Camryn Taylor

Camryn Nichole Taylor (born March 15, 2001 (Some sources list a birth year of 2000.) in Peoria, Illinois. She lived in Atlanta, Georgia for part of her childhood, but returned to Peoria, where she attended Richwoods High School. 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. The Peoria Journal Star named Taylor the region's large-school girls' basketball player of the year for 2018.

College career Taylor began her college basketball career with the Marquette Golden Eagles in 2019. She played in 31 games in her first 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. In her first game at Virginia, she tallied 27 points and seven rebounds against the James Madison Dukes. 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 before taking a leave of absence for the remainder of the season following the death of her mother from cancer. both leading her team. She started in all 30 games, scoring double-digit points in 21 of them, She added two double-doubles, reached 1,000 career points, and was named second-team All-ACC in the 2022–2023 season.

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. She rejoined the Lynx training camp on February 25, 2025, and was released on May 7. When the contract expired on August 15, the team signed her to a second seven-day contract, followed by a third consecutive seven-day contract on August 22.

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.

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

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Personal life As a child, Taylor learned to play the violin, viola, cello, string bass, and guitar.

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