2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 11
Taylor Mikesell
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Jackson HS
- Hometown:
- Massillon, Ohio
Bio
PRONUNCATION - Taylor MIKE-sell
AS A JUNIOR | 2020-21
Granted immediate eligibility to play for the Ducks by the NCAA following her transfer from Maryland ... Appeared in all 24 games for the Ducks, making 20 starts ... Averaged 9.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game while leading Oregon with 39 total three-pointers (.333 3FG%) ... Led Oregon with three games of 20 points or more while posting 10 total double-digit scoring performances ... Burst onto the scene with a career-high 28 points on a career-best 8-of-10 three-point shooting in her first career game as a Duck vs. Seattle U (Nov. 28); missed first attempt before making seven straight to finish the first half 7-of-8 from deep for 21 points ... Impressed in first career rivalry game vs. Oregon State, going 8-of-12 from the floor and 5-of-8 from three-point range for 21 points in a 20-point win over the then-No. 15 Beavers (Dec. 13) ... Made four triples while finishing with 16 points in a win over USC on Jan. 1 ... Also had 16 points on 7-of-16 shooting in regular-season finale vs. Oregon State on Feb. 28 ... Led Oregon in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals while continuing to play well vs. Oregon State, making a career-high 10 field goals to finish with 24 points ... In three meetings vs. Oregon State, averaged 20.3 points per game while shooting 53.2 percent (25-of-47) from the floor and 42.9 percent (9-of-21) from beyond the arc ... Helped lead Oregon to its fourth straight Sweet Sixteen appearance, finishing with 11 points and five rebounds in the NCAA Tournament second-round win over No. 10 Georgia.
CAREER HIGHS (Through junior season, includes years at Maryland)
BEFORE OREGON
Joined the Ducks after spending her first two collegiate seasons at Maryland ... Averaged 12.3 points per game and shot 41.8 percent from three-point range while starting 66 straight games over two seasons for the Terrapins ... The Big Ten freshman of the year and an all-Big-Ten second-team selection in 2018-19 after averaging 13.4 points per game and shooting 41.1 percent from three-point range, second-best in the Big Ten and 22nd in the nation ... Broke the Maryland single-season record (men and women) for three-pointers in a season with 95 as a freshman, and scored in double figures in 27 of 34 games ... Earned all-Big-Ten honorable mention as a sophomore in 2019-20, averaging 11.2 points while again ranking second in the Big Ten and 24th in the nation with a 42.5 three-point percentage ... Also racked up 45 steals as a sophomore while averaging 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game ... Helped lead Maryland to back-to-back Big Ten regular-season titles and the 2020 Big Ten Tournament championship.
USA NATIONAL TEAM
Played with Oregon teammate Sedona Prince on the 2016 USA U17 World Cup team that won the bronze medal at the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship in Zaragoza, Spain ... Earned a spot on the U.S. Pan American Games Women's Basketball Team in the summer of 2019 and helped Team USA to a 4-1 record and the silver medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
HIGH SCHOOL
The nation's No. 32 ranked recruit in 2018 after an incredible career at Jackson High School in Ohio ... A WBCA high school all-America honorable mention selection, she finished her Jackson High career with 2,175 points after averaging a whopping 30.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game during her senior season ... Won the American Family Insurance three-point championship in San Antonio as a senior ... Shattered the Stark County single-game scoring record with a 60-point performance on Feb. 10, 2018, while going an incredible 14-of-17 from three-point range.
AS A JUNIOR | 2020-21
Granted immediate eligibility to play for the Ducks by the NCAA following her transfer from Maryland ... Appeared in all 24 games for the Ducks, making 20 starts ... Averaged 9.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game while leading Oregon with 39 total three-pointers (.333 3FG%) ... Led Oregon with three games of 20 points or more while posting 10 total double-digit scoring performances ... Burst onto the scene with a career-high 28 points on a career-best 8-of-10 three-point shooting in her first career game as a Duck vs. Seattle U (Nov. 28); missed first attempt before making seven straight to finish the first half 7-of-8 from deep for 21 points ... Impressed in first career rivalry game vs. Oregon State, going 8-of-12 from the floor and 5-of-8 from three-point range for 21 points in a 20-point win over the then-No. 15 Beavers (Dec. 13) ... Made four triples while finishing with 16 points in a win over USC on Jan. 1 ... Also had 16 points on 7-of-16 shooting in regular-season finale vs. Oregon State on Feb. 28 ... Led Oregon in the Pac-12 Tournament quarterfinals while continuing to play well vs. Oregon State, making a career-high 10 field goals to finish with 24 points ... In three meetings vs. Oregon State, averaged 20.3 points per game while shooting 53.2 percent (25-of-47) from the floor and 42.9 percent (9-of-21) from beyond the arc ... Helped lead Oregon to its fourth straight Sweet Sixteen appearance, finishing with 11 points and five rebounds in the NCAA Tournament second-round win over No. 10 Georgia.
CAREER HIGHS (Through junior season, includes years at Maryland)
| Points: 28, vs. Seattle U -- 11/28/20 |
| Rebounds: 7, at Delaware -- 12/20/18 |
| Assists: 8, vs. Indiana -- 1/20/20 |
| Steals: 3, 8x, last vs. Purdue -- 3/6/20 |
| Blocks: 3, vs. Michigan -- 3/9/19 |
| FG Made: 10, vs. Oregon State -- 3/4/21 |
| FG Attempts: 19, vs. Oregon State -- 3/4/21 |
| 3FG Made: 8, vs. Seattle U -- 11/28/20 |
| 3FG Attempts: 14, vs. Purdue -- 3/6/20 |
| FT Made: 8, vs. Illinois -- 3/2/19 |
| FT Attempts: 8, vs. Illinois -- 3/2/19 |
BEFORE OREGON
Joined the Ducks after spending her first two collegiate seasons at Maryland ... Averaged 12.3 points per game and shot 41.8 percent from three-point range while starting 66 straight games over two seasons for the Terrapins ... The Big Ten freshman of the year and an all-Big-Ten second-team selection in 2018-19 after averaging 13.4 points per game and shooting 41.1 percent from three-point range, second-best in the Big Ten and 22nd in the nation ... Broke the Maryland single-season record (men and women) for three-pointers in a season with 95 as a freshman, and scored in double figures in 27 of 34 games ... Earned all-Big-Ten honorable mention as a sophomore in 2019-20, averaging 11.2 points while again ranking second in the Big Ten and 24th in the nation with a 42.5 three-point percentage ... Also racked up 45 steals as a sophomore while averaging 2.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game ... Helped lead Maryland to back-to-back Big Ten regular-season titles and the 2020 Big Ten Tournament championship.
USA NATIONAL TEAM
Played with Oregon teammate Sedona Prince on the 2016 USA U17 World Cup team that won the bronze medal at the 2016 FIBA U17 World Championship in Zaragoza, Spain ... Earned a spot on the U.S. Pan American Games Women's Basketball Team in the summer of 2019 and helped Team USA to a 4-1 record and the silver medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
HIGH SCHOOL
The nation's No. 32 ranked recruit in 2018 after an incredible career at Jackson High School in Ohio ... A WBCA high school all-America honorable mention selection, she finished her Jackson High career with 2,175 points after averaging a whopping 30.7 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game during her senior season ... Won the American Family Insurance three-point championship in San Antonio as a senior ... Shattered the Stark County single-game scoring record with a 60-point performance on Feb. 10, 2018, while going an incredible 14-of-17 from three-point range.
Kelly Graves | Selection Sunday
Monday, March 17
Deja Kelly, Peyton Scott & Phillipina Kyei | Selection Sunday
Monday, March 17
Peyton Scott & Ari Long: "A good, competitive basketball game."
Thursday, February 27
Kelly Graves: "We've played really well."
Thursday, February 27
