Taya Hanson Season 2021-22

Taya Hanson official NCAA statistics

CAREER NOTES
• Has played in 88 games (36 starts).
• Earned All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention and Pac-12 All-Defense notice in 2021.
• Enters the 2021-22 season as the team's active career leader in 3-pointers (111). 
• Tied the program’s single-game record for 3-pointers (7) vs. Cal in 2021.
• Started 12 games in 2019-20 and finished third on the team in 3-pointers (31).
• Played in every game as a freshman and hit 18 triples (fifth on the team).
• Has played on the Canadian National Team since 2015, and played in 14 international games during high school...  Averaged 11.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals in Canada’s six contests at the 2018 FIBA U18 Championships, helping lead Canada to a silver medal... During the summer of 2019, Hanson represented Canada at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Thailand. She averaged 10.7 points in seven games.
• A 2018 graduate of Kelowna Secondary School (Kelowna, British Columbia).
• Was ranked No. 18 at her position by ESPN.com.
• In 2018, led Kelowna Owls high school team to the first 4A girls’ provincial championship in school history and was named the tournament MVP. 

2020-21
(All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention - Coaches/Pac-12 Defense Honorable Mention Coaches) Led ASU in scoring (12.6 ppg), 3-pointers (62), steals (1.4 spg) and free throw percentage (84.8), was third in rebounding (4.3 rpg) and fourth in assists (1.4 apg)... Averaged 2.58 3-pointers per game, the most ever by a Sun Devil in a season... Scored in double figures 18 times, including career-high 21 points vs. Cal (Jan. 1), a contest in which she tied the single-game school record with seven 3-pointers... Hanson was named Canada Basketball’s Player of the Week for December 28, 2020 – January 3, 2021 for her performances vs. Cal (Jan. 1) and Stanford (Jan. 3)… Finished second on the Pac-12 in 3-pointers per game (2.58) and fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (34.4).

2019-20
• Played in every game (12 starts) and finished third on the team in 3-pointers (31).
• Was named to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.
• Made first career start in season opener vs. Army (Nov. 5).
• Tied career highs in points (14) and 3-pointers (4) at Minnesota (Nov. 17).
• Led ASU in scoring (13 points/5-8 FGs) vs. Maine (Nov. 29).
• Tied for the team lead in scoring (10 points) vs. Purdue (Nov. 30).
• Was 3-of-4 from the floor and scored 7 points at UCLA (Jan. 3).
• Connected on 50 pct. of FGs (5-10), including 43 pct. of 3-ptrs (3-7), in games at UCLA (Jan. 3) and at USC (Jan. 5).
• Hit a pair of triples to go with 3 assists in win at Washington (Jan. 17).
• Grabbed career-high 6 rebounds vs. UCLA (Feb. 2).
• Knocked down a pair of 3-pointers at Oregon (Feb. 9).
• Scored 9 points in ASU's win over Cal (Feb. 28).
• Started in place of injured Kiara Russell and knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in Pac-12 Tournament first round vs. Cal (Mar. 5).
 
2018-19
• Played in every game and hit 17 triples (5th on the team).
• Connected on four 3-pointers in ASU's season-opening win over Incarnate Word (Nov. 6).
• Added 7 points in win over SIU (Nov. 30).
• Had 3 or more assists 3 times, including season-high 4 assists in win at Colorado State (Dec. 9).
• Grabbed a season-high 5 rebounds vs. Stanford (Jan. 11).
• Knocked down a pair of critical 3-pointers in the 4th quarter of ASU's near upset of No. 5 Oregon in Eugene (Jan. 18).
• Was 4-8 from long range in ASU's last four games.
 
HIGH SCHOOL
• A 2018 graduate of Kelowna Secondary School (Kelowna, British Columbia).
• Ranked No. 18 at her position by ESPN.com.
• Has played on the Canadian National Team since 2015, and played in 14 international games during high school.
• In 2018, led Kelowna Owls high school team to the first 4A girls’ provincial championship in school history and was named the tournament MVP (scored 18 points in the championship game).
• Other junior year highlights included helping TRC Basketball Academy come in second place and being named a first-team All-Star of the OSBA. 
• In 2016 she averaged 24 points, seven rebounds, five steals and two assists per game at Kelowna High School in leading her squad to an Okanagan Valley AAA basketball championship and a spot in the B.C. School Sports provincial championship tournament
• In 2015 Hanson was named a first-team all-star and the top defensive player after leading Kelowna to a bronze medal at provincials.
• A member of the Cadette National Team that placed seventh at the FIBA World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain.
• Played for the CWNT that won its first gold medal at the 2015 FIBA Americas.
•  Named a First-Team All-Star by the Ontario Scholastic Basketball Association.
• Averaged 11.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals in Canada’s six contests at the 2018 FIBA U18 Championships, helping lead Canada to a silver medal. 

Personal: Taya Hanson was born June 14, 2000...Parents are Don and Laura...Has one sister (and best friend), Asia ...Major is Business (Marketing)...Likes to hike and adventure, snow ski, wake surf, doing art and spending time with family and friends.