The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Brianna Taylor
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Spring Dekaney
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
AWARDS & HONORS
• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year (2017)
• Big 12 All-Defensive Team (2017)
• Academic All-Big 12 (2014 Rookie Team, 2015 First Team, 2016 First Team, 2017 First Team)
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015)
CAREER SUMMARY
• Played in 127 career games with 65 starts.
• Was a four-time selection to the Academic All-Big 12 Teams.
SENIOR (2016-17)
• Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.
• Big 12 All-Defensive Team.
• Played in all 34 games with 33 starts. Averaged a career-best 21.0 minutes per game.
• Averaged 4.8 points per game and 4.2 rebounds per game.
• Second on the team and 14th in the Big 12 Conference with 1.3 steals per game. Charted two or more steals on 15 occasions during the season.
• Third on the team in field-goal percentage with a .462 (66-of-143) clip from the field.
• Registered six points and eight rebounds against Oklahoma State (March 4) in the Big 12 Tournament Quarterfinals.
• Notched her first career double-double off the bench at No. 24/RV Kansas State (Feb. 27), tying her season high with 12 points and her career high with 11 rebounds.
• Scored five points, brought down nine rebounds and tied her career high with six assists at No. 19/19 Oklahoma (Feb. 18).
• Tied her career high with 11 rebounds and also dished out four assists against No. 20/20 Oklahoma (Jan. 17).
• Tallied 10 points, two rebounds and two steals in the Big 12 Conference opener against Texas Tech (Dec. 29).
• Charted 12 points, a team-high eight rebounds and three steals on the road at No. 10/9 Mississippi State (Nov. 14).
JUNIOR (2015-16)
• Played in 34 games with 18 starts at the “four” position. Was third on her team in rebounds per game (4.3) and steals (43).
• Scored in double-figures in four games, including a career-high 19 points at Rice (Nov. 21).
• Scored nine points, including 5-of-6 shooting from the free-throw line, and brought down seven rebounds at Kansas State (Jan. 30).
• Swiped a career-high five steals at Kansas (Jan. 13) to go along with five points and five rebounds.
• Brought down a season-high 10 rebounds to complement seven points against Texas Tech (Jan. 2).
• Scored 15 points and brought down nine rebounds in a win against Arkansas (Dec. 20) at the Big 12-SEC Challenge in Oklahoma City.
• Recorded 16 points and five rebounds in 18 minutes against Hampton (Nov. 25).
• Tallied a career-best 19 points on 8-for-11 shooting with a game-high seven rebounds to lead Texas to a comeback road win at Rice (Nov. 21).
SOPHOMORE (2014-15)
• Played in 32 games with 14 starts. Started the last 12 games of the season … averaged 17.9 minutes per game.
• Reached double figures in scoring seven times, including five times through the first seven games of the season.
• Ranked fourth on the team in rebounds (134; 4.2 rebounds per game).
• Grabbed 10 or more rebounds twice, including a season-high 11 boards (five offensive) in just 11 minutes against UT-Pan American (Nov. 26). Added 10 rebounds in the regular season finale against TCU (March 3).
• Played in a season-high 33 minutes at Texas Tech (Feb. 21), registering seven points, nine rebounds and one assist.
• Scored 11 points in 17 minutes against Kansas State (Feb. 18).
• Notched a season-high 15 points with seven rebounds in 27 minutes at Kansas (Feb. 14).
• Registered 11 points (4-of-6 FG, 3-of-4 FT) and seven rebounds in 25 minutes against No. 3/3 Baylor (Feb. 8).
• Made first career start against Rice (Dec. 30), finishing with four points and five rebounds in 19 minutes.
• Recorded 14 points (6-of-10 FG), four steals and four assists in 17 minutes against McNeese State (Dec. 17).
• Posted 10 points and six rebounds in 22 minutes against Southern (Dec. 8).
• Shot 5-of-5 from the field for 11 points in 12 minutes during UT’s win over No. 4/5 Tennessee (Nov. 30).
• Grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in 11 minutes against UTPA (Nov. 26).
FRESHMAN (2013-14)
• Played in 27 games, averaging 9.4 minutes per game. Averaged 8.5 minutes per game during Big 12 play.
• Missed the first four contests of the season due to injury (ankle).
• Played a season-high 18 minutes in the NCAA Championship First Round against Penn (March 23), scoring four points.
• Scored a season-high eight points in back-to-back games while shooting a combined 72.7 percent. Shot 4-of-5 from the field with a season-high three steals in 15 minutes against Northwestern State (Dec. 20). Shot 4-of-6 from the field in 15 minutes against Idaho (Dec. 28).
• Scored six points with two rebounds in 13 minutes against Sam Houston State (Dec. 15).
• Made her collegiate debut against Syracuse (Nov. 28) in the Paradise Jam, scoring two points with a steal in four minutes of action.
PREP
• Played at Spring Dekaney High School in Houston under coach Stacey Stroman.
• Ranked as the No. 46 player in the country at her position by ESPN.com.
• Named to the Class 5A All-State team in 2012-13 by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC).
• As a junior, led Spring Dekaney HS to a 40-2 record and an appearance in the 5A State championship game. Earned First Team All-District 13-5A honors and was named to the Academic All-District team. Averaged 10.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
• Played club ball for the Cy-Fair Nike Shock and coach Al Coleman.
ACADEMICS & COMMUNITY
• Majoring in health promotion with a minor in education.
• Academic All-Big 12 (2014 Rookie Team, 2015 First Team, 2016 First Team, 2017 First Team).
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015).
PERSONAL
• Born Brianna Deshay Taylor on Sept. 12, 1995 in Houston, Texas.
• Daughter of Eugene and Alisha Taylor. Has two younger brothers, Chris and Brandon.
• Uncle, Rodney Hampton, played one season at Iowa State (1998-99). Uncle, Robert Glaze, was a four-year letterman at Rice (1991-95).
| CAREER HIGHS | ||
| CATEGORY | STATISTIC | OPPONENT(MONTH/YEAR) |
| Points | 19 | at Rice (11/15) |
| Rebounds | 11 | 3x., last at Kansas State (02/17) |
| Assists | 6 | 2x., last at Oklahoma (02/17) |
| Steals | 5 | at Kansas (01/15) |
| Blocks | 2 | at West Virginia (01/14) |
| Field Goals | 8 | at Rice (11/15) |
| 3-Point Field Goals | 1 | 6x., last vs. UConn (12/16) |
| Free Throws | 5 | at Kansas State (01/16) |
| Minutes | 33 | 2x., last at Oklahoma (02/17) |
