The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Taylor Jones
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Dallas Christian School
- Prev School:
- Oregon State
- Hometown:
- Forney, Texas
- Major:
- Human Dimensions of Organizations
GRADUATE STUDENT [2024-25]
• AP All-American Honorable Mention honoree.
• Lisa Leslie Center of the Year finalist
• Finished her collegiate career with 1867 points and 1098 rebounds.
• Became a member of the Texas 1000 point club with 1117 points with Texas.
• Seven double-doubles on the season and finished her career with 25 double-doubles.
• Shot 58.4 percent from the field in her career.
• Played in 159 career games, including 98 games for Texas.
SENIOR [2023-24]
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection.
• Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Top 10 finalist.
• USBWA National Player of the Week.
• Played in 33 games and started 27 games for Texas in the 2023-24 season.
• Career-high 27 points and tied UT record going 11-of-11 from the field in win over Oral Roberts.
• Four double-double for the season, including 27 points and 15 rebounds vs. Oral Roberts.
• Scored 18 points in NCAA Tournament victory over Drexel.
JUNIOR [2022-23]
• Jones played in 27 games for the Longhorns in the 2022-23 season.
• Averaged 9.5 points and second on the team with 5.7 rebounds per game.
• Recorded 62 blocks shots for an average of 2.3 blocks per game to help Texas set a single season record for team blocks. Had 15 games on the season with three or more blocks.
• Scored 16 points and blocked six shots in Texas NCAA tournament win over East Carolina.
• Three double-doubles on the season including 15 points and 13 rebounds against Baylor.
• Scored 21 points in her first game in a Texas uniform on 6-9 shooting in win over Louisiana.
• Passed 1,000 career points against East Carolina and has 1,007 for her career.
JUNIOR: [2021-22 at Oregon State]
• Preseason All-Pac-12 Selection
• Averaged 12.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game
• Shot 64.9 percent from the floor
• Started all nine games she played in an injury-shortened season
• Missed the final 21 games of the season due to injury
• Maui Classic All-Tournament Team
• Had 14 points and nine rebounds vs. UNI (12/19)
• Put up 13 points and seven rebounds at Monmouth (12/10)
• Scored 15 points on 7-10 shooting vs. Pacific (12/1)
• Recorded 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks vs. Notre Dame (11/27)
• Went 4-for-4 with eight points vs. CSU Bakersfield (11/20)
• Put up 17 points against CBU (11/17)
• Started the season with 15 points and eight rebounds vs. LMU (11/12).
SOPHOMORE: [2020-21 at Oregon State]:
• All-Pac-12 honoree
• Pac-12 Defensive Honorable Mention
• Averaged 12.3 points and 8.8 rebounds
• Shot 55.6 percent from the floor
• Led the Pac-12 in rebounding and was second in field goal percentage.
• Tallied 17 points and 13 rebounds vs. California (3/3)
• Went 4-for-6 from the floor and score 11 points at Oregon (2/28)
• Tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds at UCLA (2/21)
• Notched a double-double with 13 points and 15 rebounds vs. Stanford (2/13)
• Scored 15 points on 6-for-8 shooting at Utah (1/31)
• Tallied 16 points and 14 rebounds against Washington State (1/24)
• Scored 11 points on 5-for-7 shooting at Arizona (1/17)
• Put up 13 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks vs. Washington State (12/19)
• Recorded a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds vs. San Francisco (12/3)
• Scored 24 points on 10-for-13 shooting in the season-opener vs. Montana Western.
FRESHMAN: [2019-20 at Oregon State]:
• Pac-12 All-Freshman Team
• Pac-12 All-Defensive Media Team
• All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention
• Set the Oregon State freshman record for blocks
• Led the Pac-12 in blocked shots
• Averaged 12.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game
• Scored 21 points vs. Washington (2/28)
• Recorded 14 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks against Stanford (2/21)
• Tallied a double-double at UCLA (2/17)
• Notched a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds vs. Arizona State (2/7)
• Tallied 21 points in her Civil War debut (1/24)
• Notched her sixth-straight double-digit scoring game vs. Cal, going for 12 points and eight rebounds (1/17)
• Scored 12 points and pulled down 11 rebounds vs. Arizona
• Earned her third Pac-12 Player of the Week honor on Jan. 6
• Scored 15 points in her Pac-12 debut vs. Utah (1/3)
• Tallied 16 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks against CSU Bakersfield (12/29)
• Scored 25 points and pulled down 13 rebounds vs. NAU (12/18)
• Earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors the first two weeks of the season
• Recorded 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks against Utah State (12/14)
• Tallied 12 points vs. Hawaii (12/6)
• Scored 24 points in just 20 minutes vs. DePaul (11/14)
• Had one of the best debuts by a freshman in Oregon State history, scoring 20 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.
PREP:
• Rated as a five-star recruit and the No. 15 signee in the nation according to Prospects Nation
• Three-time All-Texas honoree
• Led Dallas Christian to a pair of state titles during her career
• NAAPS National Defensive Player of the Year
• Tallied a double-double in all 25 games of her senior season
• Finished her career with over 2,000 points
• Two-time District MVP
• Attended USA Basketball U17 Trials in Colorado Springs
• Two-time Adidas All-American
• Has participated in numerous community service activities, including Lakeview Centennial High School tornado cleanup, as well as feeding the homeless.
PERSONAL:
• Daughter of Keith and Deanna, as well as step mother Linda
• Has three sisters, Tori (twin), Carlie and Morgan, as well as one brother, Tyler
