2018-19 Women's Basketball Roster
Rooks, Taylor

Jersey Number 31
Taylor Rooks
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Position:
- G/F
- Height:
- 6-0
- Hometown:
- Bridgewater, N.J.
- High School:
- Gill St. Bernard’s School
Bio
Graduate Student (2018-19)
• Earned varsity letter
• Appeared in 14 games, averaging 0.5 points and 0.8 rebounds per game
• Scored first Michigan points with a three-pointer against Morgan State (Dec. 15)
• Also scored two points at Illinois (Feb. 17) and against Wisconsin on Senior Day (March 3)
Harvard (2015-18)
• Sat out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules
• As a senior (2017-18), earned second-team All-Ivy honors after averaging 12.5 points and 7.3 rebounds in 29.5 minutes per game
• Recorded six double-doubles as a senior, while ranking second on the team in rebounding
• Had five 20-point games in 2017-18, highlighted by a career-high 24 against Brown (Jan. 27, 2018)
• As a junior (2016-17), saw action in all 30 games, averaging 5.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game
Stanford (2014-15)
• Played in 12 games, averaging 0.8 points and 0.6 rebounds per game
Prep
• Gill St. Bernard’s School (2014)
• National Honor Society
• Parade All-American
• Two-time New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year (2013, 2014)
• Earned All-State honors twice
• Honorable mention WBCA All-American in 2013-14
• Averaged 23.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.9 blocks per game as a senior
• Ranked as the No. 18 player and a five-star recruit in the 2014 class by ESPN HoopGurlz
Personal
• Full Name: Taylor Rochelle Rooks
• Birthday: March 3, 1996
• Enrolled in the Ross School of Business, pursuing a Master of Management
• Father, George, played football at Syracuse and in the NFL
• Earned varsity letter
• Appeared in 14 games, averaging 0.5 points and 0.8 rebounds per game
• Scored first Michigan points with a three-pointer against Morgan State (Dec. 15)
• Also scored two points at Illinois (Feb. 17) and against Wisconsin on Senior Day (March 3)
Harvard (2015-18)
• Sat out the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules
• As a senior (2017-18), earned second-team All-Ivy honors after averaging 12.5 points and 7.3 rebounds in 29.5 minutes per game
• Recorded six double-doubles as a senior, while ranking second on the team in rebounding
• Had five 20-point games in 2017-18, highlighted by a career-high 24 against Brown (Jan. 27, 2018)
• As a junior (2016-17), saw action in all 30 games, averaging 5.9 points and 3.8 rebounds per game
Stanford (2014-15)
• Played in 12 games, averaging 0.8 points and 0.6 rebounds per game
Prep
• Gill St. Bernard’s School (2014)
• National Honor Society
• Parade All-American
• Two-time New Jersey Gatorade Player of the Year (2013, 2014)
• Earned All-State honors twice
• Honorable mention WBCA All-American in 2013-14
• Averaged 23.6 points, 10.7 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 2.8 steals and 1.9 blocks per game as a senior
• Ranked as the No. 18 player and a five-star recruit in the 2014 class by ESPN HoopGurlz
Personal
• Full Name: Taylor Rochelle Rooks
• Birthday: March 3, 1996
• Enrolled in the Ross School of Business, pursuing a Master of Management
• Father, George, played football at Syracuse and in the NFL
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