning honorable mention as a freshman … Three-time basketball Commerical Appeal Player of the Year … Selected to the Mississippi-Alabama All-Star Game, earning Mississippi MVP after scoring 25 points and adding five assists in her team’s win … Three-time Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen selection … Averaged 20.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 6.2 steals per game as a senior at Olive Branch.
Personal
Born June 4, 1999 … Daughter of John and Cynthia Taylor … Has one brother, Wes … Father was a point guard at Jackson State and her mother ran track for the Tigers.
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