Natalie Taylor
Olympic athlete
1982 –
Who is Natalie Taylor?
Natalie Taylor is a New Zealand female professional basketball player. She was a member of New Zealand women's national basketball team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She scored five points in the game they played against China, which they were defeated 80-63.
Taylor has been re-signed for the BDS Logan Thunder in the Women's National Basketball League for 2011/2012. She played for the University of Limerick in the Irish Superleague in the 2010/2011 season after previously playing for the BDS Logan Thunder in the 2008-09 & 2009-10 WNBL seasons. In 2007 Taylor returned to New Zealand to debut for the New Zealand Tall Ferns national basketball team and play for the inaugural Christchurch Sirens in the WNBL. She was MVP for New Zealand's Women's Basketball League in 2007. She captained her Southeast Missouri State women's basketball team in the 2004-05 & 2005-06 NCAA seasons and broke school history by making the NCAA tournament for the first time in 2006 with an opening game against Stanford University.
Taylor is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She is the younger sister of fellow New Zealand female professional basketball player and Latter-day Saint Charmian Mellars.
We need you!
Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web!
- Born
- Dec 24, 1982
- Also known as
- Natalie Purcell
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Education
- Southeast Missouri State University
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
Citation
Use the citation below to add to a bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Natalie Taylor." Biographies.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.biographies.net/people/en/natalie_purcell>.
Discuss this Natalie Taylor biography with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In