Missouri State

Honors: All-MVC Third Team (2023, 2024)...MVC Sixth Player of the Year (2024)...MVC All-Newcomer Team (2023)...MVC Newcomer of the Week (Dec. 19, 2022, Jan. 9, 2023, Feb. 6, 2023, Feb. 27, 2023)...Athletic Director's Honor Roll (Spring 2024)

2023-24: All-MVC Third Team selection…MVC Sixth Player of the Year…Played in all 33 games, earning 12 starts…Averaged 10.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 20.7 minutes per game…Led MSU in field goal percentage (.502) and rebounds (233)…Second leading scorer on the team…Owned 20 double-figure scoring and eight double-figure rebounding games on the season…Recorded a team-high eight double-doubles and led MSU in rebounding 16 times…Logged her first double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds, while blocking a career-high four shots against SEMO (Nov. 22)…Dropped 18 points on an efficient 8-for-11 from the field, in addition to grabbing five rebounds and a season-high four steals…Opened conference action with a 13-point, 13-rebound performance in the victory over Northern Iowa (Dec. 30)…Scored in double figures in nine of 10 games from Jan. 14-Feb. 17…Dished out a season-high five assists versus Belmont (Feb. 9)…Tied for the team lead with 15 points, in addition to pulling down 11 rebounds and tying her career high with seven made free throws against Southern Illinois (Feb. 25)…Led the way for Missouri State with 22 points (9-15 FG) and 11 rebounds  in the MVC Tournament championship game versus Drake (March 17)…Tallied 12 points and nine boards in MSU’s postseason WBIT game at Illinois (March 21)…Athletic Director’s Honor Roll for Spring 2024.

2022-23: Third-Team All-MVC…MVC All-Newcomer Team…Four-time MVC Newcomer of the Week…Appeared in all 32 games, drawing 29 starts for the Lady Bears…Averaged 12.3 points and a team-leading 8.5 rebounds per game…Tallied 38 assists, 30 steals, nine blocks and owned a .515 field goal percentage…Ranked 13^th nationally and 1^st in the MVC with 4.0 offensive boards per game…Also ranked 71^st in total rebounds and 76^th in rebounds per game nationally…Collected five 20-points games, 23 double-figure point games and 14 double-figure rebound games…Led MSU with 11 double-doubles…Logged her first double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds versus UTSA at the Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 25)…Recorded 10 consecutive double-figure scoring performances from Dec. 17-Jan. 22…Scored 23 points, grabbed seven rebounds and collected three steals versus UT Martin (Dec. 17)…Had another 23-point outing with 10 field goals and 13 rebounds against Bradley (Jan. 7)…Set a career high with 15 rebounds against Southern Illinois (Jan. 11)…Dropped a career-high 25 points and dished out a career-high six assists, while matching her career high with 15 rebounds against UIC (Feb. 4)…Her 25-point, 15-rebound, 6-assist game versus the Flames was the first by an MVC player since 2010 and she was one of just two NCAA DI players to post that stat line in 2022-23…Led MSU with 21 points and 14 rebounds (nine offensive boards) in the Lady Bears’ WNIT first round game at Nebraska (March 15).

Background: Transferred to Missouri State after spending her freshman season at Colorado…Appeared in eight games on a veteran Buffalo squad that went 22-9 and made the NCAA Tournament…Out of high school, she was ranked the No. 2 player coming out of Kansas by Prepgirlshoops.com…Garnered multiple first-team all-state selections and was named the 2021 Sports in Kansas 6A Player of the Year…Averaged 14.9 points and 11 rebounds per game as a senior and helped lead Shawnee Mission NW (Kan.) to its first basketball state title…Set the single-game school scoring record with 33 points and was nominated for Gatorade Player of the Year.
 
Personal: Kennedy Taylor is the daughter of Jason and Josia Taylor…Born December 26, 2002…Has a younger brother, Ethan…Majoring in Elementary Education.