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2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster

Matt Boltz
Jose Juarez
Jose Juarez
Jose Juarez
Leanne Schnurer
Jose Juarez
Jose Juarez
Jose Juarez

10 Taylor Jones

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Mercy
  • Hometown Detroit, Mich.

Biography

 Career Game-By-Game Stats

2018-19:
• Closed out stellar career finishing eighth on the program's all-time scoring list with 1615 points
• Finished sixth all-time in free throws made with 349 
• For her career, scored 20 or more points 25 times and reached double figures 83 times
• All-Horizon League Second Team selection earning league honors in each of her four years at Oakland being named to the All-Freshman Team in 2015-16 and earning consecutive Sixth Man of the Year honors as a sophomore and junior
• Led the team in scoring (15.0 – 3rd HL), assists (4.2 – 2nd HL), free throw percentage (71.7 – T-8th HL), ranked second in rebounds (6.8 – T-10th HL), steals (1.5 – 8th HL) and ranked 48th nationally in field goal attempts (464 total - 16.0 per/game)
• Scored 20 points or more seven times with six double-doubles on the season
• Reached double figures 17 times 
• Scored 18 points, dished 10 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds to record the program's first triple double since Brittany Carnago during the 2008-09 season as Oakland fell short in a shootout at Cleveland State, 98-90 (2/2)
• In addition to her lone triple double, she has missed two more with 11 points, 16 assists and nine rebounds against UDM (1/4) and had 23 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists against UIC (2/16)
• Career-high 16 assists vs UDM was just one shy of the school game record of 17 held by Margaret Boyle vs. Lake Superior St. (2/28/87) and Dawn Lichty vs. St. Joseph's (3/10/90).
• Named Horizon League Nike® Player of the Week (2/18) after averaging 25.5 points, 12.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists shooting 20-for-36 (55.6%) from the field and 3-for-7 from 3-point range (42.9%) with two double-doubles against IUPUI and UIC.
• Posted her fifth double-double of the season with a career-high 28 points on 11-of-19 shooting while grabbing 10 rebounds with three assists and two steals as Oakland came up short in the upset bid against IUPUI
• Followed that performance with her sixth double-double scoring a game-high 23 points while grabbing 14 rebounds and dishing out nine assists to just miss recording her second triple-double of the season while leading Oakland to a win over UIC
• Recorded sixth double-double of the season with game-high 23 pts and 14 reb. and 9 assists vs UIC (2/16)
• Posted fifth double-double of the season with career-high 28 pts and 10 reb., 3 assists, 2 steals vs IUPUI (2/14)
• Had 21 points, 8 reb., 4 asst., 4 steals at UDM (2/9)
• Fourth double-double grabbing career-high 18 rebounds at UIC, also scored 21 points with 6 assists, 3 steals
• Third double-double with a career-high 16 assists just missing the game school record by one and almost added a triple double with 11 points and nine rebounds vs UDM (1/4)
• Had second consecutive double-double of the season with 16 and 13 reb. vs Canisius (11/25)
• Posted first double-double of the season with 23 pts and 11 reb. at Kent State (11/18)
• Had 20 points in back-to-back games at CMU (11/8)
• Scored a game-high 26 points while dishing nine assists with six rebounds and four steals vs GCU (11/6)

2017-18:
• Named Horizon League 6th Player of the Year for the second consecutive season
• Finished 19th in the league in scoring (11.2), scored in double figures 21 times
• Ranks second on the team in scoring (12.5 ppg) off the bench
• Scored 17 of 20 points in second half to lead Oakland to first Horizon League Tournament win vs UIC (3/1)
• Scored 11 points to become the 28th player in program history to score 1000 career points vs NKU (1/6)
• Scored season-high 20 points vs Old Dominion (12/21)
• Two-time Preseason Second Team All-League Selection
• Matched career-high in blocks (2) at Canisius (11/29)

2016-17:
• Named Horizon League Sixth Player of the Year
• Played in 28 games coming off the bench with three starts
• Led the team in scoring at 15.3 ppg which ranked seventh in the league
• Scored over 20 points 10 times with a career-high 27 points against Marygrove (11/14)
• Named College Sports Madness HL Player of the Week closing out regular scoring 26 points in back-to-back games at Youngstown State (2/23) and Cleveland State with career-high in 3-pointers (5) (2/25) to cap off five-game win streak
• Had 21 pts with season-high 6 assists vs NKU (2/22)
• Scored 25 points going 10-for-16 from the field at Valpo (2/16)
• Tied season-high with 8 reb. at Wright State (1/29) • Made second start of the season scoring 17 pts vs Wright State (1/16)
• Had team-high 20 points tying career-high with 10 free throws made vs Detroit Mercy (1/7)
• Named College Sports Madness HL Player of the Week (1/2)
• Had 20 points tying with career-high 4 three pointers vs Valparaiso (12/31)
• Recorded career-high 2 blocks at Chicago State (11/29)
• Scored 20 or points in 3 consecutive games with 23 points at CMU (11/22), also hit last 10 straight free throws

2015-16:
• Played in all 30 games starting 10
• Horizon League All-Freshman Team Selection
• Named Horizon League Freshman of the Week a league-best six times along with Cleveland State's Ashanti Abshaw.
• Ranked second on the team in scoring and 11th in the league (13.6 ppg), 13th in free throw percentage (68.2) and 11th in steals (1.5 spg) defensively
• Scored in double figures 22 times and over 20 points eight times
• Had game-high 22 pts on 8-of-13 shooting in upset win over Green Bay (3/5)
• Recorded first career double-double with 24 points and career-high 11 rebounds vs UDM (2/27)
• Named HL Freshman of the Week (Feb. 14)
• Scored 20 pts tying career-high with five steals vs Valpo (2/11)
• Scored five of her 12 points under the final 1:32 hitting the game-winning layup with 22 seconds left in regulation for Oakland's win at #22 Green Bay (1/28)
• Named HL Freshman of the week (Jan. 26) with 16 pts, five rebounds, three assists. off the bench at UDM (1/23)
• Named HL Freshman of the week (Jan. 4) making career-high 11-of-12 free throws at Valpo (1/9) while posting team-high 21 pts at UIC (1/7)
• Dished career-high eight assists vs CSU (1/2)
• Set career-highs in points (25), blocks (1) vs IPFW (12/22) earning HL Freshman of the Week honors (Dec 28) Named Horizon League Freshman of the Week (Dec. 28)
• Made first career start scoring 19 points at Chicago State (12/19)
• Hit 8-for-10 from the free throw line logging in 30 min. vs No. 25 MSU (12/13)
• Named HL Freshman of the Week (Nov. 16) scoring 23 points, seven rebounds and career-high five steals off the bench, including 21 points in second half vs UM-Dearborn (11/13).
• Scored 23 points with a steal against Central Michigan (11/15) totaling 18-of-24 shots from the field including 5-for-8 from 3-point range.

High School:
• Candidate for Miss Basketball in 2015
• All-Oakland County Dream Team
• Two-time All-Catholic League selection
• BCAM Best of the Best in 2015
• Scored over 1,000 points varsity points in three seasons

Top Athletic Performance:
• Scoring 37 points with five assists against Detroit Renaissance

Personal:
Full Name: Taylor Dominique Jones
Birthdate: July 12, 1997
Parents: Clayton and Fawn Day
Siblings: Brianna, Scott and Jordan

Top Three Reasons for Choosing Oakland:
1. Facility
2. Class size
3. Proximity to home

CAREER BESTS
POINTS
» 28 vs. IUPUI (2/14/19)
REBOUNDS
» 18 vs. UIC (1/11/19)
ASSISTS
» 16 vs. Detroit Mercy  (1/4/19)
FIELD GOALS
» 12 vs. Marygrove (11/14/16)
FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTS
» 28 at UIC (1/11/19)
3-PT. FIELD GOALS
» 5 at Cleveland State (2/25/17)
3-PT. FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTS
» 11 at Cleveland State (2/25/17)
FREE THROWS
» 11 at Valparaiso  (1/9/16)
FREE THROWS ATTEMPTS
» 12 (3 times) Last vs. Detroit (2/27/16)
STEALS
» 5 (2 times) Last vs. Valparaiso  (2/11/16)
BLOCKS
 » 2 (3 times) Last at Canisius (11/25/18)
MINUTES
» 43 at UIC (1/11/19)
MISCELLANEOUS
» Double-Figure Scoring Games:  83 Times
» 20+ Scoring Games:   25 Times
» Double-Doubles: 7 Times
» Triple-Doubles: 1 Time

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2015-16Freshman

    Guard
    5'8"
    10
  • 10

    2016-17Sophomore

    Guard
    5'8"
    10
  • 10

    2017-18Junior

    Guard
    5'8"
    10
  • 10

    2018-19Senior

    Guard
    5'8"
    10