2017-2018 Women's Basketball Roster

Bill Spiller
Kelley Spencer
TCU Athletics
Texas Tech Athletics
Andy Nietupski, Through the Lens Sports Media
Brad Kemp
Bill Spiller

23 Taeler Deer

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Houston, Texas
  • Highschool Channelview HS
  • Major Applied Arts & Sciences

Biography

Career Accolades
- 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year
- 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference First Team
- 2017-18 Preseason Sun Belt Conference Second Team
- 2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Third Team
- Two-time Sun Belt Conference Student-Athlete of the Week (Nov. 24, 2015 and Nov. 14, 2017)
- Two-time College Sports Madness Mid-Major National Player of the Week (Nov. 23, 2015 and Nov. 13, 2017)

Career Milestones
- 429 career assists rank second on all-time list
- 187 career steals rank fourth on all-time list
- 130 career made 3-pointers rank seventh on all-time list
- 1,386 career points rank ninth on all-time list
- 224 career made free throws rank 10th on all-time list
- 213 single-season assists rank first on all-time list
- 572 single-season points rank sixth on all-time list
- 14 single-game assists rank first on all-time list

2017-18
2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year, First Team All-Sun Belt and Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament… First Texas State player to earn Sun Belt Player of the Year and First-Team honors… Starter in all 33 games played at point guard… Averaged a career best 17.3 points, 4.5 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 33.0 minutes per contest… Ranked 16th nationally in assists per game and 55th with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.15… Ended the season shooting 42.0 percent (214-of-509) from the floor, 32.9 percent (49-of-149) from deep and 77.2 percent (95-of-123) from the free throw line… She ranked third in the conference in scoring and topped the SBC is assists… Led the Bobcats in scoring in 15 games, including 11 games with 20-plus points… Handed out eight or more assists in 14 contests… Collected five doubles-doubles… Netted three of Texas State’s five highest scoring games, including a career-best 44 at Texas Tech (17-of-27 FG, 5-of-9 3FG, 5-of-7 FT) on Nov. 12, 36 vs. ULM (13-of-20 FG, 6-of-9 3FG, 4-of-4 FT) on Jan. 18 and 29 at Appalachian State (13-of-18 FG, 3-of-7 3FG) on Jan. 29… Her 44-points at Texas Tech tied the record for most points scored against the Lady Raiders in TTU program history and paved the way for SBC and College Sports Madness Player of the Week honors… Dished out a career-high 14 assists and scored 19 points in a win at Georgia State on Jan. 27… Posted at least 20 points in four of TXST’s final five games, including wins over UTA (28), Coastal Carolina (22) and Louisiana (21)… Tallied 20 points, eight assists and four rebounds in the SBC Tournament championship game loss to Little Rock.

2016-17
2016-17 Sun Belt Conference Third Team selection … Starter in 23 of 31 games played (six starts at point guard and 17 starts at shooting guard) ... Averaged 10.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 25.0 minutes per game … Finished the season shooting 47.1 percent (130-of-276) from the floor, 44.0 percent (33-of-75) from three and 66.1 percent (39-of-59) at the free-throw line … 10.7 points per outing led the Bobcats and ranked 18th in the Sun Belt Conference … Was the only guard in the Sun Belt Conference to shoot better than 45 percent from the floor (47.1 percentage ranked fifth) … Ranked fifth in the Sun Belt at 3.5 assists per game and second with a 1.5 assist-to-turnover ratio … 44.0 3-point percentage led TXST and ranked second in the league … Led TXST in scoring 12 times, assists 17 times and steals 11 times … Scored in double-figures in 16 games, including four 20-plus point games … Dished out five or more assists in 10 games and collected five or more rebounds in eight contests … Shot 50.0 percent or better in 16 of 31 games, including 10 of 18 Sun Belt tilts … Produced TXST’s top two scoring performances of the season with 24 at Prairie View A&M (8-12 FG, 6-6 3FG, 2-4 FT) on Dec. 16 and 25 at UTA (9-17 FG, 3-6 3FG, 4-6 FT) on Feb. 4 … Set season-high with 11 assists against ULM (Jan. 19) … Equaled career-best with eight rebounds at South Alabama (Jan. 14) … Came away with a career-best five steals at UTSA (Dec. 1) …  Scored 20 points in wins over Louisiana (Jan. 21) and Troy (Feb. 25) … Played 27 minutes, totaling six points and four rebounds in the Sun Belt Championship quarterfinal round against Louisiana (March 2) … Started and played 32 minutes, scoring 13 points and corralling five rebounds against Eastern Washington (March 16) in the Women’s Basketball Invitational opening round.

2015-16
Played in 29 games, starting nine … Finished second on the team with 9.8 points per game in just 21.3 minutes per game … Scored a team-high and career-high 32 points in the victory over North Texas … Against the Mean Green, she made a career-high 12 baskets on 20 attempts … Ranked second on the team with 39 steals … Was third on the team with nine blocks … Led the team in scoring seven times … Had 14 double-digit scoring games including 27 points against UTSA on Dec. 3 … Finished the season with 27 made 3-pointers at a clip of .346 … Was an 80.6 percent free throw shooter, improving from a 62.5 percent FT shooter as a freshman … Made a career-high five 3-pointers against North Texas … Matched her career-high of four steals at the Cancun Challenge against Duke.

2014-15
Played in 27 games and 17.0 minutes per game … Led all freshmen with 7.4 PPG and 199 total points scored … Finished the season a 39.6 percent three-point shooter after making 21 on the year … Recorded 28 steals … Scored a career-high 23 points against Appalachian State on Jan. 24 … Was just two rebounds shy of a triple-double against UL Monroe after scoring 18 points and dishing out 10 assists … Made at least two three-pointers in six contests … Recorded a career-high four steals against Troy on Feb. 26 … Tallied 10 assists against UL Monroe was the most assists by any Bobcat all season … Recorded one double-double and had eight double-digit scoring games.

High School
Attended Channelview High School where she was named First-Team All-District and MVP of her district after averaging 18.6 points, 6.4 assists, 5.2 steals, and 2.1 rebounds per game ... Recorded 34 points and seven assists in the district win in overtime against LaPorte ... Competed for the Houston Elite under the direction of Sean Porter ... Averaged 14.4 points, 7.6 assists, 3.2 steals, and 3.5 rebounds per game as a junior... A three-star prospect and was ranked 63rd at her position by ESPNW Hoopgurlz.

Personal
The daughter of Lynetta Scurry … Has one sibling, Joneshia … Enjoys shopping, hanging out with friends and going to the movies.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

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    2015-2016Sophomore

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    2017-2018Senior

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