| Tayler Champion |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Inglewood, Calif.
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| High School:
Inglewood
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| Height:
6-1
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| Position:
Guard/Forward
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| Experience:
HS
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2009-10 Outlook: Outstanding high school player joins the Beavers as an all-around performer after terrific high school numbers ... recognized nationally by recruiting services ... has the ability perform as both a guard and forward, as she posted top scoring and rebounding numbers at the prep level ... is an inside/outside scorer ... has the ability to knock down three-point shots.
Inglewood High School: Lettered four years for head coach Anthony Scott and earned all-league honors each season ... named the Ocean League Most Outstanding Player both her junior and senior years ... earned All-Area honors all four seasons and served as a team captain all four seasons ... as a senior, averaged a team-leading 13.9 points per game ... tallied 8.3 rebounds on average to go along with 1.4 steals, 0.8 blocks and 2.2 assists per game ... scored a season-high 24 points in her last high school game, March 12, against Woodbridge ... led Inglewood in scoring as a junior, averaging 16 points per game ... led the team with 9.3 rebounds per game and tallied 45 blocks, 41 steals and 33 assists in leading Inglewood to a 20-9 overall record and 8-2 Ocean League mark ... ESPN's HoopGurlz.com, one of the nation's premier recruiting services, rated Champion as the nation's No. 53 forward prior to her senior season.
Personal: Born in Los Angeles and considers Inglewood her hometown ... is the daughter of Robin and Anthony Scott ... has one sibling, Tyler, 2 ... majoring in sports medicine ... graduated high school with a GPA of 3.25 and was on the Honor Roll all four years while also being in the National Honor Society ... favorite athlete growing up was Kobe Bryant ... would invite Bryant, Candice Parker and Angelina Jolie to dinner if she could invite only three people ... her favorite city she has visited is Baton Rouge, La., and wants to visit Miami ... favorite sport besides basketball is football ... best word to describe her: goofy ... chose Oregon State because "it felt like another home, a peaceful place."
