Taisja Jones

Class:
Senior
Position:
F
Hometown:
Dallas, Texas
Prev School:
Grayson County C.C.
High School:
Lakeview Centennial

Getting to Know Taisja

Greatest basketball memory:
Scoring 40 points in a game against McC

Pre-game rituals:
Just listen to a song to get my head right

Person I admire the most:
My mother, Sonie Morgan

One place I have always wanted to visit is:
Jamaica

Favorite sport other than basketball:
Track

When I was 7 years old, I started playing basketball because:
Everyone else was

I wear my jersey number because:
#24 was taken, so I decided to be Magic Johnson

I chose Kent State because:
To get out and start a new beginning

Favorite thing to do when not playing basketball:
Shop, talk on the phone, text

My HORSE-winning shot is:
Lay back with my eyes closed!

Hobbies and outside interests:
Dancing, texting, hanging out

THIS OR THAT?

Gatorade or Water
Ice Cream or Frozen Yogurt
Google or Yahoo
Singing or Dancing
Flying or Driving
Introvert or Extrovert
Drama or Comedy
Opinion or Fact
Day or Night
Pepsi or Coke
E-cards or Hallmark
Blue or Gold

2009-10 – JUNIOR HIGHLIGHTS
• In first season at Kent State, garnered honorable mention All-MAC honors
• Finished the year second on the team in scoring (14.3 ppg)
• Shot 75.1 percent from the free throw line on 154-205 shooting, with her 154 makes ranking seventh-best in program history
• Scored 20 or more points in 12 of the last 24 games
• Went 14-of-14 from the free throw line in win over Delaware State (Jan. 3), an effort that was among the national leaders for the season and ranks second-best in team history
• Tallied a season-best 26 points against Ball State (Jan. 23)
• Had back-to-back 25 point games against Temple (Dec. 12) and UNC Wilmington (Dec. 20)
• Accumulated six double-doubles on the year, including back-to-back efforts in the 2010 MAC Tournament against Central Michigan (March 10) and Toledo (March 12)
• Tied for the team lead with 17 blocked shots

PRIOR TO KENT STATE
• Spent the 2008-09 season at Grayson County Junior College in Denison, Texas
• Named a first-team All-American performer by the National Junior College Athletic Association
• Averaged 22.0 points per game for the Vikings on her way to claiming North Texas Junior College Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors
• Her 22.0 ppg clip was fourth among all NJCAA Division I programs
• Had a season-high 40 points against McLennan Jan. 14
• Shot 49.5 percent from the field and 42.4 percent from three-point range
• Went 162-for-213 from the free throw line (76.1 percent)
• Finished the year ranked in the top 50 in the NJCAA in three-point percentage (21st, 42.4 percent) and free throw percentage (44th, 76.1 percent)
• Played the 2007-08 season at UALR
• Aided the Trojans to a 23-9 record and a WNIT appearance
• Posted season-highs of 10 points and seven rebounds against Southern Mississippi (March 20) in the first round of the WNIT
• Finished the year with 2.3 points per game
• As a prep at Lakeview Centennial High School, averaged 19.6 points and 8.8 rebounds per game
• Was named the 2007 District 10-5A Offensive Player of the Year
• Four-time all-district selection
• Garnered Texas Girls Coaches Association All-State honors and played in the All-Star game
• Received Ms. Offense and first team all-area honors her senior season
• Earned Texas Association of Basketball Coaches All-Region and District Most Valuable Player honors as well as second team all-area her junior season while helping lead her team to runner-up in district and all-area

PERSONAL
• Is the daughter of Sonia Morgan
• Has a sister, Piaget Robinson
• General studies major with a minor in criminal justice