Kansas State University Athletics
2024-25 Women's Basketball Roster
Taylor, Kennedy
Jersey Number 12
Kennedy Taylor
- Position:
- Forward
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Shawnee Mission, Kan.
- High School:
- Shawnee Mission NW HS
- Prev School:
- Missouri State/Colorado
Bio
TAYLOR'S TROPHY CASE
• 2024 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Sixth Player of the Year
• 2024 All-MVC Third Team
• 2023 All-MVC Third Team
• 2023 MVC All-Newcomer Team
• Four-time MVC Newcomer of the Week
SENIOR (2024-25)
Played in 36 games with 12 starts... Logged 455 minutes of action (12.6 mpg)... Carded 256 points (7.1 ppg)... Tallied 13 games with 10 or more points... Shot a career-high .534 from the field (95-of-178)... Was 66-of-83 (.795) from the foul line... Pulled in 167 rebounds (4.6 rpg)... Blocked 16 shots and pocketed 19 steals... Started K-State career with 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 6-of-6 from the foul line while pulling in 11 rebounds, blocking one shot and pocketing a steal in 16 minutes off the bench against Green Bay (11/4)... Notched 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 6-of-8 from the foul line, five rebounds, a steal and a block against Belmont (11/7)... Pocketed 10 points and six rebounds off the bench against Creighton (11/14)... Tallied 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, eight rebounds and two steals against Duke (11/25)... Carded 11 points and seven rebounds against Eastern Illinois (12/3)... Registered 11 points and six rebounds against USC Upstate (12/5)... Tallied 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting with four rebounds against Texas Tech (1/4)... Notched 12 points, eight rebounds and two assists off the bench in 25 minutes at Colorado (1/25)... Registered 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting, and seven rebounds against Kansas (2/22)... Carded 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting and seven rebounds against Baylor (2/24)... Tallied 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting and five rebounds against UCF (3/6) in the second round of the Big 12 Championship... Registered a season-high 21 points on 9-of-9 shooting, three rebounds and two blocks against West Virginia (3/7) in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship... In first career NCAA appearance, carded eight points, four rebounds, a block and steal against Fairfield (3/21)... Came off the bench to notch 11 points, including 7-of-7 from the foul line, eight rebounds and a block against Kentucky (3/23) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament... With her 11 points, she moved past the career 1,000-point mark.
MISSOURI STATE (2022-24)
During her two seasons with Missouri State, played in 65 games with 41 starts... Carded 1,412 minutes (21.7 mpg)... Tallied 749 points (11.5 ppg)... Carded 43 games in double figures including a career-high 25 points against UIC on Feb. 4, 2023... Shot .509 (296-582) from the field... Shot .616 from the foul line (157-255)... Hauled in 505 rebounds (7.8 rpg)... Dished out 81 assists (1.2 apg)... Blocked 36 shots (0.6 bpg)... Pocketed 50 steals (0.8 spg). Registered 19 double-doubles.. In the 2022-23 season, averaged 12.3 points on a .515 field goal percentage... Hauled in 8.5 rebounds... Ranked 13th nationally and 1st in the MVC with 4.0 offensive boards per game... Ranked 71st in the nation for total rebounds (272) and 76th in rebounds per game... Recorded 10 consecutive double-figure scoring performances from Dec. 17-Jan. 22... 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... In the 2023-24 season, averaged 10.7 points on a .502 field goal percentage... Pulled down 7.1 rebounds per game... Notched a season-high 22 points and pulled in 11 rebounds against Drake in the 2024 Missouri Valley Conference championship game.
COLORADO (2021-22)
Played in eight games in her lone season as a Buff.. Recorded two points against Texas Southern (11/23/21)... Had two assists against Samford (11/22/21)... Finished the year with four rebounds in 19 total minutes.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked the No. 2 player coming out of Kansas by Prepgirlshoops.com... Garnered multiple first-team all-state selections... Named the 2021 Sports in Kansas 6A Player of the Year... Averaged 14.9 points and 11 rebounds per game as a senior... Helped Shawnee Mission NW to its first basketball state title... Set single-game school scoring record with 33 points... Nominated for Gatorade Player of the Year... First Team KBCA All-State... CJ Online All-State Basketball... Second Team Wichita Eagle and a two-time DiRenna Award Finalist as one of the most outstanding high school basketball players in the greater Kansas City area.. Played club with KC Dream Running Angels... Also competed in the discus.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jason and Josia Taylor… Has a younger brother, Ethan… Majoring in integrative human sciences.
• 2024 Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Sixth Player of the Year
• 2024 All-MVC Third Team
• 2023 All-MVC Third Team
• 2023 MVC All-Newcomer Team
• Four-time MVC Newcomer of the Week
SENIOR (2024-25)
Played in 36 games with 12 starts... Logged 455 minutes of action (12.6 mpg)... Carded 256 points (7.1 ppg)... Tallied 13 games with 10 or more points... Shot a career-high .534 from the field (95-of-178)... Was 66-of-83 (.795) from the foul line... Pulled in 167 rebounds (4.6 rpg)... Blocked 16 shots and pocketed 19 steals... Started K-State career with 16 points on 5-of-8 shooting and 6-of-6 from the foul line while pulling in 11 rebounds, blocking one shot and pocketing a steal in 16 minutes off the bench against Green Bay (11/4)... Notched 18 points on 6-of-10 shooting and 6-of-8 from the foul line, five rebounds, a steal and a block against Belmont (11/7)... Pocketed 10 points and six rebounds off the bench against Creighton (11/14)... Tallied 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting, eight rebounds and two steals against Duke (11/25)... Carded 11 points and seven rebounds against Eastern Illinois (12/3)... Registered 11 points and six rebounds against USC Upstate (12/5)... Tallied 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting with four rebounds against Texas Tech (1/4)... Notched 12 points, eight rebounds and two assists off the bench in 25 minutes at Colorado (1/25)... Registered 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting, and seven rebounds against Kansas (2/22)... Carded 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting and seven rebounds against Baylor (2/24)... Tallied 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting and five rebounds against UCF (3/6) in the second round of the Big 12 Championship... Registered a season-high 21 points on 9-of-9 shooting, three rebounds and two blocks against West Virginia (3/7) in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Championship... In first career NCAA appearance, carded eight points, four rebounds, a block and steal against Fairfield (3/21)... Came off the bench to notch 11 points, including 7-of-7 from the foul line, eight rebounds and a block against Kentucky (3/23) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament... With her 11 points, she moved past the career 1,000-point mark.
MISSOURI STATE (2022-24)
During her two seasons with Missouri State, played in 65 games with 41 starts... Carded 1,412 minutes (21.7 mpg)... Tallied 749 points (11.5 ppg)... Carded 43 games in double figures including a career-high 25 points against UIC on Feb. 4, 2023... Shot .509 (296-582) from the field... Shot .616 from the foul line (157-255)... Hauled in 505 rebounds (7.8 rpg)... Dished out 81 assists (1.2 apg)... Blocked 36 shots (0.6 bpg)... Pocketed 50 steals (0.8 spg). Registered 19 double-doubles.. In the 2022-23 season, averaged 12.3 points on a .515 field goal percentage... Hauled in 8.5 rebounds... Ranked 13th nationally and 1st in the MVC with 4.0 offensive boards per game... Ranked 71st in the nation for total rebounds (272) and 76th in rebounds per game... Recorded 10 consecutive double-figure scoring performances from Dec. 17-Jan. 22... 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... In the 2023-24 season, averaged 10.7 points on a .502 field goal percentage... Pulled down 7.1 rebounds per game... Notched a season-high 22 points and pulled in 11 rebounds against Drake in the 2024 Missouri Valley Conference championship game.
COLORADO (2021-22)
Played in eight games in her lone season as a Buff.. Recorded two points against Texas Southern (11/23/21)... Had two assists against Samford (11/22/21)... Finished the year with four rebounds in 19 total minutes.
HIGH SCHOOL
Ranked the No. 2 player coming out of Kansas by Prepgirlshoops.com... Garnered multiple first-team all-state selections... Named the 2021 Sports in Kansas 6A Player of the Year... Averaged 14.9 points and 11 rebounds per game as a senior... Helped Shawnee Mission NW to its first basketball state title... Set single-game school scoring record with 33 points... Nominated for Gatorade Player of the Year... First Team KBCA All-State... CJ Online All-State Basketball... Second Team Wichita Eagle and a two-time DiRenna Award Finalist as one of the most outstanding high school basketball players in the greater Kansas City area.. Played club with KC Dream Running Angels... Also competed in the discus.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Jason and Josia Taylor… Has a younger brother, Ethan… Majoring in integrative human sciences.
K-State WBB | Feeding the Band
Wednesday, September 10
K-State WBB | Postgame Press Conference vs USC (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen)
Saturday, March 29
K-State WBB | Postgame Highlights vs USC (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen)
Saturday, March 29
K-State WBB | Player Press Conference (NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen - USC Preview)
Friday, March 28
