About Lindsay Taylor
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, usually playing the center position. An experienced player, Taylor has played professionally overseas in Europe, Asia, and Africa in 13 basketball seasons between 2005 and 2015. Taylor attended Chandler High School and was a Chandler HS state champion in 1999. She attended University of California, Santa Barbara between 1999 and 2004 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. As a member of the United States 2003 Pan American Games basketball team Taylor was awarded the Silver Medal and was considered the best player on the team. She was instrumental in securing the Gauchos four straight Big West Conference women's Championships victories between 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. In April 2014, she was elected to UC Santa Barbara Hall of Fame. 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 between 2004 and 2008: the Houston Comets, Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm (twice) and the Washington Mystics. Between 2005 and 2015 Taylor had a decorated career playing overseas in Europe, Africa and Asia, having especially successful stints in both the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA). and the Polish Women's League. Taylor finished her first season in the Polish Women's League with the highest number of scored points, and the highest overall evaluation in league history. She was also awarded Center of the Year and earned a place on the 1st Team, All-Imports Team and the All-Defensive Team. In 2011 Taylor received the All-Chinese WCBA 1st Team award. Taylor retired from professional basketball in 2015. She serves as an assistant basketball coach at Hamilton High School. She is currently in her sixth season with Hamilton.
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