98 Facts About Lindsay Taylor

Lindsay Corine Taylor was born on May 20,1981 and is an American former professional basketball player.

Lindsay Taylor played in the WNBA, KBSL, LFB, WKBL, Polish Women's League, WCBA, and Angola Women's Basketball League.

Lindsay Taylor attended University of California, Santa Barbara in 1999 and was the 2001 Big West Freshman and Player of the Year.

Lindsay Taylor is Santa Barbara's all-time leading point scorer, blocker and most accurate shooter.

Lindsay Taylor was awarded the Silver Medal as a member of the United States 2003 Pan American Games basketball team and was considered the best player in the team.

Lindsay Taylor was the second-round in the 2004 WNBA Draft.

In total Lindsay Taylor signed with four WNBA teams: the Houston Comets, Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm and the Washington Mystics.

Lindsay Taylor finished her first season in the Polish Women's League with the highest number of points scored, and her overall evaluation was the highest in the league.

Lindsay Taylor was awarded Center of the Year and earned a place on the 1st Team, All-Imports Team and the All-Defensive Team.

Lindsay Taylor received the All-Chinese WCBA 1st Team award in 2011.

Lindsay Taylor is currently in her sixth season with Hamilton.

Lindsay Corine Taylor was born on May 20,1981, in Poway, California, the daughter of Catherine and Bill Taylor.

Lindsay Taylor has an older sister, Roz, and a younger brother who unlike Lindsay, are just a little above average height.

Lindsay Taylor was not involved in sports until she was fifteen.

Lindsay Taylor said that if it were not for basketball, her desires might have led her to a different career.

Lindsay Taylor helped lead her team to two regional championships, and as a senior, she helped lead them to the Arizona State Championship.

Lindsay Taylor averaged 19.2 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.1 blocks in her final year as a prepster.

Lindsay Taylor played for the AAU Arizona Elite, where she guided the team to the 17-Gold National Championship in 1998 at the age of 17.

Lindsay Taylor became a Chandler HS state champion in 1999.

Lindsay Taylor later became famous during her NCAA career at UC Santa Barbara, playing center for the women's basketball team.

Lindsay Taylor was the tallest women's basketball player in the school's history, and she attended the same classes as fellow WNBA players Kayte Christensen and Kristen Mann.

Lindsay Taylor scored 20 or more points three times, with her career high of 24 coming against Boise State on January 21,2001.

Lindsay Taylor was selected as Big West Freshman of the Year.

Lindsay Taylor notched her 1,000th point as a Gaucho at Illinois on February 13,2003, and moved her score into 13th place on UCSB's career scoring list.

Lindsay Taylor only needed 500 points to break the school's highest-ever career scoring record, held by Kristi Rohr.

On November 20,2003, Lindsay Taylor scored a team-high of 12 points.

Lindsay Taylor was the only Gaucho player to be in double-figures and the only visiting player to make half her field goal tries, sinking four out of eight.

Lindsay Taylor said one of her biggest developments in college was to build her strength up.

Lindsay Taylor has been Santa Barbara's all-time leading point scorer, blocker and most accurate shooter.

Lindsay Taylor was one of the highly regarded rookies for the 2004 WNBA draft.

Lindsay Taylor was traded to Phoenix Mercury alongside the higher-regarded Diana Taurasi.

Lindsay Taylor was a second-round pick in the 2004 WNBA Draft.

Lindsay Taylor got a rousing ovation when she came off the bench for a few minutes in the first half.

Lindsay Taylor's family attended the game, and were right there to watch her get her first taste of pro competition.

Lindsay Taylor attempted rebounds against Chantelle Anderson and Maren Walseth.

Lindsay Taylor remained on the injured list for the rest of the season, but was expected to return later in her inaugural WNBA season.

Lindsay Taylor spoke enthusiastically about joining her new team and what it could mean for her and improving her abilities.

Lindsay Taylor expressed admiration for Lauren Jackson, said she could learn from her, and Taylor looked forward to the training she could expect to receive from Donovan.

Lindsay Taylor was the team's last cut before rosters were finalized.

An Achilles tendinitis in her right ankle had prevented Lindsay Taylor from taking full advantage of her invitation to training camp.

Lindsay Taylor missed an exhibition finale against the Minnesota Lynx and spent several other games on the injured list because of her tendinitis in her foot.

Lindsay Taylor did not compete in the Mystics' season opener against the Indiana Fever.

Lindsay Taylor's absence was noted in the game as it was the only loss suffered by the Mystics.

Lindsay Taylor's release coincided with her fellow UC Santa Barbara graduate and friend Kayte Christensen's release from the Chicago Sky.

Lindsay Taylor enjoyed great success playing overseas in Europe and Asia, especially in the Women's Chinese Basketball Association.

Lindsay Taylor was considered the best player in the game and her finest effort in the tournament was six-point, four-rebound performance in quarterfinal victory over their hosts the Dominicans.

Lindsay Taylor did not score in the first half, but she later scored 15 points in the second half.

Lindsay Taylor had a solid double during the game with 22 points and 12 rebounds.

On May 31,2006, Lindsay Taylor travelled to South Korea for two months, where she played in the Korean women's league.

On September 17,2006, Lindsay Taylor had successful heel surgery performed on both her heels.

Lindsay Taylor then recuperated and flew off to Montpellier, France where she played for the Lattes-Maurin Montpellier.

In January 2007, Lindsay Taylor resumed playing in Turkey and rejoined Botasspor Adana.

Lindsay Taylor had only two points in 21 minutes, but she had nine rebounds in all.

Lindsay Taylor had 10 points and seven rebounds in 20 minutes.

Lindsay Taylor scored 14 points in the game and totaled six rebounds.

In total, Lindsay Taylor averaged 16.5 points and 10.3 rebounds per game for Botas.

Lindsay Taylor spent the passing time recovering and resting until on September 7,2007, she signed a contract with the Polish Women's League.

Lindsay Taylor's team was called 'Energa Katarzynki Torun' or 'Energa Torun' for short.

Lindsay Taylor scored 13 points and made eight rebounds as well as making two blocks.

Lindsay Taylor scored 10 points in the game and made five rebounds as well as making two blocks.

Lindsay Taylor scored seven points in the game and made six rebounds as well as making four blocked shots.

Lindsay Taylor only played for a total of only 20 minutes in the game.

Lindsay Taylor scored 23 points in the game and was the largest contributor to the team's victory.

Lindsay Taylor scored more points in the game then either player on both teams and scored seven points higher than her previous season-high 16 points one game before.

Lindsay Taylor's contribution was the major factor in helping Energa Torun win the game.

Lindsay Taylor was dominating throughout and scored a massive 28 points.

Lindsay Taylor scored more points in the game then either player on both teams and scored six points more than her previous season-high 23 points one game before.

Lindsay Taylor was the foremost contributor in the game and played a major factor in securing Energa Torun the victory.

Lindsay Taylor scored more points in the game than either player on both teams.

The second highest score was made by Energa Torun teammate Anna Marczewska who was the only other player beside Lindsay Taylor to make a double score, but made only eleven points, which Lindsay Taylor easily exceeded by almost triple.

Lindsay Taylor made 13 rebounds, one steal and one pass.

Lindsay Taylor was fouled 10 times by the opposite team.

Lindsay Taylor's dominating performance on the court and large contribution of points had all but enabled Energa Torun to win the game.

Early in the game Lindsay Taylor was expected to pull off another career high.

Only seven minutes after Lindsay Taylor was in the game she was caught elbowing a player in the face.

Lindsay Taylor was sent off the court after playing for only seven minutes and 51 seconds.

Lindsay Taylor had 15 points in the game, seven rebounds and no blocks.

Lindsay Taylor was only able to make 14 points in the game during 34 minutes of play but she was able to make 20 rebounds, two blocks and two passes.

Lindsay Taylor was able to score 20 points and make 11 rebounds and a block.

Lindsay Taylor was awarded the Center of the Year award as well as earning a place on the 1st Team, All-Imports Team and the All-Defensive Team.

From 2009 to 2010 Lindsay Taylor played for the Ligue Feminine de BasketBall, her second stint playing in the LFB.

Lindsay Taylor finished as the game's high scorer with 23 points.

Lindsay Taylor went on to play in a further seventeen games but did not the Championship, instead she competed and won the French Challenge.

Lindsay Taylor achieved the highest points per game that season: 16.1.

Lindsay Taylor played for the Qujing Yunnan Chinese Basketball Association for the next three years with two brief stints with the Nantes-Reze in the Ligue Feminine de Basketball in 2011 and training camp with the Seattle Storm in 2012.

Lindsay Taylor was able to venture out and run errands with the permission of her interpreter.

Lindsay Taylor received the All-Chinese WCBA 1st Team award in 2011.

Lindsay Taylor began her 12th overseas basketball season in October, 2014 with Guri KDB Life Winnus in the Women's Korean Basketball League.

In 28 games Lindsay Taylor averaged 12.3 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.2 apg and 1.3 bpg last season.

Lindsay Taylor had received numerous awards over the years and has set several records.

Lindsay Taylor is the tallest player in the history of Chandler High School women's basketball and UC Santa Barbara women's basketball program, and she has been among the tallest ever to play in the WNBA.

Lindsay Taylor had quipped that because of her larger stature than other players she had what she described as "a bird's eye view of everything" on the court.

Lindsay Taylor received potential doubts raised over her ability to be an effective center; the Washington Post criticized her and commented that she "cannot control her size" and that she often ended up "blocking her own players" in practice.

Lindsay Taylor went on to say that she made the game look easier than most girls her size.

Lindsay Taylor expressed interest in potentially teaching school after her basketball career was over and she has expressed an interest in government and politics.

Lindsay Taylor's height made it difficult for other players to guard and block her and are generally unable to overpower her.

Lindsay Taylor has found shopping and the facilities of countries like Poland, such as toilets and baths, bothersome because they are not adequately suited for her height but did not experience the same problem in the US.

Lindsay Taylor has objected to being labeled lanky, but preferred to being called 'slender' instead.