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Taylor McIntosh - Women's Basketball - Kansas Jayhawks
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Taylor McIntosh

Position F
Height 5'11''
Class Sophomore
Hometown Wichita, Kan.
High School Heights HS
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  • McIntosh[apos]s 2006-07 Game-by-Game, Career Stats & Game Highs in PDF Format Career Honors:
    •2006-07 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
    •2006-07 Lew Perkins Leadership Award
    •2005-06 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
    •2004-05 Athletic Director’s Honor Roll

    2006-07 (Junior):
    One of only two Jayhawks to start all 31 games … Posted a career-high 19 points in KU’s Big 12 Tournament first round victory over Oklahoma State on March 6 … Also pulled down 13 rebounds against the Cowgirls to compile her first double-double of the season … Scored 17 points in regular season finale at Missouri on 8-of-10 from the field March 1 … Played all 40 minutes in KU[apos]s victory over Texas on Feb. 10 … Tallied double-figures in scoring seven times and played 30+ minutes 11 times … Her 3.06 offensive rebounds per game ranked seventh in the Big 12 … Won 15 of 31 jump balls to begin games … Scored KU’s first point a team-high nine times … Converted four three-point plays … Took team-high five charges during the year … Named Academic All-Big 12 Second Team … Given the Lew Perkins Leadership Award at postseason banquet.

    2005-06 (Sophomore)
    One of four players to appear in every game … Started 29 contests … Averaged 4.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in 20.7 minutes per game … Tallied 23 assists, 22 steals and eight blocked shots … Her eight rejections were the second most on the team … Scored a career-high 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting to go with nine rebounds, two blocks and a steal at Texas Tech on Feb. 22 … Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds versus Detroit on Nov. 22 and Pepperdine on Dec. 28 … Added 10 points against Detroit for her third career double-double … Reached double digits in scoring four times … Snared five or more boards in 14 contests … Led KU in rebounding in seven games … Drew one charge and was credited with 66 floor burns … Was the first player off the bench in the lone game she did not start … Ranked second on the team in overall rebounding (5.0), offensive rebounding (1.8) and defensive rebounding (3.2) per game … Fouled out twice to lead the team … An Academic All-Big 12 First Team selection … Named to the Athletic Director’s 3.0-3.99 Honor Roll.

    2004-05 (Freshman)
    Quickly became a fan favorite as a true freshman as she made her reputation doing little things such as grabbing offensive rebounds … Started 27 of 28 games played … Posted season averages of 5.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.5 blocks in 26.2 minutes per game … Ranked second on the team with 183 total rebounds and first on the squad with 86 offensive boards … Her 3.07 offensive rebounds per game ranked fifth in the Big 12, while her 6.5 overall rebounds per game ranked first among freshmen and 10th among all league players … Recorded two double-doubles including at Missouri on Feb. 5 when she had 10 points and a career-high 16 rebounds … Posted five double-figure scoring games including back-to-back 10-point performances against Oklahoma and Missouri … Paced KU in scoring in three outings and rebounding in eight contests … Increased her scoring average to 5.4 ppg in league play.

    High School
    A 2004 graduate of Wichita Heights High School in Wichita, Kan. … Averaged 17.5 points, nine boards and three steals per game as a senior … Helped the Wichita Heights Falcons to four-straight City League championships … Led her team to 6A state titles as a sophomore and junior … Earned a spot on the state all-tournament team both years, and picked up the Most Valuable Player award of the state tournament in 2002 … Hit the game-winning shot to seal the title game as a sophomore … Named a Street & Smith’s honorable mention All-American as a sophomore … Rated in the top 50 players in the nation … Named first team 6A all-state by the Topeka Capital Journal and Wichita Eagle as a junior and senior … Scored over 1,400 points in her four-year career … Led Heights to a four-year record of 89-8, which ranks among the best four-year marks in Kansas state history … Coached by Lane Lord … A member of the honor roll.

    Personal
    Daughter of Iris McIntosh … Born March 10, 1986, in Wichita, Kan. … Has a sister and brother: Marjani and George McCurtis … Majoring in pre-pharmacy.