Asia Taylor
Biography
Personal: Asia Taylor is the daughter of Felicia Taylor. She has a 1-year-old daughter named Amaya. She majored in sports administration at Louisville. She lists her uncle, Larry, as a person who has made a difference in her life. She has a brother named Lazarus. She models her game after Kevin Durant. She works as a real estate investor. She enjoys playing video games with her friends. She says meeting Kevin Durant was a moment when she felt starstruck. She has worn No. 31 for a majority of her playing career.
2025 Season: Asia Taylor finished in 14th place during her first Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball season with 3,598 leaderboard points, including 2,700 win points. She was a starter in 6 of 12 games who also collected 898 stat points. She averaged 9.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. She shot 47.7 percent from the field while making 34 of 43 free throws. She posted five double-digit scoring efforts, including a season-high 21 points against Team Bradford to open Week Three. She shot 7-for-12 from the field while sinking 6 of 7 free throws in that game. She fashioned a season-high 590 leaderboard points after going 5-for-5 from the field and 5-of-8 at the free throw line in a 16-point performance against Team Harrison on February 7. She also grabbed five rebounds while drawing a season-high four fouls in that game. She started Week Two by netting 11 points with seven rebounds against Team Bradford. She started Week Three with a 10-point effort against Team Harrison. She also scored 10 points in the season finale against Team Siegrist. She surpassed 400 leaderboard points in a game five times.
Other Professional Experience: Asia Taylor is a five-year WNBA veteran who was selected with the No. 36 overall choice by the Minnesota Lynx in the 2014 WNBA Draft. She averaged 2.2 points and 1.6 rebounds per game in 76 career appearances. She played in 22 games as a rookie with Minnesota in 2014, contributing 2.7 points per game for the Lynx, including a season-high 10 points against New York on May 24, 2014. She appeared in four games as a reserve with Connecticut during the 2016 campaign after being signed to a hardship contract. She signed by the Washington Mystics for the 2017 season and played in a career-high 24 games. She tallied 10 points against Minnesota on September 3, 2017. She saw action in 14 games with Indiana during the 2018 season before splitting the 2019 campaign between Minnesota and Phoenix. She has also played overseas in Italy, Israel, South Korea, Australia, Hungary, Spain, France, and Puerto Rico. She claimed the WNBL championship with the Sydney Flames in 2017, averaging 18.9 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. She also guided Explosivos de Moca to a league championship in Puerto Rico. She was named finals MVP and finished second in league MVP voting after averaging 21.7 points, 11.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game. She led the Puerto Rican League in rebounding and finished third in scoring. She averaged a league-high 23.1 points and 8.7 rebounds per game during the 2025 Puerto Rican League season for Criollas de Caguas.
At Louisville: Asia Taylor was a five-year letter winner at Louisville who appeared in 132 games for the Cardinals from 2009 to 2014. She tallied 709 points with 611 rebounds during her career. She also contributed 149 assists and 112 steals. She was a First-Team All-American Athletic Conference selection as a redshirt senior who led the Cardinals to a 2013 NCAA Final Four® appearance. She was also recognized as the league’s Most Improved Player of the Year. She started all 38 games after missing the 2012-13 season with an injury. She contributed 10.8 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds per contest. She also paced the Cardinals with 23 blocked shots. She saw action in 32 games during her junior season with 20 starts. She ranked second on the team with 152 rebounds, including 71 offensive rebounds. She averaged 5.6 points while connecting on 47.9 percent of her field goal attempts. She was a starter in 18 of 31 fixtures as a sophomore who chipped in 3.9 points and 3.3 rebounds per game. She opened her career by playing in 31 games during the 2009-10 season with 10 starts. She tallied 4.3 points and 2.6 rebounds per contest in her rookie campaign.