Taylor Emery

Position:
Guard
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Freedom
Hometown:
Tampa, Fla.

2015-16: Named to the AAC All-Freshmen Team, becoming the 15th ever Green Wave WBB player to be named to the list, following the footsteps of Morgan and Vorpahl ... One of two freshmen to play in all 35 games, averaging the most minutes off the bench with 17.8 ... A two-time American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Week award winner (11/23 & 1/4) ... Recorded 8 double-digit scoring games, which ranked sixth on the team ... At Temple (2/23), Emery reeled in a career best 9 rebounds while tying her season high of four assists ... Scored a season high 14 points on a season best 7-of-12 shooting night vs Jackson State on Nov. 17 ... Notched an 11-point performance at Houston on Feb. 6, in which she shot 5-of-9 from the field and collected five rebounds, two assists and three steals ... Tallied points in all but 3 games...Named to the 2015-16 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

High School: Lettered four years in basketball at Freedom High School in Tampa, Florida ... Played the one, two and three positions ... Her 69.0 career percent shooting resulted in 2,689 career points, a new Hillsborough County record ... Scored 1,059 points in her senior campaign, a new state Florida record for high school girls basketball ... Her 36.5 scoring average ranked first in Florida and second in the entire nation ... Parade Magazine All-American ... Miss Florida Basketball 7A Player of the Year ... Florida Association of Basketball Coaches 2015 Player of the Year ... Both the Tampa Times and Tribune Player of the Year ... McDonalds All-American candidate ... First Team All-State ... Made three playoff appearances, including one Final Four ... Recorded a career high of 53 points ... Tallied on career triple-double ... Both a National Honors Society and National Science Honors Society member ... Mu Alpha Theta member (Math Honors).

Personal: Born on August 26, 1997 in Bremerton, Washington ... Daughter of Emmett Emery and Michelle Griffin ... Enjoys longboarding, video games and indoor surfing ... Favorite athlete is Derrick Rose ... Motto is, "Never satisfied with my athletic career. I always want to be better than I was the day before." ... Future plans include pursuing a career in the WNBA or overseas - Also wants to be a detective/private investigator once she retires from basketball ... Intended major is Homeland Security.