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2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
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O’Brien, Taylor
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Jersey Number 11
Taylor O’Brien
- Position:
- Guard
- Year:
- Graduate Student
- Height:
- 5-9
- Hometown:
- Lafayette Hill, Pa.
- High School:
- Plymouth Whitemarsh
- Other College:
- Bucknell
Bio
Career Honors:
- 2022-23 All-ACC Academic Team.
Graduate Season at Florida State (2022-23):
- Finished her graduate season averaging 6.7 points and 2.1 rebounds in 23 games played.
- Prior to an injury, she was second on FSU averaging 16.3 points through the first three games.
- Missed 10 consecutive games before returning against Miami on Dec. 21.
- Played well vs. Georgia in the NCAA First Round, totaling 15 points and four rebounds.
- Recorded nine points and five boards at No. 11 Virginia Tech.
- Had nine points, three assists and two steals vs. Louisville.
- Returned from a 10-game absence due to injury vs. Miami.
- Co-led FSU with 19 points along with five steals vs. Georgia State.
- Started her FSU career with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting vs. Bethune-Cookman.
- Had 11 points, seven rebounds and a crucial 3-point field goal late in win at Kent State.
Career at Bucknell (2018-22):
- Led the Bison with 16.7 points per game and adding 6.5 rebounds as well as 2.2 steals in 33.5 minutes of action in the 2021-22 year.
- Emerged as a Top 100 scorer in NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball in the 2021-22 year.
- Filled the scoring column in her senior season with 10 20-point games.
- Highlighted her senior season with a 35-point outburst in a 73-64 win over Fordham in the WNIT on March 18, 2022.
- Led the Bison to the Patriot League Final in 2022.
- Dropped 17 points against Ohio State in the 2021-22 season opener.
- Double figures in 31 games as a senior.
- Finished in the Top 100 last year nationally in field goal attempts (29th), steals (34th), minutes played (42nd), field goals made (44th), total points (49th), free throws made (64th), free throws attempted (75th), steals per game (75th) and points per game (91st).
- Scored 16.3 points in what was a 10-game season in 2020-21, drilling 44.4 percent of her 3-point field goal attempts.
- Ranked fourth in the Patriot League in scoring and the led the league shooting 87.1 percent from the free throw line as a junior.
- Led the Bison with 42 steals while averaging 8.8 points per game as a sophomore in 2019-20.
- Participated on Bucknell’s Track and Field team and was a Second Team All-Patriot League selection in 2019.
- She set the program record in the outdoor high jump at 5 feet, 7 ¼ inches.
- QUOTE FROM COACH WYCKOFF: “Taylor is a dynamic and experienced guard who has had a great deal of success in her college career. She is more than ready to step in and make an impact on our team and in the ACC. We are excited about the skill, versatility and energy she will bring on both ends of the floor. Her high character is a perfect fit with the team we are building.”
All About Me:
- Birthday: December 5, 1999.
- Parents: Tishara and Joe O’Brien.
- Major: Sport Management.
- What’s your go-to dance?: Shoulder roll/shimmy.
- What shows are you obsessed with right now?: Stranger Things.
- What WNBA players do you love to watch?: Elena Delle Donne.
- What pair of shoes/sneakers do you gotta have?: Jordan 1s.
- What’s your ideal outfit?: Sweatpants and sweatshirt with Uggs.
- You get to choose one song for Carpool Karaoke. What song you choosing?: Levels by Meek Mill.
- Outside of basketball, what else do you love?: Family, coffee, cookies and music.
- What obstacles have you overcome?: Injuries and moving far from home.
- If you could choose one meal to have, what is it?: Seafood platter.
- My favorite follow on Instagram is: @Jalenhurts
- What’s your favorite thing about FSU? My teammates.
- What do you hope to accomplish by the time you finish at FSU? Get my Masters and have a successful season.
- Women’s College Basketball and the WNBA have seen tremendous growth over the last decade. To you, what makes women’s basketball so special? How strong and passionate the players are.
- Who is the person/people you look up to most in life and why? My parents and grandparents for all they have done for my siblings and I.
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