Lindsay Taylor

This article is about the women's basketball player. For the soccer player, see Lindsay Taylor (soccer).
Lindsay Taylor
Lindsay Taylor in 2007
Personal information
Born (1981-05-20) May 20, 1981 (age 43)
Poway, California, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolChandler (Chandler, Arizona)
CollegeUC Santa Barbara (1999–2004)
WNBA draft2004: 2nd round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Houston Comets
Playing career2004–2015
PositionCenter
Number13, 44, 33, 20, 81
Career history
As player:
2004–2005United States Phoenix Mercury
2005–2006Turkey Botașspor Adana
2006South Korea Shinsegae Cool Cats
2006–2007France Lattes-Maurin Montpellier
2007Turkey Botașspor Adana
2007–2008Poland Energa Katarzynki Toruń
2008–2009Poland KSSSE AZS PWSZ Gorzów Wielkopolski
2009–2010France Nantes-Rezé
2010–2011China Qujing Yunnan
2011France Nantes-Rezé
2011–2012China Qujing Yunnan
2013–2014China Qujing Yunnan
2014–2015South Korea Guri KDB Life Winnus
2015Angola Primeiro de Agosto
As coach:
2015–Hamilton High School (assistant coach)
Career highlights and awards
  • Big West Player of the Year (2001)
  • 2x First-team All-Big West (2003, 2004)
  • 3× Big West tournament MVP (2001–2004)
  • Big West Freshman of the Year (2001)
  • Big West All-Freshman Team (2001)
  • All-time leading scorer, leader in blocks and field goal percentage in UC Santa Barbara history
Medals
Women's Basketball
Representing  United States
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2003 Dominican Republic Team

Lindsay Corine Taylor (born May 20, 1981) is an American former professional basketball player. She played in the WNBA, KBSL, LFB, WKBL, Polish Women's League, WCBA, and Angola Women's Basketball League. A very experienced player, she also played professionally overseas in 13 basketball seasons.[1] Standing 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) tall she usually played the center position (normally the tallest player on the team).[2]

Taylor attended Chandler High School and was a Chandler HS state champion in 1999.[3] She attended University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999 and was the 2001 Big West Freshman and Player of the Year. Taylor is Santa Barbara's all-time leading point scorer, blocker and most accurate shooter.[4] Taylor was awarded the Silver Medal as a member of the United States 2003 Pan American Games basketball team and was considered the best player in the team.[5] She was instrumental in securing the Gauchos four straight Big West Conference women's Championships victories from 2001–2004, and almost single-handedly took the team to the 2004 Sweet Sixteen – the furthest the team had ever advanced in the NCAA tournament.[3] In April 2014, she was elected to UC Santa Barbara Hall of Fame.[6]

Graduating from Santa Barbara in 2004, she was one of the highly regarded rookies for the 2004 WNBA draft and was chosen by the Houston Comets and later traded to the Phoenix Mercury. She was the second-round (26th pick overall) in the 2004 WNBA Draft. In total Taylor signed with four WNBA teams: the Houston Comets, Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm (twice)[7][8] and the Washington Mystics.

In addition to her WNBA career, Taylor enjoyed great success playing overseas in Europe and Asia, especially in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA).[9] and the Polish Women's League. Taylor finished her first season in the Polish Women's League with the highest number of points scored, and her overall evaluation was the highest in the league. She was also awarded Center of the Year and earned a place on the 1st Team, All-Imports Team and the All-Defensive Team.[10] She also received the All-Chinese WCBA 1st Team award in 2011.

After retiring from professional basketball in 2015 Taylor serves as an assistant basketball coach at Hamilton High School. She is currently in her sixth season with Hamilton.[3]

  1. ^ "Lindsay Taylor (ex Winnus) signs at 1 De Agosto". Asia-Basket. June 3, 2015. Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  2. ^ "STORM: Taylor's Big Opportunity". Seattle Storm. WNBA.com. April 26, 2006. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Lady Huskies Basketball Coaches & Staff". www.Ladyhuskiesbasketball.com. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
  4. ^ "Lindsay Taylor elected to UC Santa Barbara Hall of Fame". ucsbgauchos.com.com. April 30, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 2003 Pan Am was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Lindsay Taylor elected to UC Santa Barbara Hall of Fame". CTownRivals.com. April 30, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "Lindsay Taylor back for another shot at making Storm roster". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  8. ^ "Storm". The Seattle Times. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
  9. ^ "Lindsay Taylor claims WCBA weekly honour". asia-basket.com. April 30, 2011. Archived from the original on November 27, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2011.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference autogenerated1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).