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Texas Women's Basketball Star Taylor Jones Reaches Program Milestone

Taylor Jones reached her 1.000 point as a Texas Longhorns.

Isa Almeida

Texas Longhorns forward Taylor Jones (44) win the rebound over South Carolina Gamecocks forward Maryam Dauda (30) in the first half as the Texas Longhorns take on the South Carolina Gamecocks at the Moody Center, Feb. 9, 2025.
Texas Longhorns forward Taylor Jones (44) win the rebound over South Carolina Gamecocks forward Maryam Dauda (30) in the first half as the Texas Longhorns take on the South Carolina Gamecocks at the Moody Center, Feb. 9, 2025. / Sara Diggins/American-Statesman / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

AUSTIN -- Texas senior forward Taylor Jones joined the 1,000-point club in the Longhorns' win thrilling over LSU on Sunday.

The Oregon State transfer reached 1,000 career points in 2023 in Texas' NCAA Tournament win over East Carolina, but her 1,000th as a Longhorn took a little longer.

In her sixth year playing collegiate basketball, Jones spent three years in Corvallis and is in her third in Austin. Playing nearly every game since joining head coach Vic Schaefer's team, she has been a consistent starter and part of what Schaefer describes as his "two-headed monster," a duo consisting of Jones and fellow big Kyla Oldacre.

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Feb 16, 2025; Austin, Texas, USA; Louisiana State Lady Tigers forward Sa'Myah Smith (5) attempts to steal the ball away from Texas Longhorns forward Taylor Jones (44) during the first half at Moody Center. Mandatory Credit: Scott Wachter-Imagn Images / Scott Wachter-Imagn Images

Jones had 12 points against Kim Mulkey's LSU.

In Texas' 2023-2024 run to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight, Jones was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention selection, USBWA National Player of the Week and Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Top 10 finalist. This season, she's scored in the double digits in 20 games, with her highest scoring coming against Ole Miss with 24.

"It speaks to her toughness, for sure," Schaefer said. "She's had her fair share of injuries, and she's way different. Our team will tell you she's tough. She's down there battling every night... This is her final year. It's her senior year. She's got a chance to play at the next level. So I think she's really embraced that. I'm really proud of Taylor, because she's way different. She knew that if she was going to impact our team, she had to be way different."

Jones and the Longhorns will take on the road for two consecutive games to play Georgia and Schaefer's former team Mississippi State.

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Isa Almeida
ISA ALMEIDA

Isa Almeida is a writer covering the Texas Longhorns for SI/Fan Nation, having joined the team on June 1, 2024. Raised in Southeast Brazil, Isa is now a third-year Journalism student at the University of Texas at Austin. Fluent in both English and Portuguese, Isa brings a diverse background and a wealth of knowledge to her writing. In addition to her work with SI/Fan Nation, Isa also covers the soccer and women's basketball beats for The Daily Texan. Her journalism journey is firmly rooted in her academic pursuits and her passion for sports.

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