The Ohio State Buckeyes women’s basketball team has found themselves a reliable combo guard in the form of newcomer Celeste Yvonne Taylor. A former player of the Texas Longhorns and the Duke Blue Devils, she is regarded as one of the best defenders in the backcourt for her team. Furthermore, she has also become one of the best mid-range shot creators on the team.
Over the 2022/23 season with the Duke Blue Devils, Celeste Taylor competed in 33 games and scored 11.4 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 2.2 steals per game. She shot 39.4% from the field, including 32.1% from the three-point range. She has already received Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year-Coaches and Second Team All Big-Ten honors in 2024. Furthermore, she has also earned three gold medals for Team USA while performing at the international level.
What Year is Celeste Taylor in 2024?
Celeste Taylor is in her second senior and 5th year of women’s college basketball as of March 2024. She started her college basketball career as a freshman with the Texas Longhorns in the 2019/20 season. Throughout her freshman and sophomore season with the team, she played 58 games and scored 10.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.8 steals per game.
She shot 34.8% from the field, including 29.0% from deep. However, since the 2020/21 season was short due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the NCAA granted players like her a fifth year of college basketball eligibility as per Slamonline.
Celeste Taylor transferred herself to the Duke Blue Devils and stayed with the team for the 2021/22 and 2022/23 seasons. Throughout her junior 2021/22 and senior 2022/23 season, she played 56 games and scored 11.2 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.0 steals per game. She shot 39.2% from the field, including 32.5% from the three-point range.
Celeste Taylor is playing her last year of women’s college basketball as a senior for the Ohio State Buckeyes. She revealed (via landgrantholyland.com) that Ohio State University was always her University of choice and her family, despite having limited funding at the time, even visited the University to see its offerings.
However, she felt that it was not the best place to begin her college basketball career. Hence, she started her career with the Texas Longhorns due to her positive relationship with Karen Aston, who was the head coach of the team in 2019. Nevertheless, she is happy to be back and play for the Ohio State Buckeyes.
What are Celeste Taylor’s Stats in Ohio State Buckeyes Team?
Celeste Taylor is playing her 5th and final year of women’s college basketball with the Ohio State Buckeyes. Throughout the 2023/24 season, she participated in 32 games and scored 10.1 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 2.5 steals per game. She shot 40.9% from the field, including 32.0% from the three-point range. She was honored as Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year by coaches, member of the Big Ten All-Defensive Team and Second Team-All Big Ten in 2024.
FAQ's On Celeste Taylor a Senior
A. Celeste Taylor comes from Valley Stream, New York, United States.
A. Celeste Taylor is representing the Ohio State Buckeyes in NCAA Division I women’s college basketball.
A. Celeste Taylor first played for the Texas Longhorns from 2019-21 and then for the Duke Blue Devils from 2021-23.
A. Celeste Taylor is in her fifth and second senior year as of March 2024.
A. Celeste Taylor has taken up the responsibilities of being a combo guard in women’s college basketball.
