Brooklyn Taylor - Women's Basketball Coach - University of Akron Athletics

Brooklyn Taylor

Title:
Video Coordinator
Email:
btaylor1@uakron.edu
Phone:
(330) 972-5510

Brooklyn Taylor is in her second season as an assistant coach on the Akron women's basketball staff after being promoted to her position on June 18, 2019.

Taylor coaches the Zips' shooting guards, while assisting with Akron's defensive and recruiting efforts and oversight of the team's graduate assistant and video coordinator positions. She serves as the squad's academic coordinator and works with associate head coach Colleen Day Henderson to coordinate the social media efforts for the Zips.

Since Taylor arrived at Akron, five student-athletes in Alyssa Clay (2018-19, 2019-20), Shayna Harmon (2018-19, 2019-20), Kendall Miller (2019-20), Megan Sefcik (2018-19) and Caitlin Vari (2018-19, 2019-20) have earned Academic All-MAC honors, while Sefcik achieved MAC Distinguished Scholar recognition following the 2018-19 season.

The Zips have posted cumulative team GPA's of 3.0 or better in each of the first four semesters under head coach Melissa Jackson entering this season, including registering cumulative marks of 3.141 and 3.233 during the 2018-19 and 2019-20 campaigns, respectively. The number improved to 3.338 following Akron earning a 3.372 team GPA for the Fall 2020 Semester.

Taylor spent the 2018-19 campaign on the Zips' staff as the video coordinator, where she created game film of the Zips and opponents, provided postgame defensive breakdown analysis, assisted with scouting reports, and created graphics/videos for recruiting and social media.

Before coming to Akron, Taylor spent two years under head coach Susie Gardner at Mercer University in a graduate assistant position. In her two seasons with the Bears' program, Taylor assisted the Mercer coaching staff in preparing game film and scouting reports while observing individual and team workouts. She hired and organized team managers involved with the program and also created recruiting mail-out documents and schedules. In her time at Mercer, the Bears went 55-10 earned two Southern Conference regular season titles and made an appearance in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

Taylor participated in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's "So You Want To Be A Coach" program at the 2016 NCAA Final Four, helping assist young women aspire to become coaches. At the 2019 NCAA Final Four, Taylor was invited back to speak on the Rookie Coaches Panel to the newest members of the 'So' Program.

Prior to joining the Mercer staff, Taylor played in 70 career games for St. Francis (Pa.). In her career with the Red Flash, she scored 210 points, grabbed 127 rebounds, while recording 64 assists, 38 steals, and 13 blocks.

Taylor earned her master's of education in higher education leadership from Mercer in December 2017 and a bachelor's of science in exercise physiology from St. Francis (Pa.) in 2016.

She is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist via the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). She is a former member of Saint Francis' Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) and Student-Athlete Mentors (SAMS) programs.

12-21-20