The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Celeste Taylor
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Long Island Lutheran
- Hometown:
- Valley Stream, N.Y.
- Major:
- Psychology
AWARDS & HONORS
• All-Big 12 [2020 Freshman Team]
• Big 12 Player of the Week [March 2, 2000]
• Big 12 Freshman of the Week [Dec. 23, 2020; Jan. 20, 2020; March 2, 2000]
• Big 12 Preseason Freshman of the Year [2019-20]
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll [Fall 2019, Spring 2020]
• McDonald’s High School All-American [2019]
• Jordan Brand Classic [2019]
FRESHMAN [2019-20]
• A 2020 Big 12 All-Freshman Team selection.
• A three-time Big 12 Freshman of the Week selection and a one-time Big 12 Player of the Week honoree.
• Played in all 30 games with 26 starts, averaging 27.9 minutes per game. Played the fourth-most minutes on the team.
• Averaged 9.3 points per game and 4.8 rebounds per game. Fourth on her team in scoring and third in rebounding.
• Scored in double figures on 14 occasions during the year.
• Led her team in three-pointers made with 31. Made a career-high four three-pointers on three different occasions.
• Third on the team in steals with 42 and fourth in assists with 44.
• Her free-throw percentage of 70.8 [68-of-96] ranked third-best on her team.
• Was the Big 12 Co-Player of the Week and Big 12 Player of the Week on March 2 after helping the Longhorns to wins against No. 25 TCU and Oklahoma. During that span, she averaged 24.5 points per game, a field-goal percentage of 60.7, eight three-pointers made and 36.5 minutes per game. She was the only Texas player on the season to record back-to-back 20-plus point games.
• Scored a career-high 27 points with a career-best four three-pointers in 36 minutes in a win against Oklahoma [Feb. 29].
• Turned in her first career double-double in a road win against No. 25 TCU [Feb. 26] with a then-career-high 22 points, a career-high-tying 10 rebounds and a career-high four three-pointers in a career-best 27 minutes.
• Totaled 15 points - including 7-for-10 free throws - and seven rebounds in 23 minutes at Kansas [Feb. 15].
• Registered 13 points and four rebounds at Oklahoma [Jan. 28].
• Charted 15 points, a career-high seven steals, three rebounds and three assists in 32 minutes to help the Longhorns to a road win at Kansas State [Jan. 19].
• Scored a then-career-high 17 points and brought down nine rebounds in a victory against Ohio [Dec. 18].
• Reached double figures in scoring for five consecutive games from Nov. 20 to Dec. 1.
• Brought down a career-high 10 rebounds to go with four points vs. UTSA [Nov. 14].
PREP
• The No. 40 overall player in the Class of 2019 as ranked by espnW, and the ninth-ranked guard in her class.
• A 2019 McDonald’s All-American, a Jordan Brand Classic participant and the 2018-19 Gatorade New York Girls Basketball Player of the Year.
• A 2019 WBCA High School All-America honorable mention selection in 2019.
• Earned MaxPreps High School All-America honorable mention recognition in 2018 and 2019.
• A two-time USA Today All-New York selection, earning first-team honors in 2019 and second-team accolades in 2018.
• The New York Newsday Long Island Player of the Year in 2017, 2018 and 2019, earning All-Long Island First Team honors in those years.
• Named to the New York State Sportswriters Association Class AA First Team in each of her final three seasons of high school.
• As a senior in 2018-19, averaged 16.3 points per game, 8.3 rebounds per game and 5.9 assists per game in leading her team to the 2019 New York State Association of Independent Schools Class AA Championship.
• As a junior in 2017-18, averaged 23.8 points per game, 6.8 rebounds per game and 4.5 steals per game.
• As a sophomore in 2016-17, helped her team to an 18-4 record and the NYSAIS Class AA Semifinals.
• Played on her high school’s varsity basketball team since the seventh grade.
USA BASKETBALL
• Has won three Gold medals with USA Basketball – the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup, the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup and the 2017 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
• Averaged 6.1 points per game and 4.1 rebounds game as part of the 2018 USA U17 World Cup Team that captured the FIBA U17 World Cup gold medal with a 7-0 record in Belarus.
• In the summer of 2017, helped the United States U16 National Team claim the FIBA Americas U16 Championship gold medal with a 5-0 record in Buenos Aires, Argentina, which qualified the U.S. for the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup. Averaged 4.8 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game, starting all five contests.
ACADEMICS & COMMUNITY
• Majoring in psychology.
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll [Fall 2019, Spring 2020].
PERSONAL
• Born June 20, 2001.
• Parents are Alex and Selene Navaro.
• Has three siblings – Isaiah, Alexis and Ariel.
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| CATEGORY | STATISTIC | OPPONENT [MONTH/YEAR] |
| Points | 27 | vs. Oklahoma [02/20] |
| Rebounds | 10 | 2x., last at TCU [02/20] |
| Assists | 5 | vs. Texas Tech [01/20] |
| Steals | 7 | at Kansas State [01/20] |
| Blocks | 4 | at Texas Tech [02/20] |
| Field Goals | 9 | vs. Oklahoma [02/20] |
| 3-Point Field Goals | 4 | 3x., last vs. Oklahoma [02/20] |
| Free Throws | 7 | 2x., last at Kansas [02/20] |
| Minutes | 37 | at TCU [02/20] |
