The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Joanne Allen-Taylor
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Cypress Falls
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- Major:
- Mechanical Engineering
AWARDS & HONORS
• 2021 Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year
• Academic All-Big 12 [2021 First Team, 2020 First Team, 2019 Rookie Team]
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll [Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020]
JUNIOR [2020-21]
• Started all 31 contests for the Longhorns and led the team at 35.4 minutes per game.
• Named Honorable Mention All-Big 12.
• Ranked third on the team in scoring at 12.1 points per game.
• Notched 23 double-figure scoring outings.
• Ranked second on the team in assists averaging 2.64 per contest.
• Tallied a career-high 23 points on 6-of-13 shooting and a 10-of-12 mark from the charity stripe vs Drake [Dec. 18].
• Dished out a career-best nine assists vs Iowa State [March 12].
• Averaged 11.3 points per game during UT’s run to the Elite Eight at the 2021 NCAA Tournament.
SOPHOMORE [2019-20]
• Played in 29 games with three starts as a sophomore, averaging 17.0 minutes per game.
• Averaged 4.6 points per game, 1.9 rebounds per game and 1.2 assists per game. Boasted an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.7.
• Reached double figures on three occasions during the year.
• Second on her team in three-point field-goal percentage with a 37.9 percent clip [22-of-58].
• Tallied nine points, dropping a career-best three three-pointers, against No. 2 Baylor [Jan. 31].
• Scored a career-high 15 points on 4-of-5 shooting from the floor and a 6-for-9 clip from the free-throw line in 24 minutes vs. Northwestern State [Dec. 29].
• Totaled 10 points with a pair of three-pointers in a win against Ohio [Dec. 18].
FRESHMAN [2018-19]
• Played in 30 games, averaging 8.5 minutes per game.
• Averaged 1.1 points per game, 0.9 rebounds per game and 0.6 assists per game.
• Scored a then-career-high 11 points against McNeese State [Nov. 15].
PREP
• One of the nation's top-15 point guards in the Class of 2018 and was ranked among the top-60 players nationally. The No. 56 overall player according to espnW HoopGurlz, the No. 44 player by Prospects Nation and the No. 52 overall player by the Blue Star Report.
• For her 134-game high school career, averaged 19.2 points per game, 2.3 rebounds per game, 2.3 assists per game and 2.2 steals per game. Totaled 2,567 career points and 305 career assists.
• A four-time first-team All-District selection and was named TABC All-State in each of her final three prep seasons.
• A three-time first-team All-District Academic selection and has never earned a grade less than an A.
• As a junior in 2016-17, averaged 20.4 points per game, 0.8 assists per game and 0.7 steals per game.
• In 2015-16, was named to the McDonald's Invitational All-Tournament Team.
ACADEMICS & COMMUNITY
• Majoring in mechanical engineering.
• Academic All-Big 12 [2020 First Team, 2019 Rookie Team].
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll [Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020].
PERSONAL
• Born November 23, 1999.
• Mother is Tee Ajiboye.
• Has a sister, Joellyn.
