Taylor Mikesell

Personal: Mikesell is the daughter of Kevin and Theresa Mikesell and has one brother named Clarke.

Other Professional Experience: Taylor Mikesell was chosen by Indiana with the No. 13 overall selection in the 2023 WNBA Draft. She was signed by the Atlanta Dream prior to the 2023 campaign after being waived by Indiana. She saw action in six games with Atlanta, averaging 2.8 points and 0.3 rebounds per outing. She netted a season-high nine points, including a 4-for-4 effort from the free-throw line, against Dallas on June 20, 2023. Mikesell also played overseas with Lointek Gernika Bizkaia in Spain. 

International Experience: Mikesell led Team USA to a 6-1 record and the Bronze medal at the 2016 FIBA U-17 World Cup, where she averaged 5.0 points and 1.2 rebounds per game. She also piloted the United States to the Silver medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, averaging 5.0 points and 1.6 rebounds per game.

At Ohio State: Taylor Mikesell accumulated 2,253 career points, 377 assists, and 470 rebounds over five seasons while appearing in 158 games from 2018 to 2023. She ranks seventh in NCAA Division I history with 454 career made three-point field goals. She opened her college career by playing at Maryland during her freshman and sophomore seasons. Then, she transferred to Oregon for her junior campaign before completing her career with two seasons at Ohio State.

At Ohio State, she was a two-time First-Team All-Big Ten Conference selection by coaches and the media and served as a captain during the 2022-2023 campaign. She was a top-10 finalist for the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award in 2023 and guided Ohio State to the 2021-2022 Big Ten regular-season title. She connected on a school-record 87.8 percent of her free throws at Ohio State. She scored 1,215 points over two seasons with the Buckeyes, which was good for 26th place on the career list. She ranks fourth in Ohio State history with 230 made three-point field goals and owns second place in Buckeye history with a .442 career three-point field goal percentage. She hit six or more three-pointers in a game eight times over two seasons at Ohio State. As a fifth-year student, she started in all 36 games and piloted Ohio State to its first NCAA Elite Eight appearance in 30 years. She averaged 17.2 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. She paced the Buckeyes in scoring, made three-pointers, and minutes played and ranked second in NCAA Division I by connecting on 116 three-point field goals. She reached double figures in scoring 34 times, including 10 games with 20 or more points.

She earned a starting assignment in all 32 games during her first season at Ohio State. She was the Buckeyes’ second-leading scorer with an 18.6 average while ranking second in the nation with a .475 three-point field goal percentage. She registered 30 double-digit scoring outputs, including 11 games with 20 or more points. She netted a career-high 33 points against No. 11 Maryland on January 20, 2022, after going 11-for-13 from the floor. She also sank all five three-point attempts in addition to a 6-for-6 effort at the foul line.

At Oregon: Mikesell posted a 9.3 scoring average during her lone season at Oregon while leading the Ducks with 39 made three-pointers. She helped Oregon reach the NCAA Sweet 16 for the fourth consecutive season.

At Maryland: As a starter in 66 consecutive games over two years at Maryland, she led the Terrapins to back-to-back regular-season titles in addition to the 2020 Big Ten Tournament championship. She earned All-Big Ten notice and Big Ten Freshman of the Year plaudits after averaging 13.4 points per game in 2018-19. She was selected to the All-Big Ten First Team by the league’s media while garnering Second-Team distinction from the conference’s coaches. She connected on a Maryland single-season record 95 three-pointers as a freshman. She was an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection as a sophomore after contributing 11.2 points per game.