TaylorMurray

Reached 1,000 career points in UK’s 2018 win over Virginia, becoming the 34th Wildcat to accomplish that feat … Finished her career third in free-throw percentage (.833), fourth in steals (287), fifth in assists (450), eighth in assists per game (3.5) and 17th all-time in scoring (1359) … First UK player from Maryland since Keiko Tate (2002-05) … Only player in program history to end her career with at least 1,350 points, 280+ steals and 450+ assists…. Led UK in assists in 61 career games and in steals in 75 career games … Scored in double figures in 68 games with nine 20+ point performances … Chose Kentucky over Penn State and West Virginia. 

• SEC Academic Honor Roll (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
• Preseason All-SEC Second Team by league coaches (2018, 2019)
• SEC All-Defensive Team by league coaches (2018, 2019)
• SEC Player of the Week (2019)
• College Sports Madness National Player of the Week (2019)
• Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year Watch List
• Naismith Women’s Defensive Player of the Year Semifinalist

2018-19 (Senior)
Played in 32 games with 31 starts averaging a team-best 32.9 minutes per game … Averaged 12.4 points and 3.6 rebounds per game while leading the team with 123 assists and 103 steals … Her high steal total ranked eighth best in the nation and first the SEC … Had an assist-turnover ratio of 2.9 which ranked third best in the SEC and 12th in the nation … Scored 10 or more points in 22 games with 15 or more points in nine games and two 20+ scoring performances … Had five or more assists in 12 games with three or more steals in 20 games … Led UK in scoring six times and in rebounding four times during the year … Paced UK in assists 19 times, steals 20 times and blocks twice … Started in third-straight season opener leading UK in points vs. Alabama State with 16, six steals and five assists in 31 minutes … Named SEC Player of the Week and Island Division All-Tournament Team for her performances in the Paradise Jam … Played 27 minutes vs. USF, led UK with 17 points and in rebounds with eight, led the team with two steals … Saw 42 minutes in second game of Paradise Jam vs. UCLA with 16 points going 5-of-5 from the line and led UK with three assists … Scored 23 points in final game of Paradise Jam vs. UNC and 10 assists for her only double-double of the season, nearly saw a triple-double with seven steals and six rebounds … Lit up in the third quarter vs. Missouri, recording 19 points in the second half to lead UK in scoring with 21, led UK with four steals, all recorded in the second half … Led the team to a victory at South Carolina with 17 points, eight rebounds, five assists and four steals… Led UK in points, assists and steals vs. LSU by recording 18 points on 7-of-8 shooting from the field, one 3, and 3-of-4 from the stripe, adding three assists and two steals … Team-high tying 19 points against Princeton with two 3s, five rebounds, four assists and three steals … In her final game at UK, recorded four points, four assists, five rebounds and two steals at NC State in the NCAA Second Round.

2017-18 (Junior)
Played and started all 32 games … Second on the team with 11. 5 points per game and 4.3 rebounds per game … Paced the team with 136 assists and 67 steals … Ranked first or second on the team in points, rebounds, assists and steals … Ranked third in the league with a 2.19 assist-turnover ratio and fifth in total assists … Ranked third in the league in free-throw percentage at 83.8 percent … Ranked seventh in the SEC in steals and sixth in steals per game … Had a stretch during league play where she recorded eight straight double-digit scoring games, including three 20+ scoring games during that stretch … Became the first UK player to ever record 20 points and 10 or more assists in a SEC game when she accomplished the feat against Alabama … Had five or more assists in 13 games and three or more steals in 10 games … Some all-around impressive stat lines with 14 points, five rebounds, five steals vs. Auburn and 23 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals vs. Missouri … Led Kentucky in scoring seven times, in rebounds four times, in assists 22 times and in steals 19 times … Scored 10 or more points in 17 games with 15 or more points in 10 games and four 20+ scoring games … Provided a balanced force for Kentucky against Washington State, posting a near triple-double with 13 points, seven rebounds and eight assists … Recorded an impressive stat line against No. 3 Louisville with eight points, seven rebounds seven assists and five steals … Led UK in every category against Florida with 19 points, six rebounds, two assists, three steals and one block … Recorded a season-high 23 points and career-high seven steals against Vanderbilt … Matched her season high with 23 points vs. No. 15 Missouri, and also led UK with six rebounds, four assists and three steals … Had three double-doubles on the year, including 12 points and 10 assists at Ole Miss and 18 points and 12 rebounds at Montana.

2016-17 (Sophomore)
A breakout year for the guard, sitting third on the squad with 12.2 points per game … Ranked second on the team with 4.9 rebounds per game, while earning a team-best 61 steals and sitting tied for the team lead with 118 assists … Was the second best free-throw shooter on the team going 101-for-120 for 84.2 percent … Played in 30 games with 30 starts, missing two non-conference games due to injury and one SEC Tournament game due to injury … Set or tied career highs this season in points (29), field-goals made (9), field-goals attempted (15), free-throws made (10), free-throws attempted (10), 3-point field goals made (2), 3-point field goals attempted (6), offensive rebounds (8), defensive rebounds (11), total rebounds (13), assists (11), blocks (1), steals (6) and minutes (44) … Scored 10 or more points 18 times with 15 or more points 11 times and three 20+ games … Posted two double-doubles on the season, earning 11 points and 13 rebounds at LSU before 18 points and 13 rebounds at Missouri … Had five or more assists in 10 games … Led Kentucky in scoring seven times, in rebounds three times, in assists and steals 17 times … Career-high 29 points at highly ranked South Carolina with four rebounds, five assists and went 4-for-4 from the free-throw line … Had 21 points with five rebounds against Louisville, while her final 20+ scoring game was 23 points with six rebounds and two assists at Tennessee … Incredible lines against Vanderbilt and Arkansas with 18 points, seven assists and five rebounds against Vanderbilt, before 16 points, six steals, five assists and eight rebounds against Arkansas … Posted a career-best 11 assists against Florida … Had five or more assists in six of her last seven games played … Earned five or more rebounds in 12 games.

2015-16 (Freshman)
Impressive first season with UK, averaging 6.8 points per game, 2.7 rebounds per game, 2.2 assists per game and 1.5 seals per game … Led the team in steals, with 56, which are the fourth-most in a UK freshman season … Dished out 73 assists, the third-most on the team … Had the 10th-best scoring performance in UK debut, with 12 points against Rice … Recorded four-or-more steals on five occasions, against Rice, Morehead State and Auburn (twice), and Vanderbilt … Had a career day when Auburn came to Memorial Coliseum, posting a career-high 14 points and six steals to lead the team in both categories … Defensive effort against Jackson St. helped team allow just one point more than the fewest allowed in school history, nabbing three steals and also scoring a career-high 13 points … Had the most defensive rebounds on the team against Northern Kentucky, pulling down a career-high seven defensive boards … Hit .833 from the charity stripe, which was the fourth-highest free throw percentage in a freshman season … Scored 10+ points 10 times and had three or more steals in nine games … Led Kentucky in steals in 15 games. 

High School
Ranked as No. 18 point guard by espnW and No. 15 overall player by MaxPreps … Averaged 29.6 points, 8.8 rebounds, 7.0 steals and 4.1 assists per game in senior season, leading Annapolis Area Christian School to a 27-3 record and both the Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland Class B and Maryland Christian School Division 1 state titles … Named 2015 McDonald’s All-American … 2015 Maryland Gatorade State Girls Basketball Player of the Year … Won gold medal as member of Team USA at the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championship, helping the USA to a 5-0 record and a berth into the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship … Named to the Baltimore Sun All-Metro First Team during junior season after being a second-team selection as a sophomore … Was a two-time Capital Gazette Communications All-County First Team and two-time Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland All-B Conference member (2012 and 2013) … Averaged 25.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 9.3 steals and 3.1 assists per game as a junior and 20.9 points, 11 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 8.4 steals per game as a sophomore. 

Personal
Place of Birth: Teaneck, N.J. … Parent(s): Sonya Murray … Major: Pre-Public Health … Shooting Hand:  Right