Taylor Jones, previously of Oregon State, introduced she is going to switch to play for Texas ladies’s basketball subsequent season.
Jones, a 6-4 ahead, would change into the second-tallest participant on the Texas roster, behind 6-5 Femme Masudi. Jones has considerably extra expertise than Masudi, though Jones performed little final season due to an damage.
Jones introduced her resolution on social media on Saturday.
Rori Harmon
Rori Harmon
Aliyah Matharu
Even although Jones performed simply 9 video games final season, she averaged 12.4 factors and 6.9 rebounds per sport whereas taking pictures practically 65 %. As a sophomore in 2020-21, Jones averaged 12.3 factors and eight.8 rebounds, incomes each All-Pac-12 and All-Pac-12 defensive honors.
As a real freshman in 2019-20, she averaged 12.3 factors and seven.3 rebounds, as she earned All-Pac-12 freshman honors after setting the OSU file for blocked pictures.
The Texas roster for 2022-23 is beginning to take form. Jones would be a part of a frontcourt that features DeYona Gaston and Aaliyah Moore, each of which began at occasions final season. Masudi barely performed after transferring from junior school.
On the perimeter, the Longhorns return Big 12 Freshman of the Year Rori Harmon, together with Aliyah Matharu and Shay Holle. All three began. The Longhorns even have Kyndall Hunter, Kobe King-Hawea and Anissa Gutierrez.
Texas has a Top 10 class coming in for 2022 with guard Jordana Codio (Montverde Academy, Jupiter, Fla.), ahead Amina Muhammad (DeSoto, Texas) and guard Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda (Sioux Falls, S.D.).
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Aaliyah Moore
Aaliyah Moore
Rori Harmon and Vic Schaefer
Texas additionally has a Class of 2023 dedication, as they picked one up from San Antonio (TX) Reagan guard Samantha Wagner. She is up for San Antonio Express-News Player of the Year honors.
The Longhorns have misplaced ahead Latasha Lattimore, ahead Lauren Ebo and guard Audrey Warren to the switch portal. Warren has already dedicated to Georgia. Texas additionally misplaced guard Joanne Allen-Taylor, who moved on to play skilled basketball.
Ebo, Warren and Allen-Taylor have been all seniors.
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