2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Taylor Larson
- Position:
- G
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Ballard HS
- Hometown:
- Huxley, Iowa
2020-21 (Senior): Played in 20 games, starting in all of them ... Averaged 26.7 minutes per game, third-most on the team ... Averaged 4.2 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game ... Scored in double-digits in two games ... Pulled down five-plus rebounds in seven games ... Dished multiple assists in eight games ... Opened season with five rebounds and four assists at Bradley on Nov. 25 ... Scored 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting against William Jewell on Dec. 9, adding four boards ... Pulled down a season-high seven rebounds, adding four assists at SIUE on Dec. 12 ... Posted six boards and two steals in 38 minutes at North Dakota on Jan. 2 ... Scored 11 points, adding six rebounds, two assists and four steals at Oral Roberts on Jan. 24 ... Dished out a season-high five assists versus Omaha on Feb. 13 ... Dropped nine points in Summit League Quarterfinals against Western Illinois on Mar. 7
2019-20 (Junior): Played in 25 games, starting in seven of them... Suffered leg injury that forced her to miss most of January... Pivotal role player, utilized for her defense and energy... Averaged 13.8 minutes, 3.4 rebounds, 1.5 points and 0.8 assists... Didn't shoot the ball often, but when she did she was effective hitting on 54.2 percent (13-of-24) from the floor... Shot a perfect 4-for-4 to tally a season-high eight points against Science & Arts (12/29/19)... Snatched a career-best 10 rebounds in 16 minutes in home win against Chicago State (2/1/20)... Played at least 15-plus minutes in 12 of her games.
2018-19 (Sophomore): Appeared in 30 games for KC in her sophomore year... Started 29 games for the Roos... Played a career-high 37 minutes at Denver on Nov. 9th... Scored a career-high 13 points and four three pointers at Kansas State on Nov. 18th... Averaged 4.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in 2018-19... Recorded a career-high six rebounds at Kansas State... Secured a career-high five steals at New Mexico State on Jan. 31st.
2017-18 (Freshman): Appeared in four games for the Roos as a freshman ... Averaged 8.0 minutes per game, 32 total minutes of action on the season ... Averaged 3.0 points per game on 40.0% (4-10) field goal shooting and 33.3% (3-9) three-point shooting along with 2.0 rebounds per game ... Registered a season-high 21 minutes in a win over Central Christian (1/2), setting career-highs with 11 points and five rebounds to pair with an assist.
High School: Helped lead Ballard, under head coach Kelly Anderson, to three conference titles and three appearances in the Iowa 4A state tournament, including a trip to the semifinals in 2013-14 … Named all-conference honorable mention her sophomore season, after helping the team to a 21-3 record … Named second-team all-conference as a junior and earned a spot on the Iowa Girls' Athletic Coaches Association Class 4A All-Central District Team, helping her squad go 22-2 on the season … Played AAU basketball for the All Iowa Attack under head coach Dickson Jensen, where the team was a Nike National Qualifier in 2015 and 2016, where they reached the elite eight both years.
Personal: Born August 10 in Ames, Iowa … Daughter of Aaron and Nicole Larson … Has two siblings, Maggie and Kasey … Related to former Houston Rockets player, Matt Bullard … Plans to major in Business while attending UMKC.
