#25 April Taylor
guard/forward • 6-1 • sophomore • memphis, tenn./ georgia st.

Pre-CCSU: Played 21 games as a freshman for Division I Georgia State University team that finished with a 21-10 record, made the NCAA Tournament and won the Atlantic Sun Conference ... Scored eight points, hitting 2-of-3 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free throw line to go along with six rebounds against Samford (2/23) ... Scored eight points against Troy State (1/21), hitting 2-of-2 from the field and 4-of-8 from the free throw line in only nine minutes of play ... Shot 56 percent from the field and 67 percent from the free throw line.

High School: 2001 Graduate of Craigmont High School in Memphis, TN ... Averaged 17 points and 14 rebounds per game to go along with two steals per game ... Named "Best of the Preps" by Memphis’ Commercial Appeal newspaper ... Named the Nike All-Star game Most Valuable Player ... Also ran track and played volleyball ... A finalist for City & County Female Athlete of the Year.

Personal: Born on December 4, 1982 in Memphis, TN ... Daughter of Gerald and Maxine Taylor ... Nickname: "Slim" ... Majoring in marketing.

Coach McCullers says: 
"April (Taylor) will make an immediate impact on our team. With Catreia (Shaw) and Apryl (Brown) returning inside, we already had one of the conference’s top inside combinations, but with April joining the mix, it will be even stronger. She is a tremendous athlete with great speed and quickness."

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