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2015-16 Women's Basketball Roster

5 Taylor Shade

  • Position Guard
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Boynton Beach, Fla.
  • High School Boynton Beach Community High School

Biography

2015-16 (SENIOR)
One of two FIU players to log more than 1,000 minutes for the season (1,018), she played in 30 of the 31 season games, making 29 starts ... Became the women's basketball program's 23rd 1,000-point scorer, ended up 19th on the all-time scoring list, with 1,069 total points... Led the team and finished 11th in Conference USA with a 13.7 points-per-game scoring average, collecting a career-best 412 total points... Led or tied for the team lead in scoring 11 times... Her 26 points at Florida Atlantic on Jan. 3 and at home over UAB were the most points scored in a game by a Panther for the season... Her .822 free-throw percentage was the team's best and fifth-best in the league... Finished second on the team with 45 steals, turning in the 12th-best steals average (1.6) in conference...  Paced the Panthers with 94 made free throws and 115 attempts, the only FIU player with 100 or more free throws... Finished second on the squad in assists (77), steals (48), and minutes played (1,018, 33.9 pg) and fifth in rebounds (3.6).
 
2014-15 (JUNIOR)
Started in 27 of 29 games to average 30.5 minutes-per-game… Second on the team and 21st in C-USA with 11.7 points-per-game… Led the team with 74 assists (2.7 aps) and 23 steals (0.8 spg), while shooting 33.6 percent from three-point range… also led the team and ranked seventh in the league, shooting 77.8 percent from the free throw line… Converted a career-high-tying 10 free throws against Wofford on Nov. 21 at the UNF Hampton Inn Holiday Classic… Swiped a career-best four steals in FIU’s season opener against Tennessee Tech on Nov. 14… Dished out a career-high eight assists against Virginia on Nov. 30… Averaged 2.8 rebounds and had three blocks last year… Finished the season shooting 36.0 percent from the field.

2013-14 (SOPHOMORE)
Saw playing time in 33 games this season, starting in eight for a total of 883 minutes (26.8 per game)… Had the third best free-throw percentage on the team (.738)… Ranked  28th in C-USA in three-point field goal percentage (.305)… Scored a career-high of 26 points at Florida Atlantic on Jan. 15… Averaged 9.5 points-per-game, good for second on the 2013-14 Panther squad... Scored double-digit figures in 17 in 33 games played... Also notched the team’s second-best assist total, at 58 for the year  ... had a career-high eight assists in FIU’s win against Rice in the C-USA Tournament on March 11... Grabbed a career-best six rebounds the following day in the C-USA Tournament against East Carolina on March 12.

2012-13 (FRESHMAN) 
Saw action in 10 games, tallying 35 minutes… Played a season-high 17 minutes at Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 14, notching season-best totals of six points, two made field goals and one assist… Also netted her first career three-pointer against the Eagles … Swiped first career steal vs. Arkansas State on Nov. 29… Secured a season-high two rebounds at Florida A&M on Jan. 2… Contributed six points (0.6 ppg) and two rebounds (0.2 rpg) in her first collegiate season.

PREP
A three-time MVP at Boynton Beach Community High School… Finished senior leading the Tigers to a district championship… Received multiple all-state, all-conference and all-area accolades… 2012 McDonald’s All-American Game nominee… Posted Boynton Beach High School’s first (and currently only) triple-double in girls’ basketball history with 26 points, 12 assists and 10 steals… Registered  1,768 points for her career, averaging 18.0 points per game… Posted career per-game averages of 4.2 rebounds, 3.0 steals and 2.8 assists… Converted a career 151 three-point field goals, including 60 treys in her final campaign… A standout flag football athlete, earning Sun Sentinel Player of the Year recognition in 2009-10 and various all-conference, all-state and all area awards for that sport… Earned multiple scholar-athlete awards… Four-time Academic Student Player of the Year selection… Graduated with honors and was in the top-five percent of her class from 2008-12… Member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL
Birthday is April 26… Daughter of Cecelia and Reginald Shade… Has two siblings, Toyrei and Tyra … Father was a member of the track & field team at Bethune-Cookman… Enjoys sleeping, eating, listening to music and spending time with family … Aspires to continue to play basketball into the professional ranks … Has aspirations of becoming a physical therapist and starting her own practice, and would like to give back by working with youth in her community… Served as intern with the Broward Health Medical Center in recrational therapy... Graduated in May, 2016 with degree in Recreation & Sports Management.

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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2012-13Freshman

    Guard
    5'6"
    5
  • 5

    2013-14Sophomore

    Guard
    5'6"
    5
  • 5

    2014-15Junior

    Guard
    5'6"
    5
  • 5

    2015-16Senior

    Guard
    5'5"
    5