Taylor Emery

Born in Bremerton, Washington, the daughter of Emmett Emery and Michelle Griffin, Emery has three siblings and attended Freedom High School in Tampa, Florida. She was a member of the National Honors Society, the National Science Honors Society, and Mu Alpha Theta for honors in mathematics.{{cite web|url=https://tulanegreenwave.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3988|title=2015–16 Women's Basketball Roster: Taylor Emery|publisher=Tulane Athletics}}

Emery began her college career at Tulane University, followed by one season at Gulf Coast State College and then played for Virginia Tech. She majored in creative writing, writes poetry, and plans to become a veterinarian.{{cite web|url=https://hokiesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=8937|title=2018–19 Women's Basketball Roster: Taylor Emery|publisher=Virginia Tech Athletics}}

Emery began her college career at Tulane University, where she averaged 6.2 points in 2015–16. She made the American Athletic Conference's all-freshman team. She transferred to Gulf Coast State College after the season where she went on to averaged 19 points per game, leading her team to the National Junior College Athletic Association Division I crown. In 2017 she moved again, this time to Virginia Tech where she finished here college career in 2019,{{cite news |author1=Mark Berman |title=Taylor Emery shines on the basketball court and off for Virginia Tech |url=https://www.roanoke.com/sports/college/va_tech/taylor-emery-shines-on-the-basketball-court-and-off-for/article_ad6e93d1-46e4-5234-a13e-d2c71aa0427f.html |accessdate=12 August 2019 |work=The Roanoke Times |date=4 March 2019}} averaging 18.7 points for her senior season and being named Second Team All-ACC.{{cite news |author1=Cara Cooper |title=The Name Game: Martinsville's Emery Taylor finds a hoops hero and friend in Virginia Tech's Taylor Emery |url=https://www.martinsvillebulletin.com/sports/the-name-game-martinsville-s-emery-taylor-finds-a-hoops/article_ca63ea68-46b6-11e9-832c-a712cd510753.html |accessdate=12 August 2019 |work=Martinsville Bulletin |date=14 March 2019}}

Source{{Cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/careerplayer|title=NCAA Statistics|website=web1.ncaa.org|access-date=2021-06-25}}

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!Team

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! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|SPG|Steals per game}}

! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|PPG|Points per game}}

|-

|2015–16

|Tulane

|35

|46.7%

|28.6%

|59.6%

|3.40

|0.80

|0.06

|0.97

|6.17

|-

|2016–17

|Gulf Coast State

| colspan{{=}}"9" |Stats not found

|-

|2017–18

|Virginia Tech

|36

|49.1%

|38.8%

|85.7%

|4.56

|1.61

|0.47

|1.14

|18.53

|-

|2018–19

|Virginia Tech

|34

|43.0%

|38.5%

|85.2%

|5.21

|2.09

|0.27

|0.82

|19.00

|-

|Career

|

|105

|46.1%

|37.8%

|81.3%

|4.38

|1.50

|0.27

|0.98

|14.56

}}

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!Team

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! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|ST|Steals}}

! scope{{=}}"col"|{{abbr|PTS|Points}}

|-

|2015–16

|Tulane

|35

|86

|184

|10

|35

|34

|57

|119

|28

|2

|34

|216

|-

|2016–17

|Gulf Coast State

| colspan{{=}}"12" |Stats not found

|-

|2017–18

|Virginia Tech

|36

|236

|481

|69

|178

|126

|147

|164

|58

|17

|41

|667

|-

|2018–19

|Virginia Tech

|34

|221

|514

|77

|200

|127

|149

|177

|71

|9

|28

|646

|-

|Career

|

|105

|543

|1179

|156

|413

|287

|353

|460

|157

|28

|103

|1529

}}

| Totals

}}

After going undrafted in the 2019 WNBA draft, Emery was signed by the Minnesota Lynx in April 2019.{{cite news |author1=Lynn Hey |title=In the region: Virginia Tech's Taylor Emery signs with Minnesota Lynx |url=https://www.roanoke.com/sports/college/va_tech/in-the-region-virginia-tech-s-taylor-emery-signs-with/article_3a760694-7a27-5fca-97c2-a1d6f2a6bc5a.html |accessdate=12 August 2019 |work=The Roanoke Times |date=12 April 2019}} She was waived by the Lynx in May the same year after appearing in one preseason game where she scored 2 points.{{cite news |title=Lynx Waive Guard Taylor Emery |url=https://lynx.wnba.com/news/lynx-waive-guard-taylor-emery/ |accessdate=12 August 2019 |work=lynx.wnba.com |date=16 May 2019}}

{{Reflist}}

• [https://www.wnba.com/player/taylor-emery/ WNBA Player Profile]

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