Camryn Taylor

Camryn Taylor
No. 20 – Minnesota Lynx
PositionForward
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-03-15) March 15, 2000
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolRichwoods (Peoria)
College
Career history
2024–2025Esperides Kallitheas
2025–presentMinnesota Lynx
Career highlights
  • Second-team All-ACC (2023)
Stats at WNBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Camryn Nichole Taylor[1] (born March 15, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles and Virginia Cavaliers.

Early life

Taylor was born March 15, 2000 in Peoria, Illinois.[2] She lived in Atlanta, Georgia for part of her childhood, but returned to Peoria, where she attended Richwoods High School.[3] In her junior year of high school, she led the school's basketball team to the 2018 state championship and surpassed 1,000 career points that season.[4] The Peoria Journal Star named Taylor the region's large-school girls' basketball player of the year for 2018.[3] She was named first-team all-state in both her junior and senior seasons by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association and the Associated Press.[5]

College career

Taylor began her college basketball career with the Marquette Golden Eagles in 2019. She played in 31 games in her freshman year; she averaged 9.3 points per game, the fourth-highest on her team. She earned her first career double-double with a 23-point, 11-rebound performance in a win against the Seton Hall Pirates. Taylor was named to the Big East All-Freshman team that season.[4]

Taylor started in all 26 games of her sophomore season at Marquette, averaging 12.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game. She earned four double-doubles in the season, including against the UConn Huskies in the championship game of the 2020 Big East women's basketball tournament, in which she tallied 11 points and 13 rebounds. In the first round of the 2020 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament against the Virginia Tech Hokies, she recorded 15 points, two rebounds, and one assist. She was an honorable mention to the All-Big East team for the 2020–2021 season.[4]

After her sophomore season, Taylor transferred to play basketball for the Virginia Cavaliers.[6] In her first game at Virginia, she tallied 27 points and seven rebounds against the James Madison Dukes.[7] She played and started in 12 games, leading the team in points per game (12.8). She recorded the team's first double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds against the William & Mary Tribe[8] before taking a leave of absence for the remainder of the season following the death of her mother from cancer.[6]

Rejoining Virginia for her senior season, Taylor averaged 13.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game,[9] both leading her team. She stared in all 30 games, scoring double-digit points in 21 of them,[8] including a 22-point performance in a win against the Minnesota Golden Gophers.[10] She added two double-doubles, reached 1,000 career points, and was named second-team All-ACC in the 2022–2023 season.[8][11]

Taylor returned to Virginia for a fifth season in 2023–2024. She started in 26 of 28 games, averaging 14.8 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, the latter of which led her team. She recorded four double-doubles on the season, bringing her career total to 12, and was invited to participate in the Women’s College All-Star Game.[8]

Professional career

Minnesota Lynx

On April 23, 2024, Taylor signed a training camp contract with the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).[2] She was released on May 11.[12] She rejoined the Lynx training camp on February 25, 2025, and was released on May 7.[2]

On August 8, 2025, Taylor signed a seven-day contract with the Lynx.[13] When the contract expired on August 15, the team signed her to a second seven-day contract.[14]

Overseas

Taylor played for Esperides Kallitheas in Greece during the 2024–2025 season. She averaged 19.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in 25 games.[5][15]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  FG%  Field goal percentage
 3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage  RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game
 SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  TO  Turnovers per game  PPG  Points per game
 Bold  Career high  *  Led Division I  °  Led the league  ‡  WNBA record

College

NCAA statistics[9]
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019–20 Marquette 31 0 16.3 .533 – .628 3.8 0.7 0.4 0.5 1.3 9.3
2020–21 Marquette 26 26 24.6 .516 .000 .671 6.9 1.7 0.6 0.4 2.0 12.0
2021–22 Virginia 12 12 27.1 .403 .182 .744 6.1 1.2 1.3 0.4 2.8 12.8
2022–23 Virginia 30 30 24.9 .459 .167 .745 6.2 0.7 1.1 0.8 2.4 13.9
2023–24 Virginia 28 26 24.9 .465 .517 .835 6.1 0.6 0.8 0.8 1.7 14.8
Career 127 94 23.0 .477 .328 .730 5.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 1.9 12.5

Personal life

Taylor's godfather is former Illinois Fighting Illini basketball player Sergio McClain. As a child, she learned to play the violin, viola, cello, string bass, and guitar.[3]

Taylor majored in business administration at Marquette University.[4] At the University of Virginia, she was a graduate student in the school of education.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Camryn Nichole Taylor". FIBA. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "Camryn Taylor WNBA stats". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  3. ^ a b c Ferguson, Aaron (March 31, 2018). "2018 Journal Star Large-School Girls Basketball Player of the Year: Camryn Taylor, Richwoods". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  4. ^ a b c d "Camryn Taylor". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  5. ^ a b Eminian, Dave (August 9, 2025). "Peoria Richwoods grad signs 7-day contract with WNBA team". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  6. ^ a b Ratcliffe, Scott (December 29, 2022). "After losing mother to cancer, Camryn Taylor becomes fan favorite at Virginia". Augusta Free Press. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  7. ^ Boyce, Kathleen (November 10, 2021). "Camryn Taylor Drops 27, UVA Women's Basketball Falls at JMU 84-69". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Camryn Taylor". University of Virginia Athletics. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Camryn Taylor College Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  10. ^ Hudtloff, Marty (November 26, 2022). "UVA women's basketball beats Minnesota 73-70, off to best start in 30 years". WVIR. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  11. ^ "ACC Women's Basketball Announces 2022-23 Award Winners". Atlantic Coast Conference. February 28, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  12. ^ Youngblood, Kent (May 11, 2024). "Lynx waive two players, appear to have finalized roster for regular season". The Minnesota Star Tribune. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  13. ^ McCabe, Patrick (August 8, 2025). "Former Peoria Richwoods star Camryn Taylor signs with the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx". WEEK-TV. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  14. ^ "Friday's Transactions". The Beaumont Enterprise. August 15, 2025. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
  15. ^ "Camryn Taylor, Basketball Player, News, Stats". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
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