2017-18 Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Bennett, Tayler

Jersey Number 1
Tayler Bennett
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- St. Anthony HS
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
Bio
ACADEMIC HONORS
2018-19 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2018-19 Rice Honor Athlete
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018-19 (Junior): Played in five games…scored three points in a win over McNeese St (11/25)…named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and was a Rice Honor Athlete.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Played in 22 games…averaged 1.5 points and 0.7 rebounds while playing 7.9 minutes a contest…scored a season-high seven points while playing a season-high 20 minutes vs. Incarnate Word (12/9)...grabbed three rebounds vs. HBU (11/18/17)...saw action in the Owls win at GCU (11/10/17)…named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Freshman): Played in 30 games as a true freshman, averaging 1.6 points and 1.0 rebounds in 8.3 minutes per game...totaled 48 points, 31 rebounds and 15 assists...also had 11 steals and made seven three-pointers...recorded a season-high eight points in a win over Sam Houston St. (11/29/16)...scored five points and grabbed four rebounds in her collegiate debut vs. Prairie View A&M (11/11/16)...was named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.0 or better GPA).
High School: Attended St. Anthony High School in Long Beach, California, where she played under head coach James Anderson...ranked as one of the top 75 shooting guards in the nation by All-Star Girls Report, Bennett averaged 13.4 points per game as a junior...two-time All-Santa Cruz League selection, Bennett was named to the All-State Team in 2014-15 and was also the Santa Cruz League MVP...earned All-Del Rey League honors and is a two-time Press Telegram Dream Team selection...named to the Second Team All CIF and was a CIF Southern Section Champion for Character Award honoree in 2014-15.
Personal: Full name: Tayler Rae Bennett...Parents: Raymond and Stephanie Bennett (one brother, two sisters)...played AAU basketball for Cal Sparks under coach Elbert Kennebrew...Rice College: Jones College.
2018-19 C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
2018-19 Rice Honor Athlete
2017-18 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2016-17 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2018-19 (Junior): Played in five games…scored three points in a win over McNeese St (11/25)…named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and was a Rice Honor Athlete.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Played in 22 games…averaged 1.5 points and 0.7 rebounds while playing 7.9 minutes a contest…scored a season-high seven points while playing a season-high 20 minutes vs. Incarnate Word (12/9)...grabbed three rebounds vs. HBU (11/18/17)...saw action in the Owls win at GCU (11/10/17)…named to the C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.
2016-17 (Freshman): Played in 30 games as a true freshman, averaging 1.6 points and 1.0 rebounds in 8.3 minutes per game...totaled 48 points, 31 rebounds and 15 assists...also had 11 steals and made seven three-pointers...recorded a season-high eight points in a win over Sam Houston St. (11/29/16)...scored five points and grabbed four rebounds in her collegiate debut vs. Prairie View A&M (11/11/16)...was named to the C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll (3.0 or better GPA).
High School: Attended St. Anthony High School in Long Beach, California, where she played under head coach James Anderson...ranked as one of the top 75 shooting guards in the nation by All-Star Girls Report, Bennett averaged 13.4 points per game as a junior...two-time All-Santa Cruz League selection, Bennett was named to the All-State Team in 2014-15 and was also the Santa Cruz League MVP...earned All-Del Rey League honors and is a two-time Press Telegram Dream Team selection...named to the Second Team All CIF and was a CIF Southern Section Champion for Character Award honoree in 2014-15.
Personal: Full name: Tayler Rae Bennett...Parents: Raymond and Stephanie Bennett (one brother, two sisters)...played AAU basketball for Cal Sparks under coach Elbert Kennebrew...Rice College: Jones College.
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