Taylor Berry

Accolades

Earned her first two career starts in the final two games of the season in the SEC tournament
Had a career night against Grambling State (11/23) totaling career bests in minutes (18), points (4), assists (2), steals (2)
Tied her career-best against Ole Miss (2/28) totaling four points and two steals
Had career highs in minutes played (37), rebounds (5) and steals (4) in her first career start in the SEC Tournament win over Vanderbilt (3/6)

Received a scholarship on the first practice of the fall after coming to The Capstone as a walk-on
Played in 12 games
Recorded one assist and one rebound versus Alabama A&M (11/10)
Finished with one rebound and one assist against Georgia Southern (11/19)
Tied a career high in points after hitting a three-pointer on the road against TCU (12/1)

Played in 11 games in her second season
Scored a career-high three points and also collected a steal versus Lipscomb (11/17)
Collected the first two rebounds of her Alabama career and added an assist against Alabama A&M (11/27)
Contributed one rebound and one assist in the game against Mercer (3/16)

Appeared in eight games in reserve action
Had two points and a steal in eight minutes off the bench against Alabama A&M (11/13)
Recorded one steal in three minutes of play versus Appalachian State (11/16)
Played six minutes, but did not record any stats against Mississippi Valley State (11/22)
Recorded her first career assist in the win over the Lipscomb (12/28)

Earned an academic scholarship to Alabama prior to receiving an athletic scholarship in 2017
Valedictorian of her class at Mount Carmel
Louisiana Sports Writers Association All-State selection
All-Metro selection by NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune
2014-2015 District 9 5-A MVP
Scored over 2,000 points throughout her high school career
As a junior, helped the Cubs win the Class 5A state title
Guided her team back to the semifinals as a senior in 2015
Led the Cubs offensively during the 2014-15 season, scoring 18.5 points per game in addition to 6.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per contest
Earned several awards for her performance in the classroom including academic all-state, the Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award, the President's Volunteer Service Award and the Citizenship Award
Played AAU basketball with the Angels, coached by her mother, Stacey Berry

Born May 12, 1997
Daughter of Richard and Stacey Berry
Mother, Stacey played basketball at Tulane from 1983-87, was Tulane's first All-American in any women's sport. In 1987, she became the first Green Wave basketball player, male or female, to surpass the 2,000-point mark for her career
Has one brother, Richie, and one sister, Jordan
Majoring in chemical engineering