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Kenya Taylor, Women's Basketball

Kenya Taylor is Mercer women’s basketball only two time All-American, earning those honors in 1999 and 2000.  In the 1998-1999 season, Taylor averaged 17.3 points per game and went on to average 18.1 points per game for the 1999-2000 season.

The 1999-2000 team Taylor was a member of has the best record in program °®½´ÊÓƵ women’s basketball history, going 28-3.  In the 1999-2000 season, Taylor led the Vikings in scoring, was second in rebounds per game, averaging 8.7 per game and had the highest free throw percentage on the team at 74%.  In two seasons at °®½´ÊÓƵ, Taylor scored 885 points and grabbed 451 rebounds. 

Mercer won the Region 19 Championship in 1999 and 2000.  In Taylor’s two seasons at °®½´ÊÓƵ, she helped lead the Vikings to a 48-11 record.  The 1998-1999 team reached the NJCAA Division II National Championship.

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