Joni Taylor

Joni Taylor (née Crenshaw; born March 7, 1979) is an American college basketball coach who is the head women's basketball coach for Texas A&M. Prior to Texas A&M, she was head coach at Georgia from 2015 to 2022.

Playing history Born Mary Jo "Joni" Crenshaw in Meridian, Mississippi, she was the 1997 Gatorade Player of the Year for her home state, after leading Meridian High School to a 67-7 record during her junior and senior seasons. She also won three state titles in track and field. While attending the University of Alabama, she helped the Crimson Tide to the 1998 and 1999 NCAA Tournaments and the 2000 and 2001 Women's National Invitation Tournaments. She was a two-year starter and scored 716 points, grabbed 555 rebounds and blocked 103 shots, making her No. 4 among the school's career leaders. She received her bachelor's degree in education from Alabama in 2002.

In 2021, Taylor was named SEC Coach of the Year, following a season of leading her team to the SEC tournament finals and generating interest in a top seeding in the NCAA tournament.

On March 23, 2022, Taylor was officially announced as the new head coach for Texas A&M.

Head coaching record

Personal life Taylor is married to Darius Taylor, a former women's basketball assistant coach for South Carolina. They were married in August 2015 and reside in Athens, Georgia. The Taylors have a daughter who was born in 2016, shortly before the start of the Lady Bulldogs' 2016–17 season. Their second daughter was born in 2019.