2022-2023 Women's Basketball Roster

Kalei Engleman
Kalei Engleman
Kalei Engleman
Kalei Engleman
Kalei Engleman
Liam Kissinger
Liam Kissinger

3 Kennedy Taylor

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-3
  • Hometown Dallas, TX
  • Highschool Lincoln HS
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

Career Accomplishments:
- 2x All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team (2021-22, 2022-23)
- 1x All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason Second Team (2022-23)
- 1x All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason Third Team (2021-22)
- 2x Texas State Star of Excellence Award (4.0 GPA in a semester; 2021-22)
- 2020 Texas State Dean's List (3.5+ GPA in a semester)

- 2x Dave Campbell's All-Texas Honorable Mention (2021-22, 2022-23)

- Finished the 2022-23 season as the NCAA Division I's active leader in career assists
- Sun Belt career assists record holder
- Texas State career assists record holder
- 6th on the program's career made free throws list with 304
- Only student-athlete in program history with 600-or-more career assists
- Second on the program's career steals list with 248
- 12th on the program's career scoring list with 1,362

2022-23:
Continued her dominance at starting point guard for the Bobcats.. was named to All-Sun Belt Second Team ... became the program's new leader in career assists with a seven-assist performance against Arlington Baptist on Nov. 15 ... surpassed 600 career assists with a 10-assist outing in the Bobcats' road game at UTEP on Nov. 19 ... Set the Sun Belt record for career assists on Feb. 18 vs. South Alabama ... named Preseason All-Sun Belt Second Team ... had a season-high 23 points going 7-10 from three point range against SFA in the Bobcats conference championship loss on 3/16 ... had a season-high 13 assists against App State (1/5) ... had five steals and 16 points against Arkansas State where she went 10-11 from the free throw line ... had four double-doubles on the season ... had a 12 point and 12 assist showing in the season opener versus Howard Payne on 11/7 ... went 10p/10a against UTEP on 11/19 ... went 11p/13a on 1/5 vs App State ... went 13p/11a on 2/18 vs South Alabama ... scored 343 points on the year, the second most of any Bobcat ... averaged 10.4 points per game, second most of any Bobcat ... played the most minutes of any Bobcat (1165) while she averaged 35.3 minutes a night ... lead the team with 197 assists ... lead the team with 55 steals ... one of five Bobcats with 100+ rebounds on the season ... had the most assists of anyone in the Sun Belt with 197 for an average of 6.0 per game ... had a 1.9 assist/turnover ratio with 197 assists and 103 turnovers ... had seven of the top 25 games in the conference in individual assists ... finished the season shooting .404 from the field with a team-high .419 from three ... partnered with that she shot .779 from the free throw line ... was the only Bobcat to start in all 33 games of the season ... ranked first in the Sun Belt for assists per game in conference play with 111 in 18 games ... ranked second in the conference for minutes played with 1165 and 658 in conference play ...


2021-22:
Statistically, the best point guard in the Sun Belt Conference ... All-Sun Belt Second Team ... All-Sun Belt Conference Preseason Third Team ... Dave Campbell's All-Texas Honorable Mention ... her 183 assists throughout the season were the second-most assists in a single season in the program's single-season history ... ranked 14th in the nation with 183 total assists, which also led the Sun Belt ... her 6.3 assists per game was the seventh-highest mark in Division I women's basketball and the top spot in the conference ... her 1.66 assist-to-turnover ratio was the fifth-highest ratio on the league ... played the most game minutes (1,059:17) of any women's basketball student-athlete in the Sun Belt Conference ... her 36:53 minutes per game average was the highest by any women's basketball student-athlete in the Sun Belt ... also ranked fourth in the league with a 2.07 steals per game clip ... her 60 total steals were the third most in the conference ... concluded the season with the seventh-highest free throw percentage in the Sun Belt with a 75.5 mark ... in conference-only games, ranked 16th in the league with a 11.9 points per game average ... her 83.3 free throw percentage against Sun Belt opponents was tied for the third-highest percentage in the league ... her 1.7 3-pointers per game in conference-only games was tied for the sixth-highest clip .. was the only women's basketball student-athlete to have 100-or-more (106) assists in Sun Belt action ... was the only Sun Belt women's basketball student-athlete to average more than 40 minutes per game (40.3) ... ranked fourth in the conference with a 1.7 assist-to-turnover ratio in conference-only games ... her 1.7 steals per conference game was tied for the seventh-highest average in the league ... recorded her first career double-double (points, assists) with a 15-point, 10-assist performance at Georgia State (1/15) ... finished with a season-best 12 assist against UTA (1/22) ... scored a season-high 20 points on 55.6 percent shooting at Louisiana (1/1) ... also had a 10-assist game while playing all 55 minutes of Texas State's triple-overtime win at Little Rock (1/27) ... credited with five-or-more assists in a game in 21 of 29 starts on the season ... finished either one assist or one made field goal shy of a double-double on three different occasions: nine assists, seven points at nationally-ranked Baylor (11/9), 20 points, nine assists at Louisiana (1/1), 10 assists, nine points at Little Rock (1/27) ... had a 15-point, 8-assist, 6-steal, 3-rebound game at UTSA (11/18) ... had a 20-point, 9-assist, 5-steal, 5-rebound performance at Louisiana (1/1)  


2020-21:
Her 35.4 minutes per game were the most on the team as she appeared in and started all 22 games throughout the 2020-21 season ... averaged 11.2 points, 5.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds, 2.0 steals a game ... her 11.2 points per game was the second-highest points per game average on the team ... credited with a team-high 117 assists on the season ... the only women's basketball student-athlete to be credited with 56-or-more assists ... her 5.3 assists per game mark was the second-highest assists per game average in the Sun Belt Conference and 24th-highest mark in all Division I women's basketball ... her 35.4 minutes per game were the second-highest minutes per game average in the conference and the 90th-highest mark in the country ... ranked fourth in the Sun Belt Conference in steals (44) and steals per game (2.0) ... her assist-to-turnover ratio (1.7) was the fifth-highest ratio in the league ... her 117 assists were the third most in the conference and 36th in Division I women's basketball ... scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-20 shooting in Texas State's quarterfinal matchup against Troy (3/6) in the 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Tournament ... also had a 20-point performance on 5-of-8 shooting, including 2 of 3 from behind the 3-point arc and 8 of 8 from the free throw line, at ULM (2/27) ... scored 10-or-more points on 13 different occasions, including the final five contests of the season ... credited with a season-high 12 assists against ULM (1/23) ... had 8 points, 9 assists in Texas State's win over Louisiana (1/1) ... had 14 points, 8 assists against Texas A&M - Corpus Christi (12/16) ... opened the season with an 11-point, 6-rebound, 6-steal, 4-assist performance at New Orleans (11/28) ... scored 12 points, dished out eight assists and credited with five steals at Louisiana (1/29) ... played 40-or-more minutes in four games, 30-or-more in 19 ... sank a season-high 10 free throws on 14 attempts against Lamar (12/19) ... scored nine points at Oklahoma (12/13) ... sank a season-high four 3-point baskets against ULM (1/22) ... shot 50.0-or-better from the field on seven different occasions, including the Bobcats' final five games of the season


2019-20:
Averaged a team-high 35.7 minutes in 29 starts … only player on the team to play 1,000-or-more minutes (1,034) during the season … shot 33.0 percent (95-288) from the field … made a team-high 75 free throws … her 71.4 percent from the free throw line was the second highest on the team … her team-high 170 assists were the third most in program history in a single season … led the team with 55 steals … averaged 9.8 points and 3.0 rebounds a game … led the Sun Belt in total assists (170) and assists per game (5.9) … ranked 15th in the NCAA in total assists and 11th in assists per game … ranked third in the Sun Belt in minutes per game (35.52) … ranked fourth in the Sun Belt in steals per game (1.90) … ranked third in the Sun Belt in assist-to-turnover radio (1.89) … played a season-high 47 minutes against South Alabama (1/25) … played 30-or-more minutes in 25 games, including 40-or-more in seven … scored a season-high 22 points against UTSA (12/4) … scored 10-or-more points in 15 games, including 11 points in the Sun Belt Championship tournament against UT Arlington (3/10) … dished out a season-high 13 assists against UT Arlington (2/1) … also credited with 10 assists against Coastal Carolina (1/9) and 11 against Arkansas State (2/15) … dished out 5-or-more assists in 18 games … credited with five steals against Georgia Southern (2/27) … pulled down a season-high seven rebounds against ULM (3/5) … knocked down a season-high seven free throws against Alcorn (12/30)

2018-19
Appeared in all 31 games for the Bobcats and started in each of the final 12 games at the point guard position... Averaged 5.1 points, 3.3 assists, and 1.6 rebounds in 21.2 minutes per contest... Increased production to 7.2 points, 4.3 assists, and 2.4 rebounds
in 29.0 minutes per game in starting role... Posted double-figure scoring outputs in five games to include a season-high 19 points against Georgia Southern on Jan. 26... Handed out five-plus assists in nine games throughout the season which included a season-best 10 helpers against Arkansas State on Feb. 14... Secured multiple steals in 11 contests... Finished the season shooting 59-of-167 (35.3 percent) from the floor, 15-of-53 (28.3 percent) from the 3-point line, and 25-of-40 (62.5 percent) from the free throw line.

High School
Attended Lincoln High School in Dallas and played for Lajeanna Howard... The Tigers went 32-7 during the 2016-17 season... Led the Tigers in scoring (19 ppg), assists 5 (apg) and steals (4 spg)... Named District MVP three consecutive years... Tabbed as an All-State and All-Region performer as a junior... Played for the Lady Jets in the AAU circuit for Reginald Randle and Jason Terry... 10-4A District champion in tennis and in multiple track and field events... Graduated number one in her class... Member of the National Honor Society, a Dale Hansen Sports Scholar and was honored at the Highest Academic Achiever Athletic Banquet.

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Historical Player Information

  • 3

    2018-2019Freshman

    Guard
    5'3"
    3
  • 3

    2019-2020Sophomore

    Guard
    5'3"
    3
  • 3

    2020-2021Junior

    Guard
    5'3"
    3
  • 3

    2021-2022Senior

    Guard
    5'3"
    3
  • 3

    2022-2023Graduate Student

    Guard
    5'3"
    3