Tayler Hill

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Tayler Hill
WNBA's Washington Mystics – No. 4
Guard
Born	(1990-10-23) October 23, 1990 Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	145 lb (66 kg)
College	Ohio State (2009–2013)
Draft	4th overall Washington Mystics
WNBA career	2013–present
Profile	WNBA player profile

WNBA teams
Washington Mystics (2013–present)
Awards and honors
McDonald's All-American(2009) Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year (2008) (2009) Associated Press Minnesota Player of the Year (2008) (2009) Big Ten All-Defensive Team (2010) (2011) (2012) Big Ten Honorable Mention (2010) Big Ten All-Tournament Team (2010) WBCA All-America Honorable Mention (2011) (2012) First Team All-Big Ten (2011) (2012) Wade Trophy Finalist (2011) Wooden Award Top 20 Midseason Finalist (2012)

Tayler Hill (born October 23, 1990) is an American basketball player who played college basketball for the Ohio State Buckeyes. She was a McDonald's All-American coming out of high school and left high school as the All-Time leading scoring in Minnesota basketball history with 3,888 points. She was selected 4th overall in the 2013 WNBA Draft by the Washington Mystics.

Personal Life

On December 6, 2013, the Washington Mystics announced that Hill was pregnant with her first child, with her boyfriend David Lighty. ^[1] She will be expecting her child in May.

High school

Hill joined the team as an 8th grader. Hill won the state scoring title her sophomore and senior years and led South to a 139-14 record in her five-year career. After two consecutive Minnesota State High School League Class AAAA state championship losses to St. Paul Central, Minneapolis South got what they longed for by beating Centennial High School 68-61 in the 2009 class AAAA state final. Tayler Hill led all scorers, tying the all-time tournament record for most points in a single game with 47. Hill broke several Minnesota high school records in her senior season, including most career points with 3,894, most points in a single season with 1,053, and most free throw makes and attempts in a single season (270/350).

Hill was a two-time Gatorade Minnesota Girls Basketball Player of the Year.

Hill, the number 7 overall recruit by Full Court Press^[2] and the number 12 overall recruit by ESPN^[3] chose Ohio State over Minnesota, Duke, Texas, and Marquette.

College

As a freshman, Hill started all 36 games for the Buckeyes. During her freshman campaign, Hill averaged 8.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals.^[4] Hill increased her scoring each year that she was at Ohio State, and during her senior season she averaged 22.3 points per game.

During her time at Ohio State, Tayler honored to be on the Big Ten All-Defensive Team, three consecutive seasons.^[5] She also was a member of the Big Ten First Team during her junior and senior seasons.

Professional

In the 2013 WNBA Draft, Hill was drafted fourth overall by the Washington Mystics.^[6] After starting the season in the starting lineup, Hill has moved to a reserve role and has provided a spark along with fellow rookies, Emma Meesseman, Tierra Ruffin-Pratt, and Nadirah McKenith.

With the announcement of Tayler having her child in May, she also has made it known that she expects to play sometime during the upcoming 2014 WNBA season.

References

↑ "Washington Mystics guard Tayler Hill expecting her first child in May". swishappeal.com. 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2014-02-5.
↑ "Scout.com: Tayler Hill Signs With Ohio State". Wbb.scout.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
↑ "Tayler Hill 2009 High School Girls' Basketball News - ESPN". Espn.go.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
↑ "Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
↑ "Tayler Hill Named First Team All-Big Ten - Ohio State Buckeyes Official Athletic Site". Ohiostatebuckeyes.com. 2013-03-04. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
↑ "Griner, Delle Donne, Diggins go 1-2-3". espn.go.com. April 15, 2013. Retrieved April 15, 2013.

v t e Washington Mystics

Founded in 1998 Based in Washington, D.C.

The Franchise	Franchise Most recent season

Arenas	Verizon Center

Head Coaches	Jim Lewis Cathy Parson Nancy Darsch Darrell Walker Tom Maher Marianne Stanley Michael Adams Richie Adubato Tree Rollins Jessie Kenlaw Julie Plank Trudi Lacey Mike Thibault

Administration	Owners: Washington Sports and Entertainment Monumental Sports and Entertainment Sponsor: Inova Health System General Manager: Melissa McFerrin Judy Holland-Burton Linda Hargrove Angela Taylor Trudi Lacey Mike Thibault

All-Stars	Alana Beard Monique Currie Stacey Dales Lindsey Harding Chamique Holdsclaw Crystal Langhorne Ivory Latta Nikki McCray Delisha Milton-Jones

Seasons	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Playoff Appearances	2000 2002 2004 2006 2009 2010 2013

Conference Titles	None

WNBA Titles	None

Rivals	Chicago Sky Connecticut Sun Detroit Shock Indiana Fever

Media	TV: CSN Mid-Atlantic (CSN-MA) Radio: WWRC (Money 1260) Announcers: Frank Hanrahan, Christy Winters Scott

v t e 2013 WNBA Draft

First round	Brittney Griner Elena Delle Donne Skylar Diggins Tayler Hill Kelsey Bone Tianna Hawkins Toni Young Kayla Alexander Layshia Clarendon A'dia Mathies Kelly Faris Lindsey Moore

Second round	Alex Bentley Sugar Rodgers Kamiko Williams Davellyn Whyte Nadirah McKenith Chelsea Poppens Emma Meesseman Diandra Tchatchouang Jasmine Hassell Brittany Chambers Anna Prins Chucky Jeffery

Third round	Shenneika Smith Nikki Greene Olcay Çakır Brooklyn Pope Angel Goodrich Jasmine James Ann Marie Armstrong Whitney Hand Jennifer George Alina Iagupova Andrea Smith Waltiea Rolle

Persondata
Name	Hill, Taylor
Alternative names
Short description	American basketball player
Date of birth	October 23, 1990
Place of birth	Minneapolis, Minnesota
Date of death
Place of death

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