Taylor Haynes

3 Taylor Haynes
Taylor Haynes
  • Height:
    5-4
  • Hometown:
    Cleveland, Ohio
  • Position:
    PG
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Lutheran
  • gp
    24
  • pts/g
    6.2
  • fg %
    33.5
  • 3pt %
    13.0
  • ft %
    52.4
  • reb/g
    3.0
  • a/g
    2.3
Bio

Freshman (2024-25)

  • Played in 24 of Defiance's 27 contests
  • Made college debut on Nov. 16, 2024 versus Huntington and first conference appearance Nov. 20, 2024 against Northwestern Ohio
  • Earned first collegiate start Nov. 30, 2024 versus Midway
  • Scored first points (4) at home against Northwestern Ohio
  • Led team in steals most averaging 2.2 per game with a total of 55 (7th in WHAC in total steals)
  • Named WHAC Defensive Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 6, 2025 with 11 steals across two contests 
  • Also handed out 56 assists, which was second on the team
  • Scored season-high 17 points in season finale at UM-Dearborn on Feb. 22, 2025
  • Averaged 5.7 points per game and three rebounds

Personal

  • Majoring in exercise science
  • 2024 graduate of Lutheran High School
  • Played four years of women's basketball
  • Captain junior and senior years
  • Named second-team all-state twice
  • Youngest of seven siblings
  • Daughter of Kimberly Haynes
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Games 24 18
Games started 11 9
Minutes 550 447
Minutes per game 22.9 24.8
FG 62-185 44-140
FG Pct 33.5 31.4
3PT 3-23 2-16
3PT Pct 13.0 12.5
FT 22-42 19-31
FT Pct 52.4 61.3
Off rebounds 26 22
Def rebounds 47 32
Total rebounds 73 54
Rebounds per game 3.0 3.0
Personal fouls 47 35
Disqualifications 1 0
Assists 56 42
Turnovers 89 73
Assist to turnover ratio 0.6 0.6
Steals 55 43
Blocks 5 2
Points 149 109
Points per game 6.2 6.1
Points per 40.0 min 10.8 9.8
Recent results
Recent Games
Date Opponent Result
Feb 1 at Lourdes L, 88-56
Feb 5 Siena Heights L, 65-39
Feb 8 Cornerstone (MI) L, 71-33
Feb 15 at Aquinas (MI) L, 82-29
Feb 19 Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 76-47
Feb 22 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 80-74
Game Log - Shooting
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 5 at Siena Heights L, 76-53 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Bethel (IN) L, 84-44 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Purdue Fort Wayne - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Huntington (IN) L, 106-43 - 2 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Nov 20 Northwestern Ohio L, 85-63 - 12 2-7 28.6 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 4
Nov 23 Lourdes L, 70-43 - 17 2-13 15.4 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Nov 26 at Indiana East L, 78-52 - 8 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 3-6 50.0 5
Nov 30 Midway L, 107-70 1 25 3-8 37.5 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 6
Dec 4 Madonna L, 59-47 - 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 1-2 50.0 1
Dec 7 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 84-49 - 7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 1-1 100.0 3
Dec 13 Aquinas (MI) L, 70-39 - 11 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 4
Dec 18 Michigan-Dearborn W, 58-48 - 21 1-8 12.5 0-2 0.0 3-6 50.0 5
Dec 20 at Grace Christian (MI) W, 60-37 0 25 8-18 44.4 1-4 25.0 0-0 - 17
Dec 28 at Toledo - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Bluffton L, 62-44 - 18 1-4 25.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 4 at Concordia (MI) L, 80-35 - 23 1-3 33.3 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 8 Kuyper W, 63-60 1 25 5-11 45.5 0-0 - 0-4 0.0 10
Jan 11 at Cleary (Mich.) L, 67-44 1 31 1-6 16.7 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 2
Jan 15 Lawrence Tech L, 68-53 1 36 6-13 46.2 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 12
Jan 18 Indiana Tech L, 73-23 - 21 1-10 10.0 0-4 0.0 2-4 50.0 4
Jan 22 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 72-56 1 32 6-11 54.5 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 13
Jan 25 at Madonna L, 61-47 - 24 3-3 100.0 0-0 - 2-2 100.0 8
Jan 29 at Northwestern Ohio L, 111-46 1 28 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 0-0 - 4
Feb 1 at Lourdes L, 88-56 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Siena Heights L, 65-39 1 37 3-8 37.5 0-0 - 1-3 33.3 7
Feb 8 Cornerstone (MI) L, 71-33 1 32 3-15 20.0 0-2 0.0 4-4 100.0 10
Feb 15 at Aquinas (MI) L, 82-29 1 30 1-9 11.1 0-1 0.0 1-2 50.0 3
Feb 19 Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 76-47 1 38 3-12 25.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 6
Feb 22 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 80-74 1 38 7-12 58.3 1-1 100.0 2-3 66.7 17
Game Log - Ball control
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to stl blk
Nov 5 at Siena Heights L, 76-53 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 8 at Bethel (IN) L, 84-44 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 12 at Purdue Fort Wayne - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Huntington (IN) L, 106-43 - 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
Nov 20 Northwestern Ohio L, 85-63 - 12 1 0 1 0 2 1 0
Nov 23 Lourdes L, 70-43 - 17 5 0 5 1 1 0 0
Nov 26 at Indiana East L, 78-52 - 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nov 30 Midway L, 107-70 1 25 1 3 4 3 7 0 0
Dec 4 Madonna L, 59-47 - 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Dec 7 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 84-49 - 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Dec 13 Aquinas (MI) L, 70-39 - 11 0 0 0 1 2 0 0
Dec 18 Michigan-Dearborn W, 58-48 - 21 1 1 2 0 4 3 0
Dec 20 at Grace Christian (MI) W, 60-37 0 25 1 4 5 1 1 4 0
Dec 28 at Toledo - - - - - - - - -
Dec 30 at Bluffton L, 62-44 - 18 0 2 2 4 1 3 1
Jan 4 at Concordia (MI) L, 80-35 - 23 0 3 3 3 4 0 0
Jan 8 Kuyper W, 63-60 1 25 2 6 8 5 5 4 1
Jan 11 at Cleary (Mich.) L, 67-44 1 31 2 3 5 1 7 7 0
Jan 15 Lawrence Tech L, 68-53 1 36 1 4 5 3 7 3 1
Jan 18 Indiana Tech L, 73-23 - 21 2 1 3 2 5 4 0
Jan 22 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 72-56 1 32 1 4 5 3 5 2 0
Jan 25 at Madonna L, 61-47 - 24 0 2 2 3 4 1 0
Jan 29 at Northwestern Ohio L, 111-46 1 28 0 4 4 3 4 1 0
Feb 1 at Lourdes L, 88-56 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 5 Siena Heights L, 65-39 1 37 0 1 1 5 7 5 1
Feb 8 Cornerstone (MI) L, 71-33 1 32 4 2 6 2 3 2 0
Feb 15 at Aquinas (MI) L, 82-29 1 30 1 2 3 1 4 3 0
Feb 19 Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 76-47 1 38 3 2 5 6 4 6 0
Feb 22 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 80-74 1 38 1 3 4 8 7 5 0
Game Log - Ball control extended
Game Log - Ball control extended
Date Opponent Score gs pf dq a/to
Nov 5 at Siena Heights L, 76-53 - - - -
Nov 8 at Bethel (IN) L, 84-44 - - - -
Nov 12 at Purdue Fort Wayne - - - -
Nov 16 at Huntington (IN) L, 106-43 - 0 - 0.0
Nov 20 Northwestern Ohio L, 85-63 - 3 - 0.0
Nov 23 Lourdes L, 70-43 - 2 - 1.0
Nov 26 at Indiana East L, 78-52 - 1 - -
Nov 30 Midway L, 107-70 1 3 - 0.4
Dec 4 Madonna L, 59-47 - 1 - 0.0
Dec 7 at Cornerstone (MI) L, 84-49 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 13 Aquinas (MI) L, 70-39 - 0 - 0.5
Dec 18 Michigan-Dearborn W, 58-48 - 2 - 0.0
Dec 20 at Grace Christian (MI) W, 60-37 0 1 - 1.0
Dec 28 at Toledo - - - -
Dec 30 at Bluffton L, 62-44 - 5 1 4.0
Jan 4 at Concordia (MI) L, 80-35 - 3 - 0.8
Jan 8 Kuyper W, 63-60 1 2 - 1.0
Jan 11 at Cleary (Mich.) L, 67-44 1 0 - 0.1
Jan 15 Lawrence Tech L, 68-53 1 2 - 0.4
Jan 18 Indiana Tech L, 73-23 - 3 - 0.4
Jan 22 at Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 72-56 1 2 - 0.6
Jan 25 at Madonna L, 61-47 - 1 - 0.8
Jan 29 at Northwestern Ohio L, 111-46 1 3 - 0.8
Feb 1 at Lourdes L, 88-56 - - - -
Feb 5 Siena Heights L, 65-39 1 1 - 0.7
Feb 8 Cornerstone (MI) L, 71-33 1 2 - 0.7
Feb 15 at Aquinas (MI) L, 82-29 1 2 - 0.3
Feb 19 Rochester Christian (Mich.) L, 76-47 1 1 - 1.5
Feb 22 at Michigan-Dearborn L, 80-74 1 5 0 1.1
Career Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
2024-25 24 22.9 2.6-7.7 0.1-1.0 0.9-1.8 6.2
2025-26 23 27.2 3.8-11.3 0.1-1.1 1.8-3.8 9.6
Total 47 25.0 3.2-9.5 0.1-1.0 1.3-2.8 7.9
Career Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 24 11 550 62-185 33.5 3-23 13.0 22-42 52.4 149
2025-26 23 23 625 88-260 33.8 3-26 11.5 41-88 46.6 220
Total 47 34 1175 150-445 33.7 6-49 12.2 63-130 48.5 369
Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
2024-25 24 550 22.9 4.5-13.5 0.2-1.7 13.0 1.6-3.1 10.8
2025-26 23 625 27.2 5.6-16.6 0.2-1.7 11.5 2.6-5.6 14.1
Total 47 1175 25.0 5.1-15.1 0.2-1.7 12.2 2.1-4.4 12.6
Career Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
2024-25 24 1.1 2.0 3.0 2.3 3.7 2.3 0.2
2025-26 23 1.7 3.5 5.2 2.4 4.3 3.4 0.3
Total 47 1.4 2.7 4.1 2.4 4.0 2.8 0.2
Career Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
2024-25 24 11 26 47 73 56 89 55 5
2025-26 23 23 39 80 119 56 100 78 6
Total 47 34 65 127 192 112 189 133 11
Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 24 1.9 3.4 5.3 4.1 6.5 4.0 0.4
2025-26 23 2.5 5.1 7.6 3.6 6.4 5.0 0.4
Total 47 2.2 4.3 6.5 3.8 6.4 4.5 0.4
Split Stats - Shooting per game
Statistic gp min/g fg/g 3pt/g ft/g ppg
Event
Total 24 22.9 2.6-7.7 0.1-1.0 0.9-1.8 6.2
Conference 18 24.8 2.4-7.8 0.1-0.9 1.1-1.7 6.1
Exhibition - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 23.7 2.5-8.9 0.0-0.9 1.1-2.3 6.1
Away 12 22.2 2.7-6.5 0.2-1.0 0.8-1.2 6.3
Neutral - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 3 23.7 4.7-12.3 0.3-2.0 1.0-3.3 10.7
Losses 21 22.8 2.3-7.0 0.1-0.8 0.9-1.5 5.6
Month
November 5 12.8 1.6-6.4 0.0-0.6 0.6-1.4 3.8
December 6 15.2 2.0-5.7 0.2-1.2 1.2-1.8 5.3
January 8 27.5 3.1-7.9 0.1-1.1 0.5-1.2 6.9
February 5 35.0 3.4-11.2 0.2-0.8 1.6-2.8 8.6
Split Stats - Shooting totals
Statistic gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event
Total 24 11 550 62-185 33.5 3-23 13.0 22-42 52.4 149
Conference 18 9 447 44-140 31.4 2-16 12.5 19-31 61.3 109
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location
Home 12 6 284 30-107 28.0 0-11 0.0 13-28 46.4 73
Away 12 5 266 32-78 41.0 3-12 25.0 9-14 64.3 76
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Result
Wins 3 1 71 14-37 37.8 1-6 16.7 3-10 30.0 32
Losses 21 10 479 48-148 32.4 2-17 11.8 19-32 59.4 117
Month
November 5 1 64 8-32 25.0 0-3 0.0 3-7 42.9 19
December 6 0 91 12-34 35.3 1-7 14.3 7-11 63.6 32
January 8 5 220 25-63 39.7 1-9 11.1 4-10 40.0 55
February 5 5 175 17-56 30.4 1-4 25.0 8-14 57.1 43
Split Stats - Shooting per 40 min
Statistic gp min min/g fg/40 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pts/40
Event
Total 24 550 22.9 4.5-13.5 0.2-1.7 13.0 1.6-3.1 10.8
Conference 18 447 24.8 3.9-12.5 0.2-1.4 12.5 1.7-2.8 9.8
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Location
Home 12 284 23.7 4.2-15.1 0.0-1.5 0.0 1.8-3.9 10.3
Away 12 266 22.2 4.8-11.7 0.5-1.8 25.0 1.4-2.1 11.4
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 -
Result
Wins 3 71 23.7 7.9-20.8 0.6-3.4 16.7 1.7-5.6 18.0
Losses 21 479 22.8 4.0-12.4 0.2-1.4 11.8 1.6-2.7 9.8
Month
November 5 64 12.8 5.0-20.0 0.0-1.9 0.0 1.9-4.4 11.9
December 6 91 15.2 5.3-14.9 0.4-3.1 14.3 3.1-4.8 14.1
January 8 220 27.5 4.5-11.5 0.2-1.6 11.1 0.7-1.8 10.0
February 5 175 35.0 3.9-12.8 0.2-0.9 25.0 1.8-3.2 9.8
Split Stats - Ball control per game
Statistic gp off/g def/g reb/g ast/g to/g stl/g blk/g
Event
Total 24 1.1 2.0 3.0 2.3 3.7 2.3 0.2
Conference 18 1.2 1.8 3.0 2.3 4.1 2.4 0.1
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 1.7 1.7 3.3 2.3 4.0 2.3 0.3
Away 12 0.5 2.3 2.8 2.3 3.4 2.3 0.2
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 1.3 3.7 5.0 2.0 3.3 3.7 0.3
Losses 21 1.0 1.7 2.8 2.4 3.8 2.1 0.2
Month
November 5 1.4 0.6 2.0 1.0 2.4 0.4 0.2
December 6 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.0 1.8 1.7 0.2
January 8 1.0 3.4 4.4 2.9 5.1 2.8 0.3
February 5 1.8 2.0 3.8 4.4 5.0 4.2 0.2
Split Stats - Ball control totals
Statistic gp gs off def reb ast to stl blk
Event
Total 24 11 26 47 73 56 89 55 5
Conference 18 9 22 32 54 42 73 43 2
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 6 20 20 40 28 48 28 3
Away 12 5 6 27 33 28 41 27 2
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 1 4 11 15 6 10 11 1
Losses 21 10 22 36 58 50 79 44 4
Month
November 5 1 7 3 10 5 12 2 1
December 6 0 2 7 9 6 11 10 1
January 8 5 8 27 35 23 41 22 2
February 5 5 9 10 19 22 25 21 1
Split Stats - Ball control per 40 min
Statistic gp off/40 def/40 reb/40 ast/40 to/40 stl/40 blk/40
Event
Total 24 1.9 3.4 5.3 4.1 6.5 4.0 0.4
Conference 18 2.0 2.9 4.8 3.8 6.5 3.8 0.2
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 12 2.8 2.8 5.6 3.9 6.8 3.9 0.4
Away 12 0.9 4.1 5.0 4.2 6.2 4.1 0.3
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 3 2.3 6.2 8.5 3.4 5.6 6.2 0.6
Losses 21 1.8 3.0 4.8 4.2 6.6 3.7 0.3
Month
November 5 4.4 1.9 6.3 3.1 7.5 1.3 0.6
December 6 0.9 3.1 4.0 2.6 4.8 4.4 0.4
January 8 1.5 4.9 6.4 4.2 7.5 4.0 0.4
February 5 2.1 2.3 4.3 5.0 5.7 4.8 0.2
News mentions
Rochester Christian wins on senior night at Defiance, 76-47
Wynn notches double-double in loss at Aquinas
Yellow Jackets fall short at home on Saturday
Jackets’ strong first quarter spoiled by Saints
Defiance faces third-straight road loss at UNOH Wednesday
Crusaders take Saturday’s game over Yellow Jackets
Yellow Jackets defeated on the road 72-56
WHAC No. 1 Indiana Tech bests Defiance Saturday afternoon
Jackets come up short in late comeback attempt against Blue Devils
Haynes named WHAC Defensive Player of the Week
Yellow Jackets cruise to victory in Wednesday night thriller
Saturday afternoon matchup falls in Midway’s favor, 107-70
Despite strong first half, IU East bests Defiance 78-52
Gray Wolves outlast Yellow Jackets in Saturday afternoon matchup