Tasha Taylor Class: RS Senior Hometown: Columbus, GA High School: Carver Height: 5-9 Position: G Experience: 3 VL Major: PRTM (Sport Management)

Overview: Four-year starter whose career assist numbers earned her spot in the Clemson record books ...had a stellar junior campaign after switching from the point to the two-guard position to average 11.9 points per game and drain 26 three-point field goals ...primed to build on those numbers in her true senior year but suffered a knee injury in fall workouts that sidelined her for the entire 2007-08 season ...never fully regained form but still led the team in assists her senior year after reassuming many point guard duties ...ranks in the top five in program history with 433 career assists and a 3.70 assists per game average ...finished with a career averages of 7.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per game with 145 career steals and nearly a .400 field goal percentage.

In 2008-09
• Played in all 31 games in 2008-09 and earned the starting assignment In 22 as Clemson employed an ever-changing line-up
• Led team with 95 assists and had at least three assists in 18 games
• Also had season averages of 4.9 points and 2.2 rebounds per game and a 1.09 assist-to-turnover ratio
• Showed flashes of her pre-injury form in the second-to-last game of the season, leading the Lady Tigers to an historic win over Georgia Tech in the opening round of the ACC Tournament. Was just one assist shy of a double-double with nine assists and 12 points
• The nine assists were the most for a Lady Tiger during the year
• Posted a season-high 15 points at Western Carolina on Feb. 4 thanks in large part to a 5-for-6 night from the foul line; also hit a pair of three-pointers in the game while collecting five rebounds in the Clemson win
• Scored in double figures in two other games
• Had 13 points against Chattanooga on Dec. 15 after a 3-for-4 night from long range
• Also totaled 13 points at Wake Forest on Jan. 18; was 4-for-6 from both the field and the free throw line with four rebounds and three assists against the Deacs
• Played just 15 minutes in the season opener after re-aggravating the knee during the preseason; hit a field goal and a pair of foul shots for four points in her first game back
• Earned her first start of the season at South Carolina on Nov. 19, handing out five assists and grabbing seven rebounds in the Lady Tiger victory
• Averaged 5.0 points and 4.5 assists in Clemson's two games at the Washington Husky Classic over the Thanksgiving weekend
• Had lost the starting assignment beginning Nov. 22 against Winthrop but regained it for the Chattanooga game and started 20 of the final 22 games of the season
• Handed out six assists with six rebounds and five points versus Kennesaw State on Dec. 29
• Averaged 7.0 points and 5.5 assists in Clemson's first two ACC games against Miami and North Carolina as the Lady Tigers opened the conference season with a win over the Hurricanes and nearly pulled off the upset of then-ranked #2 North Carolina
• Hit a bit of a slump after the Wake Forest game on Jan. 18 before rebounding against the Catamounts
• Averaged just over 12 minutes per game in the final five games of the regular season before playing a combined 58 minutes in Clemson's two ACC Tournament contests
• Still managed to average the fourth-most minutes played on the team with the third-most starts
• Shot 73.5-percent from the foul line with a .333 field goal percentage for the year
• Earned the team's Playmaker Award at the post-season banquet.

In 2007-08
• Red-shirted due to injury

In 2006-07
• Responded superbly to a switch to the two-guard position and found her shooting touch in the 2006-07 season
• Increased her scoring average just over four points per game to rank second on the team with an 11.9 figure
• Also nearly tripled her three-point shooting statistics, draining 26 last season after hitting just nine in her first two years combined
• Led team with a .470 overall shooting percentage and a .371 three-point field goal percentage
• Still handed out 93 assists, second on the team, in 2006-07 to bring her career total to 338, which ranks 10th all-time
• Owns a career 3.93 assists per game average that ranks fifth in Clemson history
• Her scoring average was 23rd in the ACC and she ranked 14th with a 3.10 assist per game average and 12th with a 1.08 assist-to-turnover ratio
• Led the Lady Tigers during the conference season with a 12.9 scoring average
• Started 29 of 30 games in 2006-07, missing the assignment in only the Feb. 15 Wake Forest contest when she was sick, playing just three minutes in that contest as the Lady Tigers defeated the Deacs, 76-53
• Ranked second on the team, playing an average of 29.4 minutes per game
• Played all 40 minutes in win at Duquesne on Dec. 29, the only Lady Tiger to play an entire game all season
• Recorded her career high with 27 points against #2 North Carolina on Jan. 11, which was the second-most points scored against the NCAA Runner-Up Tar Heels in the 2006-07 season. She was 11-for-19 from the field that night, which included a trio of three-pointers, and also pulled down four rebounds and tallied four steals in the contest. The 11 field goals and 19 attempted, along with her three-pointers made (3) and attempted (7) set personal bests
• Posted double figures in 18 games in 2006-07
• Opened the season with a 16-point performance, her highest total at that point, against Arkansas
• Bettered that act with 18 points against Chattanooga six days later, and she also collected six rebounds and handed out four assists against the Lady Mocs
• Was team's high scorer six times - Chattanooga on Nov. 16 (18); James Madison on Dec. 6 (17); North Carolina on Jan. 11 (27); Boston College on Jan. 25 (15); NC State on Feb. 8 (14); and Georgia Tech on Feb. 19 (17)
• Other double figure games came against the College of Charleston on Nov. 13 (13); St. John's on Nov. 24 (17); Furman on Nov. 29 (11); Vanderbilt on Dec. 3 (13); Wofford on Dec. 22 (14); Duquesne on Dec. 29 (13); Wake Forest on Jan. 5 (17); Florida State on Jan. 18 (14); Virginia Tech on Feb. 11 (14); Florida State on Feb. 22 (12); and Virginia on Feb. 25 (15)
• The Virginia Tech contest was one of her best of the year as she recorded 14 points, seven rebounds, six assists, two steals and a blocked shot in 33 minutes of action against the Hokies. She was also 6-for-8 from the free throw line in the contest
• Helped orchestrate a Clemson comeback that eventually fell just short against Boston College. The team trailed by 17 at the half before she hit her first five shots of the second period to narrow the gap to to just two points. She recorded 13 of her 15 total points in the final half
• Also led the team in assists eight times during the season
• Had a season-high seven assists against Maryland on Jan. 25
• Earned the team's Best Defensive Player Award at the post-season banquet.

In 2005-06
• Solidified role as starting point guard, earning the start in all 29 Clemson games in 2005-06
• Ranked third in the ACC for assists per game with a 5.59 assist per game
• Totaled 162 assists in 2005-06 and averaged 7.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game
• Also had 53 steals to lead team and blocked 20 shots as a point guard
• Ranked fourth after the season in Clemson history for career assists per game after totaling 245 assists in 56 games over her two-year career for a 4.38 assist per game average
• Posted career highs with 15 points and 13 assists against Savannah State on Dec. 23. The assist mark tied for sixth in Clemson history for a single game
• Recorded double-figure assist totals on two other occasions during the season
• Handed out 12 in Clemson's win over Memphis on Nov. 26 and 11 against Wagner on Dec. 18
• Had best all-around performance in Memphis game, scored 14 points and collected seven rebounds to go along with 12 assists
• Had career best six steals against Winthrop on Dec. 20
• In Clemson's free throw percentage record-setting game against Wake Forest on Jan. 15, went 3-4 from the foul line
• Led or tied for lead in scoring twice in 2005-06 with 10 points in the Lady Tigers' last-second victory over Winthrop on Dec. 20 and tied with Amanda Frist for game-high honors with 12 points against Virginia in the final regular season game of the season
• Scored 12 points in loss to Virginia Tech on Feb. 9 on 6-13 shooting
• The six field goals made were a career high
• Also scored in double figures against Tennessee Tech on Nov. 18 (11), Furman on Nov. 30 (11), Georgia Tech on Jan. 8 (10), and Wake Forest on Feb. 12 (12)
• Posted 10 points in loss to top-ranked Duke on Jan. 26 and also grabbed seven rebounds in that game
• Blocked three shots in game verse Vanderbilt at the WBCA/BTI Classic on Nov. 12 and then did it again two games later against Mississippi on Nov. 21.

In 2004-05
• Played in 27 games, starting 13 at point guard
• Finished second on the team in assists
• Had seven points and three assists in the loss to Furman
• Had five points and four assists in the win over Morehead State
• Had seven points in a fine effort at Rutgers. She was 2-2 from the field and 3-4 from the free throw line against the Scarlet Knights
• Sat out ACC opener versus N.C. State but returned with four points in 12 minutes against Florida State
• Set career-high with 11 points on 5-12 shooting in the game against Virginia Tech at home
• Had seven assists versus Miami, North Carolina, and Florida State in three out of four games
• Contributed career-best four steals at North Carolina
• Committed just two turnovers in back-to-back games against Maryland and Florida State in 60 minutes of play
• Played her top all-around game at home against Wake Forest, as she tied career-high with 11 points in the game, shooting 5-11. She had eight assists, seven rebounds, three blocked shots, and three steals in that game as well
• Followed that up with a brilliant performance against Georgia Tech to lead Clemson to victory
• Recorded her first career double-double with 13 points and 10 assists, both career highs
• She also had five rebounds in that game and played all but one minute
• Finished the regular season with a 12-point performance at N.C. State
• Had six points, three rebounds, and three assists versus Maryland in the ACC Tournament.

Before Clemson
• Three-year varsity letterwinner in basketball at Carver High School
• Also lettered once in cross country
• Led Carver to a 62-19 record during her three years on the varsity squad
• Led team to a runner-up region finish in 2002
• Led team to its Christmas Tournament championship in 2002, and was voted MVP of that event
• Street & Smith's Honorable Mention MVP at the Adidas Deep South Classic
• First-team All-Bi City in 2002
• Played for Aaron Martin at Carver
• Attended the same high school as Brentson Buckner, former Clemson football player and current Carolina Panther of the NFL

Personal
• Born January 12, 1986
• Majoring in sport management.